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Duke Ellington
The Beginning, Vol. 1 (1926-1928)

Compil. US 1980 on MCA Records label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

MCA-1358 gold-embossed on front cover of previous issues' jacket MCA-2075. Back cover mentions original release DL7-9224 in upper right and lower left corners; no barcode. Number under MCA-1358 on labels differs from version The Beginning, Vol. 1 (1926-1928).

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, album by, written by
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet
PortraitOtto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
PortraitFred Guy g, 1897-1971 US
banjo
PortraitHenry Edwards b, *1889 US
bass
PortraitWellman Braud b, 1891-1966 US
bass
PortraitBarney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone
PortraitRudy Jackson ts, cl, US
clarinet, tenor saxophone
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitJoe Nanton tb, 1904-1946 US
trombone
PortraitArthur Whetsol tr, 1905-1940 US
trumpet
PortraitBubber Miley tr, 1903-1932 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitLouis Metcalf tr, 1905-1981 US
trumpet
Producers
Stanley Dance liner notes
Milt Gabler supervised by
Composers
Duke Ellington
Porter Grainger
Bubber Miley
Dan Healy
Dorothy Fields
Jimmy McHugh
W. C. Handy
Spencer Williams
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Immigration BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington
2The CreeperDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington
3New Orleans Low DownDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington
4Song Of The Cotton FieldDuke EllingtonPorter Grainger
5Birmingham BreakdownDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington
6East St. Louis Toodle-ooDuke EllingtonBubber Miley, Duke Ellington
7Black And Tan FantasyDuke EllingtonBubber Miley, Duke Ellington
8Red Hot BandDuke EllingtonDan Healy, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
9Doin' The FrogDuke EllingtonDan Healy, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
10Take It EasyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington
11Jubilee StompDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington
12Black BeautyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington
13Yellow Dog BluesDuke EllingtonW. C. Handy
14Tishomingo BluesDuke EllingtonSpencer Williams
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