Series I: Collaborations with Performers, 1914-2007 (bulk 1958-2007)
This series contains scores and documents relating to Lindsey's collaborations - as a composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist - with various popular entertainers. The material primarily pertains to his work in television and on the concert stage. The series primarily comprises scores (conductor or concert, handwritten and typewritten) for arrangements, but also includes a number of original compositions (songs, television cues). Lindsey generally titled his arrangements with the name of the performer it was produced for, and not with the name of the original composer or lyricist. Judging from annotations, Lindsey appears to have performed live from a number of these scores. This series is divided into four subseries, arranged by collaborator. Subseries I.1 and I.2 comprise materials produced for Judy Garland and Merv Griffin respectively - two of Lindsey's closest and most notable collaborators. Subseries I.3 comprises arrangements that Lindsey produced for his wife, Judy Johnson: these arrangements are significantly represented in the Mort Lindsey collection. Subseries I.4 includes collaborations with a range of other performers whose work is less heavily represented within the collection.
Subseries I.1: Judy Garland, 1954-1987 (bulk 1963-1966)
This subseries contains material relating to Lindsey's collaborations with Judy Garland in the 1960s. Much of the material in this subseries relates to Lindsey's work on The Judy Garland Show (1963-1964), for which he arranged all the music, composed a number of cues and songs, conducted the band, and accompanied Garland on the piano. His music for Judy Garland are generally represented in annotated conductor scores (usually ozalid copies of calligraphy scores produced by a copyist): there are no instrumental parts and only one (manuscript) concert score. Through The Judy Garland Show, Lindsey arranged music for many of the show's musical guests: these performers are listed at the folder level. This collection does not include all of the music that Lindsey produced for The Judy Garland Show: the musical numbers from several episodes are missing in their entirety. This subseries includes a number of print documents that chart Lindsey's work with Garland, both on television and on stage. Material relating to Lindsey's work on films that starred Judy Garland can be found in Series II.
Box 2 Folder 1-5
Conductor scores of arrangements for The Judy Garland Show, circa 1963-1964, 5 folders
Primarily annotated ozalid copies but also includes some xerox copies. Arrangements for Judy Garland (solo): "Just in Time"; "Memories of You"; "Have You Ever Met Jack Jones"; "Island in the West Indies"; "This Could Be the Start of Something Big"; "It's a Good Day"; "Toot Toot Tootsie"; "Shenandoah"; "Lorna" (composed by Mort Lindsey); "Ol' Man River"; "Exactly Like You"; "Lost in the Stars"; "Never Will I Marry"; "What a Little Moonlight Can Do"; "Time After Time"; "Moon River"; "Liza"; "You Do Something To Me"; "A Lot of Livin' to Do"; "Here's That Rainy Day." For Judy Garland and choir: "Jamboree Jones"; "Sing-Sing-Sing"; "I'll Come Back"; "World War I Medley"; "Great Day." For Judy Garland and the Count Basie Band: "The Sweetest Sounds." For Judy Garland, George Maharis, Jack Carter, The Dillards, Jerry Van Dyke: "Back Porch Medley." For Judy Garland and Peggy Lee: "I Love Being Here With You"; "Men Medley." For Judy Garland and Lena Horne: "Love"; "Judy-Lena Medley"; "Day In, Day Out." For Judy Garland and Vic Damone: "West Side Story Medley"; "Kismet." For Judy Garland and Donald O'Connor: "The Good Old Days of Vaudeville"; "Opening Intro: Theme Song Medley." For Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney: "Judy-Mickey Medley." For Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and Jane Powell: "The Jitterbug." For Judy Garland, Bobby Darin, and Choir: "Train Medley." For Judy Garland and Mel Tormé: "Trolley Song Duet." For Judy Garland, Jack Jones, and Liza Minnelli: "Jingle Bells Medley." For Judy Garland and Ethel Merman: "Judy-Ethel Medley." For Judy Garland and Jack Jones: "Jeannette-Nelson Medley." For Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand: "Garland-Streisand Medley." For Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli: "Bob White"; "Together"; "Liza-Judy Medley." For Judy Garland, Tony Bennett, and Choir: "Train Medley." For Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Jerry van Dyke, and Terry-Thomas: "Brush Up Your Shakespeare." For Judy Garland, Zena Bethune, Vic Damone, and choir: "All Purpose Holiday Medley." For Judy Garland, Mel Tormé, and the Count Basie Band: "Don't Dream of Anything But Me/April in Paris." For Judy Henske, Mel Tormé, and Jerry van Dyke: "Walk Right In." For Dick [Shawn?] and choir: "Honestly Sincere." For Jerry van Dyke and Soupy Sales: "I'm Calm." For Jane Powell: "Dear Friend." For Lena Horne: "I Want to Be Happy"; "Where is Love?"; "He Loves Me." For Lorna Luft: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." For the orchestra: various versions of "Judy's Theme" (composed by Mort Lindsey); "Hollywood Overture"; "Button #2"; "Button #5"; "Button #4"; "R.I.P. Overture"; "Love Overture"; "Homestretch Overture"; "Frank and Dean Dialogue"; "Formality is the Keynote"; "Hey Look Me Overture"; "40 Fathoms" (composed by Mort Lindsey); "American Overture"; "California Overture." From episodes: 4-16, 20-26. Several scores are missing episode numbers. Scores are in Lindsey's original order.
Box 2 Folder 6
Manuscript score for arrangement of "Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy", circa 1963
Titled "Duet." Vocal lines marked "Judy" and "Barb." Likely for Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand on The Judy Garland Show.
Box 3 Folder 1
Ozalid copies of parts for "Seven the Hard Way" for The Judy Garland Show, circa 1963
Includes conductor score and all parts. Some parts are annotated. Composed by Mort Lindsey.
Box 3 Folder 2
Conductor score of Skip Martin's arrangement of the "Born in a Trunk Medley" from Judy Garland's film A Star is Born, circa 1954
Box 4 Folder 1
Administrative documents relating to The Judy Garland Show, 1964, undated
Includes an annotated catalog of Judy Garland's orchestrations prior to the airing of The Judy Garland Show. Also includes: personnel lists (for crew and orchestra); episode schedules; song lists for various episodes.
Box 4 Folder 2
Legal documents relating to The Judy Garland Show, 1963, 1965-1966, undated
Mainly contracts. Includes advertisements in the Los Angeles Times regarding reruns of the show. Originally in a folder titled "Judy Garland Series Reruns."
Box 4 Folder 3
Documents relating to the life and career of Judy Garland, 1987
Possibly relating to a book project on The Judy Garland Show by Coyne Steven Sanders. Includes Garland's concert schedule from 1951 to 1969, a draft copy of the article "Rainbow's End: The Judy Garland Show" by Coyne Steven Sanders. Also includes copyright renewal notices for a number of Lindsey's songs and arrangements.
Box 22 Folder 1
Manuscript concert score of "Seven the Hard Way" for The Judy Garland Show, circa 1963
Pencil manuscript with annotations. Composed by Mort Lindsey.
