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Duke Ellington
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion And Okeh Small Group Sessions

Compil. US 2006 on Mosaic Records label
Jazz (Swing)

Digital tranrsfer from 24 bi disct and CEDAR restoration

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, album by, written by
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, written by
PortraitOtto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone
PortraitBilly Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US
arranged by, piano, written by
PortraitBrick Fleagle g, 1906-1992 US
arranged by, guitar, written by
PortraitJerry Blake as, cl, 1908-1961 US
arranged by
PortraitWayman Carver ts, sax, fl, 1905-1967 US
arranged by
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, written by
PortraitBilly Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US
bass, written by
PortraitHayes Alvis b, 1907-1972 US
bass, written by
PortraitJimmy Blanton b, 1918-1942 US
bass
PortraitWellman Braud b, 1891-1966 US
bass
PortraitBarney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone, written by
PortraitScott Wenzel perc, dr,
co-producer, release
PortraitSteven Lasker ,
co-producer, release, liner notes, transferred by
PortraitRex Stewart tr, cor, 1907-1967 US
cornet, written by
PortraitChick Webb dr, 1905-1939 US
drums, written by
PortraitJack Maisel dr,
drums
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitBernard Addison g, 1905-1990 US
guitar
PortraitFred Guy g, 1897-1971 US
guitar
PortraitCeele Burke voc, g, US
guitar, steel guitar
PortraitCharlie Barnet as, ss, ts, 1913-1991 US
maracas
PortraitTommy Fulford p, 1912-1956 US
piano
PortraitJoe Nanton tb, 1904-1946 US
trombone
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone
PortraitSandy Williams tb, 1906-1991 US
trombone
PortraitFreddy Jenkins tr, 1906-1978 US
trumpet
PortraitWallace Jones tr, 1906-1983 US
trumpet, written by
PortraitCootie Williams tr, 1911-1985 US
trumpet, vocals, written by
PortraitJuan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR
vibraphone, written by
PortraitBuddy Clark voc, 1912-1949 US
vocals
PortraitIvie Anderson voc, 1905-1949 US
vocals
Jean Eldridge
vocals
PortraitJerry Kruger voc,
vocals
PortraitLeon LaFell ,
vocals
Mary McHugh
vocals
Scat Powell
vocals
Sue Mitchell
vocals
PortraitThe Quintones , US
vocals
PortraitLouis Bacon tr, 1904-1967 US
vocals, trumpet
Producers
Richard Mantel design
Michael Cuscuna executive-producer
Kurt Lundvall mastered by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1NYC, March 5-6, 1935 (11:00 p.m. - 5:30 a.m.)Duke Ellington
2Tough Truckin'Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills3:02
3Tough Truckin' (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills2:43
4Indigo EchoesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills2:46
5Indigo Echoes (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills2:42
6Recording Incorporated, Hollywood, December 16,1936Duke Ellington
7Relaxatious (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonRex Stewart2:42
8RelaxatiousDuke EllingtonRex Stewart2:42
9Lazy Man's ShuffleDuke EllingtonRex Stewart2:55
10Lazy Man's Shuffle (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonRex Stewart2:47
11Associate Cinema Studios, Hollywood, December 19, 1936Duke Ellington
12Clouds In My Heart (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills2:55
13Clouds In My HeartDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills2:55
14Frolic Sam (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonCootie Williams2:58
15Frolic SamDuke EllingtonCootie Williams2:58
16Caravan (-1)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol3:04
17Caravan (-2)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol3:04
18Stompy Jones (-1)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:42
19Stompy Jones (-2)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:38
20Hollywood, December 21, 1936Duke Ellington
21Mood Indigo/SolitudeDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington, Eddie Delange, Irving Mills3:03
22Sophisticated Lady/In A Sentimental MoodDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish3:01
23NYC, March 8, 1937 (8:00 p.m. - 1:10 a.m.)Duke Ellington
24I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonClarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh2:50
25I Can't Believe That You're In Love With MeDuke EllingtonClarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh2:51
26Downtown Uproar (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:43
