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Duke Ellington
The Best Of The Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946)

Compil. US 2000 on RCA Victor label
Jazz (Swing, Big Band)

© 2000, BMG Entertainment ℗ 2000, BMG Entertainment. Track 1 recorded December 1, 1944. Track 2 recorded December 1, 1944. It is an alternate take. Track 3 recorded December 11, 1944. From "Black, Brown And Beige." Track 4 recorded December 12, 1944. From "Black, Brown And Beige." Track 5 recorded May 10, 1945. Track 6 recorded May 11, 1945. Tracks 7, 8, and 9 recorded May 14, 1945. Tracks 10 and 11 recorded May 15, 1945. Track 12 recorded May 30, 1945. Track 13 recorded November 26, 1945. Track 14 recorded January 10, 1946. Tracks 15 and 16 recorded July 9, 1946. Tracks 17 and 18 recorded September 3, 1946.

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, album by, written by, piano, solo
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone, written by, alto saxophone, solo
PortraitOtto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US
alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, solo
PortraitRussell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US
alto saxophone
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
baritone saxophone, baritone saxophone, solo, bass clarinet, solo
PortraitAl Lucas b, g, 1916-1983 CA
bass
PortraitJunior Raglin b, 1917-1955 US
bass
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitSid Weiss b, 1914-1994 US
bass
PortraitJimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US
clarinet, clarinet, solo
PortraitJon M. Samuels ,
compiled by
PortraitMarian Conaty , US
compiled by
PortraitSidney Catlett dr, 1910-1951 US
drums
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitPaul Brizzi ,
engineer, cedar noise reduction
PortraitFred Guy g, 1897-1971 US
guitar
PortraitBilly Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US
piano, piano, solo, written by
PortraitAl Sears sax, ts, 1910-1990 US
tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, solo
PortraitClaude Jones tb, 1901-1962 US
trombone
PortraitJoe Nanton tb, 1904-1946 US
trombone
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone, trombone, solo, written by
PortraitWilbur De Paris tb, 1900-1973 US
trombone
PortraitCat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US
trumpet, trumpet, solo
PortraitFrancis Williams tr, 1910-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitHarold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US
trumpet
PortraitRex Stewart tr, cor, 1907-1967 US
trumpet, trumpet, solo
PortraitShelton Hemphill tr, 1906-1959 US
trumpet
PortraitTaft Jordan tr, 1915-1981 US
trumpet, trumpet, solo
PortraitRay Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US
trumpet, violin, violin, solo, trumpet, solo
PortraitJoya Sherrill voc, 1924-2010 US
vocals
PortraitAl Hibbler voc, 1915-2001 US
vocals
PortraitKay Davis voc, 1920-2012 US
vocals
PortraitMarie Ellington voc, 1922-2012 US
vocals
PortraitMarion Cox ,
vocals
Producers
Steven Gates a&r, a&r direction
Carol Bobolts art direction
Red Herring Design art direction
Stephanie Stein Crease coordinator, editorial coordinator
Janet DeMatteis creative director
Dennis Ferrante remastered by, engineer, digital transfers
Steve Backer executive-producer
Joshua Sherman liner notes, production manager, production coordinator
Orrin Keepnews reissue producer
Tish King research, photo researcher
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1I'm Beginning To See The LightDuke EllingtonDon George, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Johnny Hodges3:09
2Don't You Know I CareDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Mack David2:57
3Come SundayDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington4:28
4The BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington4:31
5Prelude To A KissDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills2:59
6CaravanDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol2:45
7In A Sentimental MoodDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz3:01
8It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:57
9Sophisticated LadyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish2:37
10I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills, John Redmond3:00
11SolitudeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Eddie Delange, Irving Mills3:03
12Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke EllingtonMercer Ellington3:05
13I'm Just A Lucky So-and-SoDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Mack David3:08
14TonkDuke EllingtonBilly Strayhorn, Duke Ellington2:46
15TransblucencyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Lawrence Brown2:58
16Just Squeeze MeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Lee Gaines3:17
17St. Louis BluesDuke EllingtonW. C. Handy2:57
18Esquire SwankDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges3:28
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