Subseries I.2: Merv Griffin, 1950-2001 (bulk 1968-2001)
Material in this subseries derives from a range of different collaborations between Mort Lindsey and Merv Griffin, documenting their partnership from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Lindsey primarily worked with Griffin on his television productions, where he served as a composer, arranger, and bandleader; however, they also collaborated on a number of live performances. This subseries includes scores for Lindsey's arrangements for The Merv Griffin Show and for the 1968 TV special Merv Griffin's Sidewalks of New England. It also includes sketches for Lindsey's original cues for Griffin's game show Wheel of Fortune, and Lindsey's arrangements of the theme for the quiz show Jeopardy (composed by Griffin himself). Most scores in this collection are manuscript concert scores (or copies thereof); however, some parts and conductor scores are also included. Although all the scores in this collection are labeled as collaborations with Griffin, it is not always clear which Griffin production these scores originated from.
Box 3 Folder 3
Parts for arrangement of "Shadow of Your Smile" for Merv Griffin, undated
Includes: piano/conductor, guitar, bass, drums, reeds (1-4), trumpets (1-2), trombones (1-3), flutes, clarinet, and bass clarinet. Some of these parts are annotated. Mostly photocopies but some ozalid copies.
Box 3 Folder 4
Parts for "Bye Bye Baby," arrangement for Carol Channing for a Merv Griffin production, undated
Some parts are annotated.
Box 3 Folder 5-6
Parts for arrangements for Merv Griffin, 1986, undated, 2 folders
Mostly printed copies. Synthesizer parts for "You Stepped Out of a Dream," "My Funny Valentine," "Wave," "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," "The More I See You." Piano-vocal parts for "Sweet Lips," "You Better Go Now," "It's Like a Dream," "Merv's Theme." Manuscript conductor scores for "Sweet Lips" and "You Better Go Now." Other printed fragments relating to "Merv's Theme." Also includes a lyric sheet of "Sweet Lips." Includes all parts (copies and originals, including piano/conductor score) for "Merv's Theme." Trumpet parts for "More Plasma" and "Another Samba." Conductor score of "Tchaikowsky Fantasy." Fragments of unidentified concert scores for the Merv Griffin Show (manuscript and copy). A manuscript vocal score for "Sweet Lips." Personnel list for "Merv Griffin at the Coconut Ballroom" (1986). Published scores for "My Foolish Heart" (music by Victor Young, lyrics by Ned Washington) and "Jeopardy Theme" (music by Merv Griffin). Conductor and synthesizer scores for: "Jeopardy Fantasy"; "The More I See You"; "My Funny Valentine."
Box 3 Folder 7
Parts for arrangment of "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" for Merv Griffin, undated
Parts include: piano/conductor, percussion, guitar, drums, alto sax (1-2), tenor sax (1-2), baritone sax, trumpets (1-4), trombones (1-4)
Box 3 Folder 8
Parts for the concert "Merv Griffin at the Coconut Ballroom", undated
Conductor scores for "Goody Goody Jeepers Creepers," "Don't Take Your Love From Me," "Candy and When Your Sugar Walks Down"; trumpet and guitar parts for "I Had the Craziest Dream."
Box 3 Folder 9
Rhythm and conductor scores for arrangements for Merv Griffin, 2001, undated
For: "You Better Go Now"; "With You I'm Born Again"; "It's Like a Dream"; "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"; "You Stepped Out of a Dream"; "Wave," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face."
Box 3 Folder 10
Ozalid copies of conductor scores for "Merv Griffin's Sidewalks of New England", circa 1968
For: "My Ship"; "Eleanor Rigby"; "Autumn Leaves"; "New England Opening"; "Stanley Steamer"; "Beyond the Blue Horizon"; "When I Was a Lad"; "Good Ship Lollipop"; "Quiet Nights"; "Moonlight in Vermont." Includes a runsheet for the television broadcast.
Box 4 Folder 4
Parts for arrangements for a dinner for Jim Murray hosted by Merv Griffin, 1992
Mostly photocopies but some manuscripts. Assorted parts for various songs: "Bright as a Benny," "Orson," "Merv's Theme," "Hello Dere," "Does She," "Ebony," "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "St. Thomas," "Sunshine Alley," "Notre Dame Fight Song." Includes rhythm, tenor sax, piano conductor, and guitar parts. This is likely the 1992 tribute dinner for Jim Murray by the Richstone Family Center.
Box 4 Folder 5
Administrative documents for "Merv Griffin at the Coconut Ballroom", 1986
Includes invoices, receipts, budgets, typed financial notes, run sheets, schedules, etc.
Box 4 Folder 6
Parts for arrangement of "Shadow of Your Smile" for Merv Griffin, undated
Box 4 Folder 7
Materials for Merv Griffin, undated
A reharmonization of the "Jeopardy Theme," a conductor score of "Merv's Theme," an annotated photocopy of pages from a book titled The Greatest Songs - American, and a concert score of "What Are You Doing In Bed With My Wife" arranged by Tom Kubis for Jack Sheldon.
Box 5 Folder 1
Bound photocopy of the manuscript concert score for "Jeopardy Fantasy" for Merv Griffin, circa 1990
For piano and orchestra; based on a theme by Merv Griffin.
Box 5 Folder 2
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" for Merv Griffin, 1995
Box 5 Folder 3
Manuscript concert score of arrangement, "Tchaikowsky Piano Medley," for Merv Griffin, 1995
Box 5 Folder 4
Copy of a manuscript concert score for arrangement of "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" for Merv Griffin, 2001
Box 6 Folder 1
Arrangements for "Merv Griffin Presents Mort Lindsey and His Orchestra" album on Dot Records, 1965-1966
Box 6 Folder 2
Parts for arrangement of "Jeopardy Fantasy" based on a tune by Merv Griffin, undated
Includes conductor score. Printed parts. Some parts are annotated.
Box 6 Folder 3
Parts for arrangement of "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" for Merv Griffin, circa 1995
Box 6 Folder 4
Conductor scores for themes from the Merv Griffin game shows "Jeopardy" and "Reach for the Stars", undated
Box 7 Folder 1
Cue sheets for "Merv Griffin at the Coconut Ballroom", 1986
Box 7 Folder 2
Copy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "My Funny Valentine" for Merv Griffin, undated
Box 7 Folder 3
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "The More I See You" for Merv Griffin, undated
Box 7 Folder 4
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Winter Wonderland" for Merv Griffin, 1996
Box 7 Folder 5
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "My Funny Valentine" for Merv Griffin, circa 1998
Box 7 Folder 6
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" for Merv Griffin, 1998
Box 7 Folder 7
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "You Stepped Out of a Dream" for Merv Griffin, circa 1998
Box 7 Folder 8
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Wave" for Merv Griffin, 1988
Box 7 Folder 9
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "The More I See You" for Merv Griffin, 1997
Box 19 Folder 3
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "You Stepped Out of a Dream" for Merv Griffin, circa 1998
Box 19 Folder 4
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" for Merv Griffin, 1998
Box 19 Folder 5
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Wave" for Merv Griffin, 1998
Box 19 Folder 6-7
Manuscript concert score for arrangement of "Autumn Leaves" for Merv Griffin's TV special "The Sidewalks of New England", 1968
Box 12 Folder 1-2
Parts for arrangement of "Autumn Leaves" for Merv Griffin's TV special "The Sidewalks of New England", 1950, circa 1968, 2 folders
Includes an annotated copy of the original standard by Joseph Kosma.