27Downtown UproarDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:40
28Digga Digga Do (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh2:51
29Digga Digga DoDuke EllingtonDorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh2:51
30Blue ReverieDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Harry Carney2:58
31Blue Reverie (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Harry Carney2:54
32Tiger Rag (-2)Duke EllingtonOriginal Dixieland Jazz Band2:41
33Tiger Rag (-1)Duke EllingtonOriginal Dixieland Jazz Band2:37
34NYC, March 25, 1937 (10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.)Duke Ellington
35My Honey's Lovin' ArmsDuke EllingtonHerman Ruby, Joseph Meyer2:43
36Did Anyone Ever Tell You? (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonHarold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh2:58
37Did Anyone Ever Tell You?Duke EllingtonHarold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh2:54
38Alabamy HomeDuke EllingtonDave Ringle, Duke Ellington2:56
39Where Are You?Duke EllingtonHarold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh2:49
40NYC, April 29, 1937 (2:15 p.m. start)Duke Ellington
41Lament For A Lost Love (Originally Released As "Solace")Duke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills2:41
42Lament For a Lost Love (Originally Released As "Solace") (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills2:41
43Four And One-Half Street (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:39
44Four And One-Half StreetDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:32
45Demi-tasse (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Harry Carney2:36
46Demi-tasseDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Harry Carney2:35
47Jazz A La CarteDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington2:29
48Jazz A La Carte (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington2:37
49NYC, May 20, 1937 (2:00 - 5:30 p.m.)Duke Ellington
50Foolin' Myself (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonJack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin2:54
51Foolin' MyselfDuke EllingtonJack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin2:57
52A Sailboat In The Moonlight (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonCarmen Lombardo, John Jacob Loeb2:55
53A Sailboat In The MoonlightDuke EllingtonCarmen Lombardo, John Jacob Loeb3:02
54You'll Never Go To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)Duke EllingtonAlfred Bryan, Joseph H. Santly2:26
55You'll Never Go To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonAlfred Bryan, Joseph H. Santly2:21
56Peckin' (-3)Duke EllingtonBen Pollack, Harry James3:11
57Peckin' (-2)Duke EllingtonBen Pollack, Harry James3:08
58Peckin' (-1)Duke EllingtonBen Pollack, Harry James3:06
59NYC, June 16, 1937 (3:00 -8:20 p.m.)Duke Ellington
60Get It Southern Style (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonHenry Nemo, Irving Mills2:38
61Get It Southern StyleDuke EllingtonHenry Nemo, Irving Mills2:39
62Moonlight FiestaDuke EllingtonIrving Mills, Juan Tizol2:45
63Moonlight Fiesta (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonIrving Mills, Juan Tizol2:48
64Sponge Cake And Spinach (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:31
65Sponge Cake And SpinachDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:31
66If You're Ever In My Arms Again (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonHerman Carl "Curley" Mahr, Jimmy Van Heusen2:51
67If You're Ever In My Arms AgainDuke EllingtonHerman Carl "Curley" Mahr, Jimmy Van Heusen2:51
68NYC, July 7, 1937 (Midnight - 5 a.m.)Duke Ellington
69The Back Room Romp (A Contrapuntal Stomp) (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:45
70The Back Room Romp (A Contrapuntal Stomp)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:46
71Love In My Heart (Originally Titled "Swing Baby Swing") (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Hayes Alvis2:32
72Love In My Heart (Originally Titled "Swing Baby Swing")Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Hayes Alvis2:32
73Sugar Hill Shim Sham (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:19
74Sugar Hill Shim ShamDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:34
75Tea And Trumpets (LP Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:31
76Tea And Trumpets (CD Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:30
77Tea And Trumpets (78 Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:29
