The Mighty Two; Original annotated scores used in the recording

Seventeen parts in two- and four-page folio litho printed reproduction of manuscript with extensive holograph annotations throughout, three manuscript pages in Bellson's hand inserted. An excellent example of working scores, with annotations throughout, mostly by Bellson in black and blue ink, with some pencil annotations by Krupa and additional notes in a third hand. The group comprises drum parts for both musicians for eight of the twelve songs that were included on the album, recorded in 1963 for the Roulette label. The album weas conceived as both a showcase for the two drummers and an instruction manual demonstrating different rudimentary jazz drumming techniques: single roll, long roll, paradiddle, drag tempo, flams, bossa nova beats, etc. The original release coincided with the publication of a booklet of transcriptions of the pieces on the record, all of which were specially composed for the date by Fred Thompson. This set of scores derives from the collection of Bellson's friend and colleague Dave Black, who received them from Bellson as a gift with the explanation that they were used in the recording session, and subsequently from the collection of legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. Occasional wear and marks from use; one leaf shows some surface damage where it appears that something spilled on it; very good, housed in a custom red cloth solander box with chemise.…