Box 12 Folder 3
Sketches for "shopping cues" for the TV show The Wheel of Fortune, undated
In a folder titled "Wheel Shopping Music." Mostly handwritten sketches of lead sheets. Almost all cues have titles ("Miles of Style"; "Sparkle Plenty"; "New Age Aerobics"; "Cool and Mellow"; "The Little Easy"; "P.Z. 10019"; "Aloha There"; "Black Pearls"; "Dave's Sandstorm"; "Saints Preserve Us: Cajun Hop"; "Prairie Lullaby"; "Romantic Continent"; "Ode to the '88" etc.). Some cues are also attributed to Stephen Lindsey. Contains some xerox copies. Some sketches are explicitly marked "WOF" (Wheel of Fortune) while others are not.
Box 22 Folder 2
Concert score for arrangement of "Merv's Theme (Ballad)" for Merv Griffin, 1976
Subseries I.3: Judy Johnson, 1914-1995 (bulk 1988-1995)
Lindsey married Judy Johnson in 1954 and ultimately produced a number of arrangements for the singer. This subseries comprises concert scores and parts for several of these arrangements. The context of these arrangements - whether they were produced for an album, for the concert stage, or for some other event - is not always clear, with the exception of two folders originally labeled as "audition music" and "bows music." Many of Lindsey's arrangements for Johnson are in sketch form: either handwritten onto, or interleaved with, the original published sheet music of the song that he was arranging. Many annotations suggest that Lindsey used these scores to accompany Johnson himself. Although Johnson was born "Betty Bonney" (and went by this name earlier in her career) and occasionally referred to herself by her married name, "Betty Lindsey," all of Lindsey's arrangements list her as "Judy Johnson."
Box 4 Folder 8
Parts for arrangement of "I Cried/I Heard That Song Before" for Judy Johnson, 1991
Box 4 Folder 9
Parts for arrangement of "The Lady's In Love With You/The Lady is a Tramp" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 4 Folder 10
Parts for arrangement of "Beginning to See the Light/Sugar" for Judy Johnson, undated
Typeset parts. Includes conductor score.
Box 5 Folder 5
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "You Made Me Love You" for Judy Johnson, 1993
Box 5 Folder 6
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "But Not For Me" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 5 Folder 7
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Sentimental Journey" for Judy Johnson, 1995
Box 5 Folder 8
Concert scores for arrangements for Judy Johnson by Johnny Mandel, undated
Annotated photocopy of an arrangement of "Mona Lisa"; manuscript concert score of an arrangement of "Getting to Know You."
Box 6 Folder 5
Parts and concert score for arrangement of "That Old Feeling" for Judy Johnson, 1992
Box 6 Folder 6
Parts for arrangement of "I Don't Know Why" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 6 Folder 7
Parts for arrangement of "I Had the Craziest Dream" for Judy Johnson, 1991
Box 6 Folder 8
Parts for arrangement of "You Made Me Love You" for Judy Johnson, 1993
Some parts are handwritten and some are typeset.
Box 6 Folder 9
Arrangements used as Judy Johnson's audition music, 1947, 1956, 1964, undated
Includes an ozalid copy of the lead sheet for arrangement of "It's Good to Be Alive" (originally for Pat Boone). Includes sketches of arrangements of: "I Didn't Know What Time it Was"; "The Stanley Steamer"; "Theme"; "Most Usual Day"; "Get Happy." Includes published copies of the original sheet music for: "The Stanley Steamer"; "Bells are Ringing." Includes Lindsey's handwritten notes.
Box 6 Folder 10
Arrangements used as Judy Johnson's bows music, undated
Includes: conductor scores; percussion part. Ozalid copies and onionskins.
Box 6 Folder 11
Parts for arrangement of "Just in Time" for Judy Johnson, undated
Some parts are annotated.
Box 8 Folder 1-3
Sketches of arrangements for Judy Johnson, 1914, 1921, 1924, 1926-1929, 1934-1935, 1938, 1940-1945, 1947, 1950-1952, 1954-1957, undated, 3 folders
Parts and/or lead sheets. Includes Lindsey's manuscripts, with the original published sheet music of each song interleaved. In some cases, Lindsey notated his arrangement straight onto the original published score. Songs include: "Gershwin Medley"; "Hi Lili"; "Your Kisses Kill Me"; "Nina Never Knew"; "One Step at a Time"; "My Kinda Love"; "Street of Dreams"; "Spring in New York"; "Sentimental Journey"; "Sand in My Shoes"; "Round and Round"; "Time After Time"; "They Didn't Believe Me"; "The Man That Got Away"; "Takin' a Chance on Love"; "Spring at the Y"; "When the Rain Comes Out"; "When I Fall in Love"; "We'll Be Together Again"; "Wait 'Til You See Her"; "Too Marvelous For Words"; "While We're Young"; "Why Baby Why"; "You Too Romeo"; "Get Out and Get Under the Moon"; "A Lovely Night"; "I Thought About You"; "It's Easy to Remember"; "It's Good to Be Alive"; "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down"; "Impossible"; "Chantez, Chantez"; "Button Up Your Overcoat"; "The Birth of the Blues"; "But Not For Me"; "The Boy Friend"; "Bewitched"; "You Can't Run Away"; "People Will Say"; "Orange Colored Sky"; "Moonlight in Vermont"; "Mangos"; "Aren't You Glad I'm Here"; "Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home"; "April in Paris"; "April Showers"; "Almost Like Being in Love"; "All I Do is Dream of You"; "Someone to Watch Over Me"; "Yesterday"; "Like Someone in Love"; "You Took Advantage of Me"; "The Fun We Had Last Summer"; "At Long Last Love"; "Mississippi Mud"; "Lullaby of Broadway"; "Bazazz."
Box 8 Folder 4
Arrangement of "Sentimental Journey" for Judy Johnson, undated
Includes printed parts and a xerox of a handwritten string reduction. Also includes the piano part for "Make Someone Happy" and two saxophone parts for "I Don't Know Why."
Box 8 Folder 5
Parts for arrangement of "You Made Me Love You" for Judy Johnson, 1993
Box 8 Folder 6
Parts for arrangement of "Lady's in Love/Lady's a Tramp" for Judy Johnson, undated
Typeset parts. Includes conductor score.
Box 9 Folder 1
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "But Not For Me" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 9 Folder 2
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Sentimental Journey" for Judy Johnson, 1995
Box 10 Folder 1
Parts for arrangement of "The Trolley Song" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 11 Folder 1
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "The Trolley Song" for Judy Johnson, undated
Parts of the score are cut off in the photocopy.
Box 22 Folder 3
Manuscript concert score for arrangement of "That Old Feeling" for Judy Johnson, circa 1992
Box 22 Folder 4
Manuscript concert score for arrangement of "I Cried/I Heard That Song Before" for Judy Johnson, 1991
Box 22 Folder 5
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "The Lady's In Love With You/The Lady is a Tramp" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 22 Folder 6
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "I Don't Know Why" for Judy Johnson, 1988
Box 22 Folder 7
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "You Made Me Love You" for Judy Johnson, 1993
Two manuscript scores: one score has added strings.
