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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Duke Ellington Plays The Blues

Album US 1947 on RCA Victor label
Jazz and Blues (Big Band, Swing)

Orchestra credits are incomplete, and are based on musicians identified in notes. Disc 1 - Sides A & B Disc 2 - Sides C & D Disc 3 - Sides E & F Disc 4 - Sides G & H

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington And His Orchestra ,
album by
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone, written by
PortraitCat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US
trumpet
PortraitRay Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US
trumpet
PortraitDuke Ellington And His Rhythm ,
performer on track
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
arranged by, piano, written by
PortraitJunior Raglin b, 1917-1955 US
bass
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitRussell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US
alto saxophone
PortraitJimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US
clarinet
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitHarold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US
trumpet
PortraitAl Hibbler voc, 1915-2001 US
vocals
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitKay Davis voc, 1920-2012 US
vocals
PortraitAl Sears sax, ts, 1910-1990 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitMarion Cox ,
vocals
PortraitBilly Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US
piano, written by
Producers
Leonard Feather liner notes
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Royal Garden BluesDuke Ellington And His OrchestraClarence Williams, Spencer Williams
2Frankie And JohnnieDuke Ellington And His Rhythm
3Memphis BluesDuke Ellington And His OrchestraW. C. Handy
4Pretty WomanDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington
5Beale St. BluesDuke Ellington And His OrchestraW. C. Handy
6Transblucency (A Blue Fog That You Can Almost See Through)Duke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, Lawrence Brown
7St. Louis BluesDuke Ellington And His OrchestraW. C. Handy
8Drawing Room BluesDuke EllingtonBilly Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
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