Duke Ellington - Toodle-Oo

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Duke Ellington
Toodle-Oo

Compil. UK 1975 on Vocalion label
Jazz

Liner notes state: "This is volume one of a four volume collection that will present, in chronological order, the early recordings of Duke Ellington made for the Vocallion and Brunswick labels". All recordings made in New York: 29 November, 1926 (A1, A2); 29 December, 1926 (A3 to A5); 3 February, 1927 (A6, A7); 28 February, 1927 (A8); 14 March, 1927 (B1); 7 April, 1927 (B2); 30 April, 1927 (B3); 29 December, 1927 (B4, B5); 21 March, 1928 (B6, B7). On rear sleeve: Vocalion Records, Decca House, 9 Albert Embankmaent, London SE1 7SW. Made in England. Sleeve printed in England by Upton Printing Group. © 1975 The Decca Record Company Limited, London. On labels: Made in England. The Decca Record Co. Ltd.

Musicians

	Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US piano, album by, written by
	Fred Guy g, 1897-1971 US banjo
	Wellman Braud b, 1891-1966 US bass
	Sonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US drums
	Barney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US reeds
	Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US reeds
	Otto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US reeds
	Rudy Jackson ts, cl, US reeds
	Joe Nanton tb, 1904-1946 US trombone
	Arthur Whetsol tr, 1905-1940 US trumpet
	Bubber Miley tr, 1903-1932 US trumpet, written by
	June Clark tr, *1900 US trumpet
	Louis Metcalf tr, 1905-1981 US trumpet
	Henry Edwards b, *1889 US tuba

Producers

Geoff Milne producer

George Ellis sleeve notes

Composers

Duke Ellington

Porter Grainger

Bubber Miley

Rube Bloom

Dan Healy

Dorothy Fields

Jimmy McHugh

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer
1	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
2	Birmingham Breakdown	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
3	Immigration Blues	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
4	The Creeper	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
5	The Creeper	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
6	New Orleans Low-Down	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
7	Song Of The Cotton Field	Duke Ellington	Porter Grainger
8	Birmingham Breakdown	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
9	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
10	Black And Tan Fantasy	Duke Ellington	Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington
11	Soliloquy	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington, Rube Bloom
12	Red Hot Band	Duke Ellington	Dan Healy, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
13	Doin' The Frog	Duke Ellington	Dan Healy, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
14	Take It Easy	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington
15	Jubilee Stomp	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington

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