Box 22 Folder 8
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Just in Time" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 22 Folder 9
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "The Trolley Song" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 23 Folder 1
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "See the Light/Sugar" for Judy Johnson, undated
Box 23 Folder 2
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "I Had the Craziest Dream" for Judy Johnson, 1991
Box 23 Folder 3
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Look to the Rainbow" for Judy Johnson, undated
Subseries I.4: Other performers, 1958-2007
This subseries groups together Lindsey's arrangements for a range of performers: Barbra Streisand, Pat Boone, Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé, Michael Feinstein, Elisa Fiorillo, Aaron Neville, Art Alexakis, Diane Schur, Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Jimmy Dean, Katey Sagal, Les Brown, and Al Hirt. It is generally arranged according to collaborator, with material produced for the same performer held together where physically possible (although oversized material is boxed separately). This series primarily consists of handwritten concert scores (manuscript or photocopy), although parts and typeset concert scores are also present. The original context in which these scores were created is not always clear. However, many of these arrangements appear to have been made for studio albums: either because the scores are labeled as such, or because the arrangements can be heard on studio albums released around the time that the score is dated (for example, Lindsey's arrangements of "Let It Snow," "Winter Wonderland," and "The Christmas Song" for Aaron Neville from the early 1990s all appear on Neville's 1993 Soulful Christmas album, which was produced by Lindsey's son Stephen). This subseries contains scores and documents relating to various television specials, including Al Hirt's Fanfare, the ABC pilot for The Jimmy Dean Show, and Burt Reynolds's Take Me Home. This subseries also contains administrative documents relating to various Barbra Streisand concerts and television broadcasts, including the Emmy-winning televised concert, A Happening in Central Park. It also includes conductor scores for arrangements produced for Barbra Streisand (although the context of their production is not specified).
Box 4 Folder 11
Documents relating to Barbra Streisand concerts, 1966-1967
Administrative documents, correspondence (with Streisand's managers, with contractors, etc.), and press clippings relating to Barbra Streisand's concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, Soldiers Field (Chicago), John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia), and the Newport Festival. Includes a clippings reviews in the Los Angeles Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Includes a memorandum from Barbra Streisand, Mort Lindsey's notes, run sheets, personnel lists, a copy of the "Barbra Streisand Library" catalog. Includes a clipping of an advertisement for the Hollywood Bowl concert. Originally in a folder titled "Streisand, Hollywood Bowl."
Box 4 Folder 12
Administrative documents relating to Barbra Streisand's TV special "The Belle of 14th Street", 1967, 1991, undated
Includes: a handwritten meeting schedule; rehearsal schedules; a set list; invoices and receipts; Lindsey's handwritten notes; a personnel list; a meeting memorandum; correspondence with Morton Bullman about pay. Also includes a rerun cost chart for The Judy Garland Show.
Box 4 Folder 13
Administrative documents relating to Barbra Streisand's "A Happening in Central Park", 1967
Includes: a run sheet for the TV broadcast; personnel list; receipts and invoices for services rendered; set list; Lindsey's handwritten notes; contract.
Box 4 Folder 14
Copies of manuscript concert scores of arrangements for Michael Feinstein, 1999
Box 4 Folder 15
Copies of parts for arrangement of "The Christmas Song" for Aaron Neville, 1993
Most copies are annotated.
Box 9 Folder 3
Manuscript concert score for arrangement of "Search for the Summer" for Pat Boone, undated
Box 9 Folder 4
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Crazy" for Diane Schuur, 1992
Box 9 Folder 5
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "September in the Rain" for Diane Schuur, 1992
Box 9 Folder 6
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Let It Snow" for Aaron Neville, 1994
Box 9 Folder 7
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Winter Wonderland" for Aaron Neville, circa 1994-1995
Box 9 Folder 8
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Somebody Stole My Heart Away" for Michael Feinstein, 1991
Box 9 Folder 9
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Annabella" for Art Alexakis, 1998
Box 10 Folder 2-3
Conductor scores of arrangements for Barbra Streisand, undated, 2 folders
Includes ozalid copies of: "Good Man & Some of These Days"; "Melancholy Baby"; "Happy Days are Here Again"; "Four Americans"; "Liebestraum"; "Mother Macree"; "Everybody Loves My Baby"; "I Don't Care"; "Alice Blue Gown"; "My Buddy (How About Me)"; "Put Your Arms Around Me."
Box 10 Folder 4
Conductor scores of arrangements for Pat Boone's album Yes Indeed!, circa 1958
Includes ozalid copies of: "I'll Build A Stairway to Paradise," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "It's a Pity to Say Goodnite," "Sweet Sue," "Robins and Roses," "Gone Fishin'," "Frenesi," and "I've Heard That Song Before." Many scores indicate that they were also used by Pat Boone himself.
Box 10 Folder 5
Parts for arrangement of "Search for the Summer" for Pat Boone, undated
Mostly ozalid copies. Includes conductors score. Parts are annotated. Also includes a conductor score for arrangement of "Let it Snow" and a viola part for arrangement of "White Christmas."
Box 10 Folder 6
Conductor scores of arrangements for Diane Schuur, undated
Printed copies for "September in the Rain" and "Crazy."
Box 10 Folder 7
Parts for Christmas song arrangements for Aaron Neville, circa 1994-1995
Box 10 Folder 8
Printed concert score of arrangement of "Annabella" for Art Alexikis, 1998
Box 10 Folder 9
Printed parts for arrangement of "You're Gonna Hear From Me" for Elisa Fiorillo, 1995
Box 10 Folder 10
Administrative documents relating to the 1965 TV special "Fanfare" with Al Hirt, 1963, 1965, undated
Includes: personnel lists of music and production staff; musical sketches (for "Matchmaker"; "Dana"); an inventory of music recorded and released by Al Hirt. Also includes a list of film music scores eligible for a CLGA award in 1963.
Box 10 Folder 11
Documents and scores of compositions and arrangements for the ABC pilot of The Jimmy Dean Show, 1962-1963
Documents include: invoices, bills, and a run sheet. Includes sketches for "The Jimmy Dean Theme" and "This Land We Love." Includes conductor scores for "This Land We Love"; "Here Comes Jimmy" (Mort Lindsey original); "John Henry"; "Gonna Cause a Ruckus Tonight"; "Gonna Build a Mountain"; "Accustomed to Your Face" (arranged by Dick Hyman); "Balloon Medley."
Box 11 Folder 2
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Our Love" for Rod Stewart, 2007
Box 11 Folder 3
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Someone to Watch Over Me" for Rod Stewart, 2003
Box 11 Folder 4
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Smile" for Rod Stewart, 2005
Box 11 Folder 5
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "The Christmas Song" for Aaron Neville, 1995
Box 11 Folder 6
Photocopy of the manuscript score of arrangement of "Dream a Little Dream" for Katey Sagal, 1996
Box 11 Folder 7
Printed concert scores of arrangement of "The Trolley Song" for Liza Minnelli, 1999
Box 11 Folder 8
Manuscript orchestral score for Lindsey's soundtrack to the TV special "Take Me Home Again" for Burt Reynolds, 1973
Cues include: "Song"; "Opening Title"; "Palm Beach Aerial"; "The Old House"; "Hands Across the Bar"; "Memories of Mo Mustang." Includes a cue sheet for the pilot.
Box 11 Folder 9
Photocopy of a manuscript concert score for arrangement of "The Superman Theme: Can You Read My Mind" for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, undated
Box 13 Folder 1
Printed parts for arrangement of "You're Gonna Hear From Me" for Elisa Fiorillo, 1995
Box 13 Folder 2
Parts for arrangement of "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio" for Les Brown, undated
Box 14 Folder 1
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "You're Gonna Hear From Me" for Elisa Fiorillo, 1995
Box 23 Folder 4
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score for arrangement of "Dream a Little Dream" for Michael Bublé, 2004
Two copies of the arrangement. Includes a photocopy of a reduction of the arrangement for strings. Also includes a manuscript sketch for a descant line.
