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Duke Ellington
The Duke's Men: Small Groups, Volume 2 1938-1939

Compil. US 1993 on Columbia Jazz Masterpieces label
Jazz (Swing)

1993 2-CD compilation. Volume 2 of the Columbia small group recordings. Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 recorded in New York, March 28, 1938. Tracks 1-5 to 1-8 recorded in New York, April 4, 1938. Tracks 1-9 to 1-12 recorded in New York, June 22, 1938. Tracks 1-13 to 1-16 recorded in New York, August 1, 1938. Tracks 1-17 to 1-20 recorded in New York, August 2, 1938. Tracks 1-21, 1-22, 2-1 and 2-2 recorded in New York, August 24, 1938. Tracks 2-3 to 2-6 recorded in New York, December 19, 1938. Tracks 2-7 to 2-10 recorded in New York, December 21, 1938. Tracks 2-11 to 2-14 recorded in New York, February 27, 1939. Tracks 2-15 to 2-18 recorded in New York, February 28, 1939. Tracks 2-19 to 2-21 recorded in New York, March 20, 1939.

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, album by, written by
PortraitOtto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US
alto saxophone, bass saxophone
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, written by
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitBilly Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US
bass
PortraitBarney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone
PortraitMichael Brooks ,
coordinator, columiba jazz masterpieces series coordination, coordinator, columiba jazz masterpieces series coordination, producer, re-issue
PortraitRex Stewart tr, cor, 1907-1967 US
cornet
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitBrick Fleagle g, 1906-1992 US
guitar, written by
PortraitFred Guy g, 1897-1971 US
guitar
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone
PortraitTricky Sam Nanton tb, *1904 US
trombone
PortraitCootie Williams tr, 1911-1985 US
trumpet, vocals, written by
PortraitLouis Bacon tr, 1904-1967 US
trumpet, vocals
Jean Eldridge
vocals
PortraitJerry Kruger voc,
vocals
PortraitLeon LaFell ,
vocals
Mary McHugh
vocals
Scat Powell
vocals
PortraitJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitCootie Williams & His Rug Cutters ,
orchestra
PortraitRex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers ,
orchestra
Producers
Allen Weinberg art direction
Amy Herot coordinator, columiba jazz masterpieces series coordination
Gary Pacheco coordinator, columiba jazz masterpieces series coordination
Hope Chasin coordinator, packaging coordinator
Paul M. Martin graphics, computer graphics
Frank Driggs photography by, cover photo
Helen Oakley Dance producer, original recording
Larry Keyes remastered by, archival restoration and remastering
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Jeep's BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:53
2If You Were In My PlaceDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills2:54
3I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills, John Redmond3:00
4Rendezvous With RhythmDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:59
5A Lesson In CDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills2:31
6Swingtime In HonoluluDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills2:40
7Carnival In CarolineDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills2:21
8Ol' Man RiverDuke EllingtonJerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II2:46
9You Walked Out Of The PictureDuke EllingtonJ. Little, Dave Oppenheim, Harry Tobias2:46
10PyramidDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Juan Tizol2:49
11Empty Ballroom BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:25
12Lost In MeditationDuke EllingtonL. Singer, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol2:40
13A Blues SerenadeDuke EllingtonJ. Lytell, V. Grande, Frank Signorelli2:39
14Love In SwingtimeDuke EllingtonE. Lambert, S. Richards, Irving Mills2:46
15Swinging In The DellDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:32
16Jitterbug's LullabyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Johnny Hodges2:57
17Chasin' ChippiesDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:56
18Blue Is The EveningDuke EllingtonSidney Clare3:06
19SharpieDuke EllingtonP. Mills2:41
20Swing Pan AlleyDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:30
21Prelude To A KissDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills2:39
22There's Something About An Old LoveDuke EllingtonIrving Mills, Lupin Fien, Will Hudson2:40
23The Jeep Is Jumpin'Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:25
24Krum Elbow BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:33
25I'm In Another WorldDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges3:00
26Hodge PodgeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:34
27Dancing On The StarsDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills2:53
28WanderlustDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:59
29Delta MoodDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:45
30The Boys From HarlemDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:16
31Mobile BluesDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:30
32Gal-A-VantingDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:20
33Like A Ship In The NightDuke EllingtonK. Kooper, Will Hudson2:15
34Mississippi DreamboatDuke EllingtonL. Brown, Ralph Freed, Sammy Fain2:36
35Swingin' On The CampusDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:34
36Dooji WoojiDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:55
37Beautiful RomanceDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:41
38Boudoir BennyDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:47
39Ain't The Gravy Good?Duke EllingtonDuBose Heyward3:10
40She's GoneDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:58
41San Juan HillDuke EllingtonBrick Fleagle, Duke Ellington2:36
42I'll Come Back For MoreDuke EllingtonR. Stewart, Brick Fleagle, Duke Ellington2:50
43Fat Stuff SerenadeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:36
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