Compil. FR 1976 on Monkey Records label
Jazz
A1 New York, November 1924 A2 New York, June 21, 1926 A3 New York, March, 1928 A4 New York, October, 1928 A5 New York, September 10, 1929 A6 New York, April 3, 1930 B1 Chicago, January 9, 1935 B2 Cotton Club, New York, March 18, 1937 B3 Cotton Club, New York, March 18, 1937 B4 Southland Cafe, Boston, January 9, 194 B5 Hollywood, January 15, 1941 B6 Hollywood, September 17, 1941 C1 New York, September 1925 C2 New York, June 21, 1926 C3 New York, March, 1928 C4 New York, February, 1929 C5 New York, February, 1929 C6 New York, February, 1929 C7 New York, January 29, 1930 D1 Chicago, January 20, 1936 D2 Cotton Club, New York, March 18, 1937 D3 Southland Cafe, Boston, January 9, 194 D4 Crystal Ballrom, Lake Inn, Fargo, November 7, 1940 D5 Carnegie Hall, New Youk, January 23, 1943 D6 Carnegie Hall, New York, December 11, 1943 typo: Carnegie Hall vs. Carnagie Hall
Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US piano, album by, written by | |
Fred Guy g, 1897-1971 US banjo, guitar | |
Billy Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US bass | |
Hayes Alvis b, 1907-1972 US bass | |
Henry Edwards bass | |
Jimmy Blanton b, 1918-1942 US bass | |
Wellman Braud b, 1891-1966 US bass | |
Sonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US drums | |
Barney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US reeds | |
Ben Webster ts, 1909-1973 US reeds | |
Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US reeds, written by | |
Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US reeds, written by | |
Otto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US reeds | |
Charlie Irvis tb, 1899-1939 US trombone | |
Juan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR trombone | |
Lawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US trombone | |
Tricky Sam Nanton tb, *1904 US trombone | |
Arthur Whetsol tr, 1905-1940 US trumpet | |
Bubber Miley tr, 1903-1932 US trumpet, written by | |
Cootie Williams tr, 1911-1985 US trumpet, written by | |
Freddy Jenkins tr, 1906-1978 US trumpet | |
Louis Metcalf tr, 1905-1981 US trumpet | |
Ray Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US trumpet | |
Rex Stewart tr, cor, 1907-1967 US trumpet, written by | |
Wallace Jones tr, 1906-1983 US trumpet | |
Ivie Anderson voc, 1905-1949 US vocals |
Jacques Bisceglia photography by, liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Rainy Nights | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Jo Trent, Ray Lopez | 3:18 |
2 | Animal Crackers | Duke Ellington | Fred Rich, Harry Link, Sam Coslow | 3:05 |
3 | Jubilee Stomp (Take A) | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | 2:36 |
4 | The Mooche (Take A) | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 2:49 |
5 | Doin' The Voom Voom | Duke Ellington | Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington | 2:43 |
6 | East St Louis Toodle-Oo | Duke Ellington | Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington | 3:12 |
7 | Farewell Blues | Duke Ellington | Elmer Schoebel, Leon Roppolo, Paul Mares | 2:22 |
8 | Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish | 3:22 |
9 | Rockin' In Rhythm | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills | 4:47 |
10 | The Gal From Joe's | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | 3:31 |
11 | Bounce | Duke Ellington | 1:20 | |
12 | Clementine | Duke Ellington | Mercer Ellington | 2:20 |
13 | Trombone Blues | Duke Ellington | Spencer Williams, Ted Nixon | 3:02 |
14 | Lil' Farina | Duke Ellington | Alvaro Mier, Harrison G Smith | 2:55 |
15 | Take It Easy (Take A) | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | 2:34 |
16 | Medley : Intro To A Black And Tan Fantasy | Duke Ellington | Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington | 0:34 |
17 | The Duke Steps Out | Duke Ellington | Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges | 0:50 |
18 | Black Beauty | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | 2:01 |
19 | Rent Party Blues | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges | 3:04 |
20 | Dinah Lou | Duke Ellington | Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler | 2:22 |
21 | Harlem Speaks | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 4:14 |
22 | Little Josey | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | 2:53 |
23 | Koko | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | 2:13 |
24 | Boy Meets Horn | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Rex Stewart | 5:20 |
25 | Black And Tan Fantasy | Duke Ellington | Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington | 5:50 |