Box 23 Folder 5
Manuscript concert score for arrangement of "Dream a Little Dream" for Michael Bublé, 2004
Box 24 Folder 1
A stage plan for Barbra Streisand's concert "A Happening in Central Park", circa 1967
Series II: Film music, 1960-2009
This series comprises scores and documents relating to Lindsey's activities as a film composer and arranger. Although Lindsey only worked in the film industry very intermittently, he did so over much of his professional career; thus, this series represents almost fifty years of Lindsey's film music. This includes various arrangements that Lindsey produced for film soundtracks and original cues composed by Lindsey. This series largely consists of manuscript concert/orchestral scores, but also contains some conductor scores and parts. It also includes published sheet music and audio recordings (two commercially released LPs) of songs written by Lindsey for the cinema. Films represented among the scores include: Real Life, Stolen Hours, Forty Pounds of Trouble, The Best Man, My One and Only, Cats Don't Dance, Breath of Seth, and Downfall. This series contains scores for instrumental music that Lindsey composed or arranged for television movies and specials (such as the 1960 NBC special Paris à la Mode). This series also includes documents and correspondence relating to the films The Lonely Stage, Real Life, Forty Pounds of Trouble, and Gay Purr-ee.
Box 1 Item 1
A recording of Lindsey's song "The Best Man" from the film The Best Man, performed by Jon Early (side A), circa 1964, 1 phonograph records
United Artists; 7" long-playing record.
Box 1 Item 1
A recording of an unknown song, possibly "Miss Loneliness" (not the Mitty Collier song) (side B)
Box 1 Item 2
A recording of Lindsey's song "Steve's Theme" from the film Forty Pounds of Trouble, performed by Earl Grant, circa 1962, 1 phonograph records
Decca; 7" long-playing record.
Box 1 Item 2
A recording of Lindsey's song "Steve's Theme" from the film Forty Pounds of Trouble, performed by Earl Grant (alternate version)
Box 1 Item 17
"My One and Only: Key of D flat", circa 2009, 1 compact disks
Likely the song by Randy Newman for the film My One and Only. Likely arranged by Lindsey.
Box 11 Folder 10
Manuscript orchestral scores for the cues "Montage," "Phoenix," and "Cleary" from the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey.
Box 11 Folder 11
Photocopy of the manuscript concert score of arrangement of "Tell Me Lies" for "Cats Don't Dance", circa 1997
Box 12 Folder 4-5
Ozalid copies of violin parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979, 2 folders
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey.
Box 12 Folder 6
Ozalid copies of trumpet parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey. Also includes script segements from the film.
Box 12 Folder 7
Ozalid copies of viola parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey.
Box 12 Folder 8
Ozalid copies of tuba and trombone parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey. Originally in separate folders.
Box 12 Folder 9
Ozalid copies of piano parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey.
Box 12 Folder 10
Ozalid copies of percussion, drum, and vibraphone parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey.
Box 13 Folder 3
Correspondence relating to the film The Lonely Stage, 1962
The Lonely Stage was the original title of the film I Could Go On Singing. In all correspondence it is referred to as The Lonely Stage. Lindsey wrote music for this film. Primarily contains correspondence between the lawyers Goldstone, Wolff, and Friedland and the producers Millar/Truman Productions about Lindsey's contract.
Box 13 Folder 4
Documents relating to the film Gay Purr-ee, 1962
Includes a personnel list, Lindsey's notes, correspondence about residuals.
Box 13 Folder 5
Documents relating to the film Real Life, 1979
Includes: a contract for Lindsey's work on the film; various press clippings relating to the film (advertisements and reviews); correspondence (with Paramount, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences); invoices; receipts; payslips.
Box 13 Folder 6
Printed parts for "Montage", circa 1991
Parts contain the same music as the orchestral score marked "MGM Closing Montage" (Box 14, folder 4). Possibly for the TV Series MGM: When the Lion Roars.
Box 14 Folder 2
Manuscript orchestral score and manuscript storyboards for the animated short Breath of Seth, 1984
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey. Pictorial storyboards.
Box 14 Folder 3-5
Manuscript orchestral scores for the film Real Life, circa 1979, 3 folders
For the cues: "Montage"; "Cleary is Weary"; "Main Title"; "Pheonix"; "End Title."
Box 14 Folder 6
Manuscript orchestral score for "MGM Closing Montage", 1991
An arrangement of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Possibly for the TV Series MGM: When the Lion Roars.
Box 14 Folder 7
Manuscript orchestral score of "Main Title Underscore (Rainbows).", 1991
An arrangement of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Possibly for the TV Series MGM: When the Lion Roars.
Box 15 Folder 1
Onionskins of parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey. Assorted parts for various cues. Not all parts are represented for every cue. Cues include 3-M-1, Main Title, 12-M-1, 9-M-1 ("Cleary Weary"), 9-M-2 ("Montage"), and End Title. Includes a cue sheet from the Western Sounds studio for the film score.
Box 15 Folder 2
Ozalid copies of oboe, flute, bassoon, and horn parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey. Originally in separate folders.
Box 15 Folder 3
Ozalid copies of harp, guitar, and bass parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Composed and arranged by Mort Lindsey. Originally in separate folders.
Box 15 Folder 4
Ozalid copies of cello and clarinet parts for the score for the film Real Life, circa 1979
Box 15 Folder 5
Copies and onionskins of parts for Linsdey's score for the movie Downfall, circa 1962
Box 15 Folder 6
Parts for the theme from the film Stolen Hours, arranged for the Mort Lindsey Orchestra, 1966
Includes a lead sheet of the melody. Most parts are ozalid copies. Many parts are annotated.
Box 15 Folder 7
Conductor score for arrangement of "Tell Me Lies" by Randy Newman (from the film Cats Don't Dance), circa 1997
Includes a copy of the original published song.
Box 15 Folder 8
Manuscript parts for the animated short Breath of Seth, 1984
Only french horn, flute, percussion parts. Includes a manuscript timeline of the film's plot.
Box 15 Folder 9
Lead sheets and piano scores for songs from Lindsey's film soundtracks, 1962-1964
Mostly ozalid copies and/or published copies. Includes: "Theme from Stolen Hours"; "Steve's Theme from Forty Pounds of Trouble"; "Russell's Theme from The Best Man"; "Cantwell's Theme from The Best Man"; "The Best Man from The Best Man." Includes collaborations with Marilyn and Alan Bergman: "Yonder Mornin'"; "The Stolen Hours" (both from the film Stolen Hours). Also includes music from the film The Best Man: "The Best Man" (with Noel Sherman); "Campaign Songs." Includes some photocopies of these scores. Includes some sketches (for The Lonely Stage, Stolen Hours).
Box 15 Folder 10
Documents and scores for the film Forty Pounds of Trouble, 1962-1963
Documents include: correspondence (from agents, lawyers, Universal Studios), handwritten drafts of lyrics, press release, credits notice, a clipping of a review in Variety, tickets from Newark to Los Angeles on American Airlines. Musical scores include ozalid copies of conductor scores and parts (incomplete) for various cues and songs. Includes a published copy of the song "If You" which Lindsey wrote for the movie.
Box 15 Folder 11
Conductor scores of arrangements for the NBC TV Special "Paris à la Mode", circa 1960
Scores are taped together and annotated. Includes: "Tailored Woman"; "Take a Note to Vogue"; "I Feel Pretty."
