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A jazz suite in three parts, written for a big band, originally written for John F. "Del" Sawyer and the Northeast Louisiana State College Jazz Ensemble.

This score was originally composed by Bartles in 1966 for John F. "Del" Sawyer and the Peabody Jazz Ensemble. It was revised in 1973 for the Stuttgart Radio Big Band and Aak van Rooyen and later in 1984 for Dave Baker and the Indiana University Jazz…

The first page of a revised edition of Bartles' When Tubas Waltz. This piece was written in its final form for R. Winston Morris and the Tennesee Tech Tuba Octet in 2000.

The first page of a jazz scherzo for a tuba quartet consisting of two euphoniums and two tubas. The piece was written for R. Winston Morris and his Tennessee Tech Tuba Octet at Tennessee Technological University.

The program for the Blair School of Music's concert Honoring the Life of Composer Alfred H. Bartles: A Tribute Concert.

Lyric sheets sent by Bryan Lindsay to Alfred H. Bartles. Above the lyrics, Bartles has written tentative rhythms for the tunes he will later write for the lyrics. The tunes shown are "I Love New York," "It's Always Darkest Just Before The Dawn," and…

A letter from Alfred H. Bartles and Bryan Lindsay to the DJ and manager of a radio station. The letter was sent with two recordings - one of "Come Ride the Wind With Me" and one of "Miss Amanda Lee" - with a request that they be played on the radio.

A photograph of Alfred H. Bartles (far left) playing jazz piano with Dick Bluntz and his big band.

A newspaper clipping from the Nashville Banner reviewing the premiere performance of Alfred H. Bartles' Music for Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble.

The cover page and first page of the score of Alfred H. Bartles' Music for Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble, a work he wrote for the Nashville Symphony and the Nashville Jazz Machine in 1966.