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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster
Duke Ellington At The Hurricane

Compil. DK 2002 on Storyville label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

From "The Hurricane" restaurant at 49th and Broadway in New York City. Compilation of three original 1943 MBS broadcasts. Tracks 1 to 10 from April 3, 1943, Midnight - 12:30 a.m. EWT. Tracks 11 to 16 from April 4, 1943, 10:45 - 11:00 p.m. EWT. Tracks 17 to 22 from June 6, 1943, 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. EWT. Total Time = 59:57. Made in Germany; jewel case with 16 pp. booklet. Extract (featuring partially different titles) already released on a Swedish-only 16-track LP, only available by mail order to members of the Swedish Duke Ellington Music Society (DEMS) official fan club, containing two broadcasts from 1943 - see Duke at the Hurricane.

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington And His Orchestra ,
album by
PortraitBen Webster ts, 1909-1973 US
tenor saxophone, album by
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone
PortraitNat Jones sax, dr, US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitOett "Sax" Mallard sax, 1915-1986 US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
PortraitJunior Raglin b, 1917-1955 US
bass
PortraitChauncey Haughton cl, sax, as, 1909-1989 US
clarinet
PortraitJerry Valburn ,
curated by, original source material courtesy of
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitFred Guy g, 1897-1971 US
guitar
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, leader, written by
Scott Douglas
presenter, mbs staff announcer
PortraitLeonard Feather p, 1914-1994 GB
script by, pastel period broadcast scripted by, producer, pastel period broadcast produced by
PortraitBjörn Almstedt , SE
remastered by, additional digital remastering, restoration, cedar restoration
PortraitJimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US
tenor saxophone, clarinet
PortraitJack Towers ,
transferred by, digital transfers
PortraitJoe Nanton tb, 1904-1946 US
trombone
PortraitJuan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR
trombone
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone
PortraitSandy Williams tb, 1906-1991 US
trombone
PortraitHarold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US
trumpet
PortraitRay Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US
trumpet
PortraitRex Stewart tr, cor, 1907-1967 US
trumpet
PortraitTaft Jordan tr, 1915-1981 US
trumpet
PortraitWallace Jones tr, 1906-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitBetty Roché voc, 1920-1999 US
vocals
PortraitMack Gordon , 1904-1959 US
lyrics by
Producers
Eddie At ChrisnaMorten Art design, booklet design
Kenneth H. Steiner liner notes
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Take The "A" TrainDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterBilly Strayhorn0:40
2Hayfoot, StrawfootDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterErvin Drake, Harry Lenk, Paul McGrane2:36
3It Can't Be WrongDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterKim Gannon, Max Steiner3:02
4What Am I Here For ?Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington3:34
5Mainstream A.K.A. AltitudeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington3:07
6Could It Be You ?Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterCole Porter2:51
7Goin' UpDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington3:44
8Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington3:48
9NevadaDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterMort Greene, Walter Donaldson2:42
10Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington1:02
11Take The "A" TrainDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterBilly Strayhorn0:46
12Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington4:01
13Main Stem A.K.A. AltitudeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington3:00
14I Don't Want Anybody At AllDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterHerbert Magidson, Jule Styne3:12
15Johnny Come LatelyDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterBilly Strayhorn2:51
16Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington0:34
17Moon MistDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterMercer Ellington2:59
18You'll Never KnowDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterMack Gordon, Harry Warren3:08
19Tonight I Shall SleepDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon3:34
20I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I GotDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington3:23
21Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterDuke Ellington4:31
22Moon MistDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben WebsterMercer Ellington0:35
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