Box 16 Folder 1
"Make Way for Ioway" scores from the film The Best Man, 1964
Includes xerox copies of the conductor score and handwritten parts. Also includes the percussion part for "Seven the Hard Way."
Box 16 Folder 16
Printed scores for arrangement of "My One and Only", circa 2009
Likely the song by Randy Newman for the film My One and Only. Likely arranged by Lindsey. Includes chord sheet and concert score. Versions in multiple keys.
Box 23 Folder 6
Manuscript concert score for arrangement of "My One and Only", circa 2009
Likely the song by Randy Newman for the film My One and Only. Likely arranged by Lindsey.
Box 23 Folder 7
Manuscript concert score for the theme from the film Stolen Hours, arranged for the Mort Lindsey Orchestra, 1966
In pencil with pen annotations. Lindsey wrote the score for the film Stolen Hours, which was released in 1963: this score, however, is dated 1966 and is labeled "Mort Lindsey Orchestra."
Series III: Early popular songs, 1931-1988 (bulk 1944-1988)
This series comprises material from Lindsey's early career as a songwriter. It primarily comprises informally published lead sheets (onionskin and ozalid copies), but also includes recordings of several songs (on 14 lacquer disks), lyric sheets (typed and handwritten, some annotated) and song sketches. Many of these songs were composed before Lindsey had taken his stage name, "Mort Lindsey," and are thus written under his birth name, "Morton Lippman." This series includes settings of several lyricists; however, his collaborations with Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin are the most strongly represented. There are also a number of songs for which Lindsey furnished both words and music. Most of the lead sheets date from the 1950s and 1960s. The song "Lorna" was originally written for The Judy Garland Show; however, Lindsey appears to have marketed it separately in the way that he did his other songs, and so is included in this series.
Box 1 Item 3
A recording of "I'm Someone Who Wants You", circa 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 7" long-playing record. Labeled "Northern Music." Slightly chipped on the edge.
Box 1 Item 4
A recording of "Between You and Me and the Gatepost", 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 7" long-playing record. Produced at United Recording. There is a heavy build-up of palmitic acid but the lacquer is intact.
Box 1 Item 5
A recording of "Come to My Wedding", circa 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 7" long-playing record. Labeled "Northern Music." Edge is slightly chipped.
Box 1 Item 6
A recording of "Francie and Johnny", 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 10" long-playing record. Produced at United Recording. There is a heavy build-up of palmitic acid but the lacquer is intact.
Box 1 Item 7
A recording of "Like Now, Like Wow", 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 10" long-playing record. Produced at United Recording. There is a heavy build-up of palmitic acid but the lacquer is intact.
Box 1 Item 8
A recording of "I'm Burnin' for You", circa 1960, 1 lacquer discs
10" long-playing record. Produced at Associated Recording Studios. Labeled "Harms Inc."
Box 1 Item 9
A recording of "Like Now, Like Wow.", 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 10" long-playing record. Produced at United Recording. There is a heavy build-up of palmitic acid but the lacquer is intact.
Box 1 Item 10
A recording of "You Never Tell Me Anything", circa 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 10" long-playing record. Produced at Associated Recording Studios.Labeled "Traylmore Music." There is a slight build-up of palmitic acid but the lacquer is intact.
Box 1 Item 11-12
A recording of "Easy Talk", circa 1960, 2 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 10" long-playing record. Produced at Associated Recording Studios. Both labeled "Harms Inc." There is a slight build-up of palmitic acid on both but the lacquer is intact. There is some chipping around the edges of item 11.
Box 1 Item 11
A recording of "Easy Talk" (alternate 1), circa 1960
Box 1 Item 11
A recording of "Easy Talk" (alternate 2), circa 1960
Box 1 Item 13
A recording of "Instant Love", circa 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin. 10" long-playing record. Produced at Associated Recording Studios. Labeled "Northern Music."
Box 1 Item 14-15
A recording of "Take That Smile Away", circa 1960, 2 lacquer discs
10" long-playing record. Produced at Dick Charles Recording Service. Labeled "Northern Music." There is a slight build-up of palmitic acid on both but the lacquer is intact. Item 14 is instrumental; item 15 is vocal.
Box 1 Item 14-15
A recording of "Take That Smile Away" (alternate version), circa 1960
Box 1 Item 16
A recording of "Rainbow Tree", circa 1960, 1 lacquer discs
Lyrics by Gloria Shayne. 10" long-playing record. Produced at Dick Charles Recording Service. Labeled "Northern Music." There is a very slight build-up of palmitic acid on both but the lacquer is intact.
Box 13 Folder 7
Lyric sheets for songs by Mort Lindsey, 1931, undated
Typewritten and handwritten lyric sheets. On onionskin paper, printer paper, pad paper. Includes part of a pad containing notes for lyrics. The lyricists are rarely attributed on the sheets: some lyrics are by Lindsey and some are by others. Includes a published copy of the sheet music for "Yankee Doodle Boy" by George M. Cohan.
Box 16 Folder 2
Lead sheets for songs with lyrics by Paul Ritts, undated
Mostly ozalid copies. Songs include: "Riot," "Go Fly a Kite," "Easy Pickin's" "A Girl is a Girl is a Girl," "Gently Sighs My Darling," "What a Beautiful Way to Go," "Ku-Lah-Ay: Martian Lullaby," "My Kind of Girl," and "Walking on Air."
Box 16 Folder 3
Lead sheets for songs with lyrics by George Skinner, 1956, undated
Sketches, ozalid copies, onionskins. Includes: "Romeo Robot"; "I Make the Living"; "She Makes the Living Worthwhile"; "What Are You Building Now."
Box 16 Folder 4
Lead sheets for "Don't Let Me Say I Love You" with lyrics by Dick Dudley, undated
Ozalid copies and a sketch. Under the name "Morton Lippman."
Box 16 Folder 5
Lead sheets for songs with lyrics by Nick Jovan, 1953, 1981
Ozalid copies and onionskins. Includes: "Mommy Can I Keep the Kitten"; "So Many Ways"; "Foolishly." Also includes a copyright renewal notice.
Box 16 Folder 6
Lead sheets for songs with lyrics by Lou Meltzer, 1953, undated
Sketches, ozalid copies, onionskins. Includes: "Won't You Join Me"; "Ring, Operator, Ring"; "Lost Sheep"; "Rock and Roll Polka"; "I Make the Living"; "No One Cares"; "Slow Down, Slow Down, Slow Down"; "I'm Always Waving Bye Bye"; "My Favorite Dish."
Box 16 Folder 7
Lead sheets for songs with lyrics by Marty Karl, 1953
Ozalid copies and onionskins. Includes: "Lily of the Valley"; "Summer Love."
Box 16 Folder 8
Lead sheets for songs with lyrics by Herb Sargent, 1953-1954
Ozalid copies and onionskins of: "N-Nervous"; "I Fell in Love To-Day"; "Snap" ; "Red Bow Tie." Includes published copies of "Scratch."