78NYC, October 26. p.m.)1937 (2:30 - 7:20Duke Ellington
79JubilestaDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol2:45
80Watchin'Duke EllingtonHenry Nemo, Irving Mills2:52
81Pigeons And PeppersDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Mercer Ellington2:51
82I Can't Give You Anything But LoveDuke EllingtonJimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields2:33
83NYC, January 19, 1938 (10:00 a.m. start)Duke Ellington
84Drummer's DelightDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington2:34
85If I Thought You Cared (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Irving Mills, Rudy Jackson2:59
86If I Thought You CaredDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Irving Mills, Rudy Jackson2:57
87Lost In Meditation (Originally Released As "Have A Heart")Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol, Louis C. Singer2:44
88Lost In Meditation (Originally Released As "Have A Heart") (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol, Louis C. Singer2:42
89My DayDuke EllingtonCarmen Lombardo, Edward Heyman, Steve Loeb3:02
90Silvery Moon And Golden SandsDuke EllingtonHarry Pease, Larry Stock, William Haid3:12
91Echoes Of Harlem (Rehearsal Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington5:11
92Echoes Of HarlemDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington3:12
93Echoes Of Harlem (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington3:10
94NYC, March 28, 1938 (2:00 - 6:00 p.m.)Duke Ellington
95Jeep's BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:52
96If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do)?Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills2:54
97I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills, John Redmond3:00
98Rendezvous With RhythmDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:57
99NYC, April 4, 1938 (2:30 - 6:10 p.m.)Duke Ellington
100A Lesson In CDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills2:30
101Swingtime In HonoluluDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills2:41
102Carnival In CarolineDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills2:20
103Ol' Man RiverDuke EllingtonHammerstein-Kern2:46
104NYC, June 22, 1938 (2:00 - 6:45 p.m.)Duke Ellington
105You Walked Out Of The PictureDuke EllingtonDave Oppenheim, Harry Tobias, Little Jack Little2:46
106You Walked Out Of The Picture (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDave Oppenheim, Harry Tobias, Little Jack Little2:47
107PyramidDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Juan Tizol2:50
108Empty Ballroom BluesDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:24
109Lost In MeditationDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol, Louis C. Singer2:38
110Lost In Meditation (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol, Louis C. Singer2:42
111NYC, August 1, 1938 (3:45 - 6:20 p.m.)Duke Ellington
112A Blues SerenadeDuke EllingtonFrank Signorelli, Jimmy Lytell, Mitchell Parish, Vincent Grande2:37
113Love In SwingtimeDuke EllingtonEddie Lambert, Irving Mills, Stephen Richards2:45
114Swingin' In The DellDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:31
115Jitterbug's LullabyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Johnny Hodges2:56
116Chasin' ChippiesDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:55
117NYC, August 2, 1938 (2:00 p.m. start)Duke Ellington
118Blue Is The EveningDuke EllingtonHarry Akst, Sidney Clare3:04
119SharpyDuke EllingtonPauline Michael Mills2:39
120Swing Pan AlleyDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:30
121NYC, August 24, 1938 (7:00 - midnight)Duke Ellington
122Prelude To A KissDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills2:39
123There's Something About An Old LoveDuke EllingtonIrving Mills, Lupin Fien, Will Hudson2:39
124The Jeep Is Jumpin'Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:26
125Krum Elbow BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:34
126NYC, December 20, 1938Duke Ellington
127I'm In Another WorldDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:59
128Hodge PodgeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:32
129Dancing On The StarsDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills2:52
130WanderlustDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:56
131NYC, December 21, 1938Duke Ellington
132Delta MoodDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:43
133(The) Boys From HarlemDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:16
134Mobile BluesDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:29
