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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Duke's Best

Compil. DE 1959 on Coral label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

Licensed by Coral Records, Inc. New York, U.S.A. Printed in Germany

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington And His Orchestra ,
album by
PortraitJoe Cornell acc, 1902-1993 US
accordion
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, written by
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
PortraitOtto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US
alto saxophone
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
arranged by, piano, written by
PortraitFred Guy g, 1897-1971 US
banjo
PortraitWellman Braud b, 1891-1966 US
bass
PortraitBarney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone, written by
PortraitRudy Jackson ts, cl, US
clarinet, tenor saxophone
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitBennie Payne p, US
piano, 2nd
PortraitJuan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR
trombone
PortraitTricky Sam Nanton tb, *1904 US
trombone
PortraitArthur Whetsol tr, 1905-1940 US
trumpet
PortraitBubber Miley tr, 1903-1932 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitCootie Williams tr, 1911-1985 US
trumpet
PortraitFreddy Jenkins tr, 1906-1978 US
trumpet
PortraitLouis Metcalf tr, 1905-1981 US
trumpet
Producers
Dietrich Schulz-Köhn liner notes
Jean-Pierre Leloir photography by, cover
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Wall Street WailDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington
2Mood IndigoDuke Ellington And His OrchestraBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
3Jolly WogDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington
4Yellow Dog BluesDuke Ellington And His OrchestraW. C. Handy
5Twelfth Street RagDuke Ellington And His OrchestraEuday L. Bowman, James S. Sumner
6Awful SadDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington
7Double Check StompDuke Ellington And His OrchestraBarney Bigard, Irving Mills
8Jazz ConvulsionsDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington
9Rockin' In RhythmDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills
10The MoocheDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, Irving Mills
11Tishomingo BluesDuke Ellington And His OrchestraJoseph Stern, Spencer Williams
12Black And Tan FantasyDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington
13East St. Louis Toodle-OODuke Ellington And His OrchestraBubber Miley, Duke Ellington
14Birmingham BreakdownDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington
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