Box 16 Folder 9
Songs with lyrics by assorted lyricists, 1950, 1963-1964, 1988, undated
Lead sheets and piano-vocal scores. Ozalid copies, onionskins, sketches, published copies. Includes: "Cooperation" (lyrics by Steve Krantz); "It Doesn't Get Much Better than This" (lyrics by Buddy Kaye, published copy); "Rainbow Tree" (lyrics by Gloria Shayne); "I Dood It" (lyrics by Bob Bergemann); "Some Day May Be One Day Too Late" (lyrics by Noel Sherman); "Honey Me" (lyrics by Fredda Feldman). Includes collaborations with Bill Jacobson: "One Way Street"; "Late Afternoon Sun"; "In Time." Includes collaborations with Moe Jaffe: ""Skyline Symphony"; "Midnight at the Soda Fountain." Includes sketches for "Purim Song" and "Chanukah Song" (with David Lippman).
Box 16 Folder 10
Lead sheets for "Lorna" with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1964
Lindsey originally wrote this tune to serve as the theme for The Judy Garland Show. It was later given words by Johnny Mercer so that Judy Garland could sing it. Includes ozalid copies and onionskins. Also includes copies of an instrumental version titled "Song for Judy." Also includes copyright renewal notices.
Box 16 Folder 11
Lead sheets for songs under the name "Morton Lippman", 1947, 1949, undated
"Morton Lippman" was the birth name of Mort Lindsey. All these songs have words and music by Lindsey. Includes sketches and ozalid copies of: "No Cares"; "Just a Thought"; "A Boy, a Girl, a Fireside"; "In My Dreams."
Box 16 Folder 12
Lead sheets for songs with words and music by Lindsey, 1953, 1956, 1977, undated
Ozalid copies and onionskins of: "Spring in New York"; "Summertime in Burbank"; "Please Forgive Me."
Box 16 Folder 13
Song sketches, 1944-1945, 1954-1955, 1964, undated
Handwritten (mostly pencil) sketches of lead sheets - presumably with music and lyrics by Mort Lindsey. Includes sketches for various songs. Includes a sketch for an arrangement of "It's a Grand Night for Singing" for Pat Boone. May also include sketches for parts and for instrumental themes.
Box 16 Folder 14
Lead sheets of original songs by Mort Lindsey and Jerry Seelen for a show at the Copacabana, 1961
Ozalid copies of two songs: "Daughters of the Copa Girls 1939" and "Girls, Girls, Girls."
Box 16 Folder 15
Album collaboration with Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin, 1960-1961
Includes ozalid and manuscript lead sheets for: "Like Now, Like Wow"; "You Never Tell Me Anything"; "I'm Someone Who Wants You"; "The Early Years"; "Now and Then"; "Instant Love"; "The Way It Is With Us"; "There's a Time, There's a Place, There's a Girl (Boy)"; "My Pledge of Love." Includes a sketch for "Life Has Changed." Includes various typed and handwritten lyric drafts with annotations.
Box 17 Folder 1-3
Lead sheets for songs with lyrics by Jerry Seelen and Artie Malvin, 1960-1961, undated, 3 folders
Annotated lyric sheets, manuscipt and published lead sheets. Includes: a Safeway Supermarkets jingle; "That's How Life Would Be"; "Between You and Me and the Gate Post"; "Tell Your Heart to Have a Heart"; "If My Father Was Me"; "What Happened Lloyd?"; "Handy Andy"; "I Wish I Was"; "Keep In Touch"; "What Happened Lloyd"; "Ain't It Great to Be Crazy"; "Buzz Buzz"; "Charleston Rock and Roll"; "Going Steady Ring"; "Curly Headed Kid"; "She Devil"; "The Early Years"; "Soulmates"; "You Never Tell Me Anything"; "Pals Forever"; "That's How Life Would Be"; "Come to My Wedding"; "Mr. Dee Jay"; "I'm Someone Who Wants You"; "Seven Times Monday"; "Moonbeams and Memories"; "The House that Love Built"; "The Way it Is With Us"; "Choo-Choo-Choo"; "Cuerna Vaca"; "There's a Time, There's a Place, There's a Girl/Boy"; "Everyday World"; "Now and Then"; "My Very First Kiss"; "New Love Can Be a True Love"; "Soul Baby"; "Clair de Lune"; "If You Look Into My Heart." Also includes correspondence with marketing executives at Safeway. Includes a manuscript draft of an article or speech about the proposed musical comedy "Bowling is Cool Fun" (for American Machine and Foundry in 1961) along with budget and run sheets (possibly for the same project).
Series IV: Other Professional Activities, 1909-2003 (bulk 1942-2003)
This series comprises material relating to a range of Lindsey's other professional activities, such as his orchestrations for the Broadway musical Bajour, his Ph.D. research at Columbia University's Teachers College, his music education work with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, his forays into classical music, and various live gigs with the Mort Lindsey Orchestra (for banquets and awards ceremonies). This series, which contains material from across the full length of Lindsey's career, primarily comprises scores, spanning a range of formats (parts, full scores, lead sheets, sketches, conductor scores). Many scores in this series relate to Lindsey's ballet The Seven Ages of Man, on which he wrote his Ph.D. thesis (also included in this series). This series also contains scores for various arrangements and compositions that are not identified with a particular performer or project, including sketches for several instrumental themes. Finally, this series includes Lindsey's collection of published scores by other composers - many of which have been annotated, either for performance or in preparation for arrangement.
Box 13 Folder 8
Ph.D. thesis, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1974
For a doctorate of education. The thesis is titled "The Composition, Performance, and Analysis of an Original Musical Work, Seven Ages of Man, a Chamber Ballet Based on Text by William Shakespeare." Includes a page of Lindsey's notes.
Box 13 Folder 9
Documents relating to the "Stairway of the Stars" program for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, 1994
Lindsey was a guest conductor for this program. Includes: biographical note; press releases; schedules for classroom visits; a note from a child in the program; mail-order form; posters; local newspaper clippings about the concert; rehearsal schedules; published sheet music for a "Stolen Hours" and "Lorna" mashup; orchestral scores of "Search for Summer" and "Stolen Hours/Lorna Medley"; and programs. Also includes a note about residuals for the use of the Wheel of Fortune theme in the sitcom The Nanny. Also includes a letter from Lindsey to the school district.
Box 19 Folder 8
Ozalid copies of the parts for the ballet Seven Ages of Man, 1973
Loose pages. Includes: guitar, trumpet, percussion, piano, bass, flute. Some parts contain multiple copies.
Box 19 Folder 9
Manuscript concert score of "Stolen Hours/Lorna Medley", 1994
Box 19 Folder 10
Manuscript concert score of arrangement of "My Funny Valentine", 1994
Box 17 Folder 4
Lead sheets for instrumental themes by Mort Lindsey, 1963, 2000, undated
Mostly ozalid copies of printed lead sheets and sketches. May include some song sketches. Includes: "Cops"; "Two Tunnel Tony"; "Jazz Waltz" (includes parts); "Flower Carts"; "Accident"; "How's About a Little"; "Then He Went to the Ball"; "How Will He Look"; "TWA Sketch"; "J.D. Theme"; "Lissa"; "Pete the Skipper"; "Romeo and Juliet"; "I Will Wait For You"; "Love Theme"; "Las Vegas." Originally in folders titled "Themes: Pop and Film."
Box 17 Folder 5
Ringbound parts for the ballet Seven Ages of Man, circa 1973
Bound ozalid copies of flute, horn, and guitar parts. Two copies of the guitar part.
Box 17 Folder 6
Onionskin parts for the ballet Seven Ages of Man, circa 1973
Includes guitar, percussion, flute, horn, trumpet, bass, and piano parts.
