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Work song : music for jazz ensemble

File includes a score and parts for an episode "The Blues Ain't," which aired on "Spectrum '65" on May 9 and 12, 1965. The episode was recorded April 1, 1965.

Rich Little show : music for jazz ensemble

File contains the scores and scripts for a CBC television broadcast on September 8, 1965. The file includes:

  • [Cue 1] : Opening theme
  • [Cue 2] : People
  • [Cue 3] : My three sons
  • [Cue 4] : Style
  • [Cue 6] : Sports playoff
  • [Cue 7] : Telephone playoff
  • [Cues 9 and 10] : Ferguson
  • [Cue 11] : Ferguson playoff
  • [Cue 13] : Burns
  • [Cue 14] : Guess who I saw
  • [Cue 15] : Medley of True love ; Well, did you evah? ; Who wants to be a millionaire?
  • [Cue 16] : Cartoon overture
  • [Cue 17] : Travel
  • [Cue 18] : Cartoon playoff
  • [Cue 19] : Thanks for the memory
  • [Cue 20] : Closing theme.

Sussex Drive : incidental music for radio play for Phil Nimmons quartet

File contains incidental music for the Phil Nimmons Quartet for CBC radio play broadcast from April 5, 1979 to June 29, 1979, and from January 30, 1980 to March 27, 1980. The play includes the following musical numbers:

  • Sussex Drive theme
  • Seat ot power/nobility
  • Julie theme
  • Mac/Ham theme
  • Politic A
  • Politic B
  • Politic C
  • Cues : Suprise ; Transitions ; Bridges
  • Sussex Drive cues (second session, December 1979).

File also includes contracts from the American Federation of Musicians for recording sessions of "Sussex Drive"; "Voice tracks" by Bill Howell, a collection of 12 poems by various authors; and 14 scripts for the following instalments of the radio play:

  1. Program notes
  2. Track and field
  3. The Deepest far
  4. Centre ice
  5. Stud with everything wild
  6. The one and only
  7. Water over the dam
  8. Shining light
  9. National gallery
  10. Cat and mouse
  11. Topiary
  12. Roses by other names
  13. Various evils
  14. The whole damn environment

Early compositions and arrangements

Series consists of compositions and arrangements by Phil Nimmons, written early in his career before he formed his own group in 1953. Series includes charts for the Ray Norris Quintette, of which Nimmons was a member.

Please (254) : music for jazz ensemble

File contains parts for the Ray Norris Quintette (Jackie Williamson, drums and vibraphone; "Bud" Henderson, piano; Ray Norris, guitar; "Doc" Hamilton, bass; and Phil Nimmons, clarinet).

Rural living : incidental music for orchestra

File contains the script, score, and cues for a CBC radio broadcast on June 25, 1952. Script compiled by Allan Anderson. Score includes "Spring Plowing," "The Boll Weevil," "The Keeper," "Red Rosey Bush," and "Green Pastures."

CBC Stage 52

Subseries consists of scripts, scores, and parts for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio series Stage 52, which aired on Sunday nights. Phil Nimmons regularly wrote incidental music for radio plays broadcast on this program.

Ring around the square : music for orchestra

File contains the score, parts, typescript lyrics, and scripts for a CBC television broadcast on "Folio" on March 6, 1957. Script by Saul Ilson, based on the book by Jacqueline Rosenfeld. Produced by Norman Campbell with musical arrangements by Phil Nimmons. File includes scores and parts for the following musical numbers:

  • Cue 1: Overture
  • Cue 2: So much to do
  • Cue 3: What a nice day it might have been
  • Cue 4: Creator of love
  • Cue 4A: Bridge
  • Cue 5
  • Cue 6: I wonder what I'll be
  • Tag Act 1
  • Finale tag
  • Entract music
  • Opening Act 2
  • Cue 7: Living your life romantic'ly
  • Cue 8 : Bran' new romance
  • Cue 8A: Dance
  • Cue 9: Love where did you come from
  • Cue 11A: The walkin' pharmacy
  • Cue 10
  • Reprise of Love where did you come from.

The Barris Beat

Subseries consists of scores, parts, and scripts for episodes of the Canadian variety television series "The Barris Beat," which aired on CBC TV. Musical arrangements for this show were by Phil Nimmons and Nimmons 'N' Nine served as the house band.

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