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Duke Ellington
The World Of Duke Ellington

Compil. US 1974 on Columbia label
Jazz (Swing)

Chronologically arranged collection of "singles" recorded August-December 1947. "Electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo" Recorded 14 August (A1-A3); 1 Sept. A4); 1 Oct. (A5, A6); 2 Oct. (B1, B2); 6 Oct. (B3 - B5), all in Hollywood. Recorded 10 Nov. (B6, C1, C2); 11 Nov. (C3); 14 Nov. (C4 - C6, D1); 20 Nov. (D2); 22 Dec. (D3, D4), all in New York.

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, album by, written by
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone, reeds
PortraitJunior Raglin b, 1917-1955 US
bass
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
bass clarinet, reeds
PortraitJimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US
clarinet, reeds, written by
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitFred Guy g, 1897-1971 US
guitar
PortraitBilly Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US
piano, written by
PortraitAl Sears sax, ts, 1910-1990 US
reeds, tenor saxophone
PortraitRussell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US
reeds
PortraitClaude Jones tb, 1901-1962 US
trombone
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone, written by
PortraitTyree Glenn tb, vib, 1912-1974 US
trombone
PortraitWilbur De Paris tb, 1900-1973 US
trombone
PortraitAl Killian tr, 1916-1950 US
trumpet
PortraitDud Bascomb tr, 1916-1972 US
trumpet
PortraitFrancis Williams tr, 1910-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitHarold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US
trumpet
PortraitRay Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US
trumpet, violin, vocals
PortraitShelton Hemphill tr, 1906-1959 US
trumpet
PortraitAl Hibbler voc, 1915-2001 US
vocals
PortraitDolores Parker voc,
vocals
PortraitKay Davis voc, 1920-2012 US
vocals
Composers
Duke Ellington
John Latouche
Lawrence Brown
Irene Higginbotham
Sydney Shaw
Larry Fotine
Mel Tormé
Robert Wells
E.A. Weinstein
E.F. Brier
Jimmy Hamilton
Billy Strayhorn
Clarence Gaskill
Jimmy McHugh
Morgan Lewis
Nancy Hamilton
Arthur Freed
Nacio Herb Brown
Bob Russell
Billie Cottrell
Thomas Hee
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1H'ya SueDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:52
2Lady Of The Lavender MistDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington3:15
3WomenDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:15
4Golden CressDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Lawrence Brown2:57
5It's Mad, Mad, MadDuke EllingtonIrene Higginbotham, Sydney Shaw2:58
6You Gotta Crawl Before You WalkDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Larry Fotine, Mel Tormé, Robert Wells3:07
7KittyDuke EllingtonE.A. Weinstein, E.F. Brier3:01
8Brown PennyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:06
9Maybe I Should Change My WaysDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:15
10Boogie Bop BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:56
11Sultry SerenadeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington3:04
12Stomp, Look And ListenDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington3:20
13 Air Conditioned JungleDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton2:53
14 Three Cent StompDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington3:02
15 Progressive GavotteDuke EllingtonBilly Strayhorn2:55
16 Take Love EasyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:00
17 I Can't Believe Your In Love With MeDuke EllingtonClarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh2:48
18 How High The MoonDuke EllingtonMorgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton2:53
19 Singin' In The RainDuke EllingtonArthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown3:21
20 Don't Get Around Much AnymoreDuke EllingtonBob Russell, Duke Ellington3:02
21 I Could Get A ManDuke EllingtonBillie Cottrell, Duke Ellington, Thomas Hee2:56
22 On A Turquoise CloudDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Lawrence Brown3:20

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