Box 17 Folder 7
Piano parts for a performance at the IBA Awards, 1993
Setlist includes: "The Waltz Came Tumbling Down," "Orson," "Theme for a Pretty Lady," "Sophie-Tisket," "Super-Doo," "Pleas Please," "Does She," "Another One," "Step Right Down," "Elke's Lodge," "Hello Dere," "Ebony," "Taxi Danza," "Private Lives," "Disc -Oh!," "Entrancing," "Jump In," "Big Eyes," "Fan Unfair," "Flintstones," "Watch What Happens," "Everything Happens to Me," "Everything Happens to Brackman," "Bright as a Benny." Parts for some songs may be absent.
Box 18 Folder 1-2
Photocopies of orchestral scores for the ballet Seven Ages of Man, 1973, 2 folders
Three ringbound copies and one loose copy.
Box 18 Folder 3
Documents relating to the Broadway musical Bajour, 1964, undated
Lindsey orchestrated this musical. Includes: published sheet music of songs from the musical; song lists; invoices for services rendered (for musical and for the original soundtrack); personnel lists; riders and contracts. Also includes wordlists for the game Double Trouble (originally in a separate, labelled folder within the folder).
Box 18 Folder 4
Scores for "No Title Riff", undated
Original composition for band by Lindsey. Includes concert score, pencil sketch, and chord sheets in C and in B flat.
Box 18 Folder 5
Parts for "Don't Nobody Breathe", undated
Original composition for band by Lindsey. Not all parts are present. Copied, onionskin, and handwritten parts. Some parts are annotated.
Box 18 Folder 6
Arrangement of "Slow Boat to China", 1948, undated
Pencil sketch for the concert score, typeset synthesizer part, and published sheet music for the original song.
Box 18 Folder 7
Parts for arrangement of "Chariots of Fire", undated
Box 18 Folder 8
Lead sheets for instrumental themes "Cuernavaca" and "Choo, Choo, Choo", 1961, undated
Box 18 Folder 9
Lead sheets of songs by Debbie Lindsey and Lillian Briggs, 1961, undated
Handwritten manuscript and ozalid copies of "Our Love" by Lillian Briggs. Ozalid copies of "Oo Boppum Dooby" and "Tony" by Debbie Lindsey.
Box 19 Folder 1
Manuscript orchestral score for the ballet Seven Ages of Man, 1973
Box 19 Folder 2
Manuscript concert score for "Don't Nobody Breathe", undated
Loose pages. Original composition for band by Mort Lindsey.
Box 20 Folder 1
Wind and brass parts for a performance at the IBA Awards, 1993
Setlist includes: "The Waltz Came Tumbling Down," "Orson," "Theme for a Pretty Lady," "Sophie-Tisket," "Super-Doo," "Pleas Please," "Does She," "Another One," "Step Right Down," "Elke's Lodge," "Hello Dere," "Ebony," "Taxi Danza," "Private Lives," "Disc -Oh!," "Entrancing," "Jump In," "Big Eyes," "Fan Unfair," "Watch What Happens," "Everything Happens to Me," "Everything Happens to Brackman," "Bright as a Benny." Not all parts are present for all songs.
Box 20 Folder 2
Rhythm parts for a performance at the IBA Awards, 1993, 2000
Setlist includes: "The Waltz Came Tumbling Down," "Orson," "Theme for a Pretty Lady," "Sophie-Tisket," "Super-Doo," "Pleas Please," "Does She," "Another One," "Step Right Down," "Elke's Lodge," "Hello Dere," "Ebony," "Taxi Danza," "Private Lives," "Disc -Oh!," "Entrancing," "Jump In," "Big Eyes," "Fan Unfair," "Flintstones," "Watch What Happens," "Everything Happens to Me," "Everything Happens to Brackman," "Bright as a Benny." Also includes a set list for the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award Dinner Honoring Billy Graham (2000). Parts for some songs may be absent.
Box 20 Folder 3
Textbook for a correspondence course in music theory, undated
Author or date not identified. Was originally stored in a ring binder: the ringbinder has been discarded and the pages have been refoldered in their original order. Appears to be typewritten.
Box 20 Folder 4
Printed concert score of "Stolen Hours/Lorna Medley", circa 1994
Box 20 Folder 5
Collection of published piano music by other composers, 1927, 1931, 1942, 1945-1946, 1948, 1950, 1992
Some scores are annotated. Includes: George Gerswhin, "Preludes for Piano"; Richard Adinsell, "Warsaw Concerto"; Albert Arlen "Theme from the Alamein Concerto"; Miklos Rozsa "Spellbound Concerto"; Richard Rodgers "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"; Albert Semprini, "Themes from the Mediterranean Concerto." Also includes a catalog for easy listening CDs.
Box 21 Folder 1
Scores for string quintent, 1962, undated
Two pieces (or possibly two versions of one piece) labeled "String Piece" and "Music for a String Quintent." Includes handwritten sketches, typeset parts, handwritten parts, typeset conductor score.
Box 21 Folder 2
Sketches for a violin sonata, piano piece, undated
Handwritten sketches. This was in a folder titled "Serious Compositions."
Box 21 Folder 3
Chamber music by Mort Lindsey, 1942, 1946, undated
Includes: parts and a sketch of the full score for "Prelude No. 1 for String Quartet and Piano"; parts for a string quartet; parts for a fugue for chamber ensemble; sketch for a piano piece, "Fuge à la Gershwin"; sketch of a piano transcription of Bach's "Crucifixus."
Box 21 Folder 4
Parts for arrangement of "My Funny Valentine", circa 2003
Some parts are annotated. In an envelope dated 2003.
Box 21 Folder 5
Parts for arrangements for the Mort Lindsey Orchestra, undated
Onionskin and ozalid copies. Mostly keyboard parts (piano, organ, harpsichord) but includes some bass, guitar, and flute parts, and also some lead sheets. Some parts are annotated. For: "40 Pounds of Tijuana"; "Soul Country"; "Shadow of Your Smile"; "I Will Wait For You"; "Green Grass"; "Forgotten Dreams"; "Heartaches"; "Stolen Hours"; "Poinciana"; "Strangers in the Night"; "You Got Your Troubles."
Box 21 Folder 6
Sheet music for the National Center of Hyperactive Children "Gift of Love" benefit dinner, 1989, undated
Mostly photocopies but some manuscript parts. Includes copies of lead sheets used by the pianist, synthesizer player, guitarist, tenor saxophonist, drummer, bassist, and trombonists. Includes run sheets and scripts for the event. Includes copies of Mort Lindsey's repertoire lists. These parts were originally in seperate folders.
Box 21 Folder 7
Material relating to awards received, 2002-2003
Includes a Columbia University Teachers College Distinguished Alumni award, the Young Musician's Foundation Magic Baton Award and a Certificate of Commendation from the City of Los Angeles. Documents include correspondence about the awards (with the awarding bodies, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Mayor James K. Hahn), a copy of Lindsey's CV, publicity photographs, certificates.
Box 21 Folder 8
Collection of published songs by other composers, 1916, 1920, 1926, 1929-1930, 1934, 1939, 1943-1944, 1946-1947, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1978
Mostly published scores of jazz standards, broadway tunes, popular songs, and movie themes. Includes a book of published sheet music of vocal selections from the Stephen Schwartz musical Pippin.
Box 21 Folder 9
Published ragtime sheet music by other composers, 1909-1910, 1912, 1914, 1917-1918, 1923-1924