135Mobile Blues (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:22
136Gal-Avantin'Duke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:19
137NYC, December 22, 1938Duke Ellington
138Blue Light (-2)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:37
139Blue Light (-1)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:37
140NYC, February 27, 1939 (4:45 - 7:05 p.m.)Duke Ellington
141Like A Ship In The NightDuke EllingtonJohn Cooper, Will Hudson2:34
142Mississippi DreamboatDuke EllingtonCharles Ford, John Redmond2:33
143Swingin' On The CampusDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:36
144Dooji WoojiDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:52
145NYC, February 28, 1939 (8:10 p.m. - finish)Duke Ellington
146Beautiful RomanceDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:42
147Boudoir BennyDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:45
148Ain't The Gravy Good? (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDonald Heywood3:08
149Ain't The Gravy Good?Duke EllingtonDonald Heywood3:03
150She's GoneDuke EllingtonCootie Williams, Duke Ellington2:57
151NYC, Mrch 8, 1939Duke Ellington
152Just Good FunDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:38
153Informal BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:51
154NYC, March 20, 1939 (2:00 - 5:00 p.m.)Duke Ellington
155San Juan HillDuke EllingtonBrick Fleagle, Duke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:36
156I'll Come Back For MoreDuke EllingtonBrick Fleagle, Duke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:50
157"Fat Stuff" SerenadeDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Rex Stewart2:37
158NYC, March 21, 1939 (2:45 - 4:45 p.m.)Duke Ellington
159Savoy Strut (Alt. Take)Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:30
160Savoy StrutDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Johnny Hodges2:29
161Rent Party BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:37
162Dance Of The GoonsDuke EllingtonJohnny Hodges2:37
163Good Gal BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:57
164NYC, March 21, 1939 (4:45 -5:30 p.m.)Duke Ellington
165FinesseDuke EllingtonBilly Taylor Sr., Robert Sour2:42
166NYC, June 2, 1939Duke Ellington
167Kitchen Mechanic's DayDuke EllingtonIrving Mills, Johnny Hodges2:27
168My Heart Jumped Over The MoonDuke EllingtonIrving Mills, Johnny Hodges2:32
169You Can Count On MeDuke EllingtonJosef Myrow, Robert Maxwell3:12
170Home Town BluesDuke EllingtonJohnny Hodges2:36
171NYC, June 8, 1939 (2:30 p.m. start)Duke Ellington
172Utt-Da-Zay (The Tailor Song)Duke EllingtonBuck Ram, Irving Mills2:43
173Chew-Chew-Chew- (Chew Your Bubble Gum)Duke EllingtonBuck Ram, Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald2:38
174Barney Goin' EasyDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard2:54
175Just Another DreamDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard2:40
176NYC, June 21, 1939 (3:30-4:00 or 5:00)Duke Ellington
177Night SongDuke EllingtonIrving Mills, Jimmy Mundy, Juan Tizol2:43
178NYC, June 22, 1939 (2:45 - 4:30 p.m.)Duke Ellington
179Blues A Poppin'Duke EllingtonCootie Williams2:49
180Top And BottomDuke EllingtonCootie Williams2:52
181Black BeautyDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:43
182NYC, September 1, 1939 (2:45 - 4:35 p.m.)Duke Ellington
183The Rabbit's JumpDuke EllingtonJohnny Hodges2:37
184Moon RomanceDuke EllingtonJohnny Hodges2:45
185Truly WonderfulDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:19
186Dream BluesDuke EllingtonJohnny Hodges2:57
187Chicago, October 14, 1939Duke Ellington
188Skunk Hollow BluesDuke EllingtonJohnny Hodges2:36
189I Know What You DoDuke EllingtonJohnny Hodges2:39
190Your Love Has FadedDuke EllingtonBilly Strayhorn2:46
191Tired SocksDuke EllingtonJohnny Hodges2:48
192BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:41
193Chicago, October 16, 1939Duke Ellington
194Early Mornin'Duke EllingtonBarney Bigard2:27
195Chicago, November 22, 1939Duke Ellington
196Minuet In BluesDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard2:46
197Lost In Two FlatsDuke EllingtonBilly Strayhorn2:29
198Honey HushDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard, Rex Stewart, Vince Taylor2:47
199BluesDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:50
200Plucked AgainDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:58
201Chicago, February 14, 1940 (4:20 - 5:15 p.m.)Duke Ellington
202Pelican DragDuke EllingtonHarry Carney2:57
203TapiocaDuke EllingtonBilly Strayhorn2:28
204Chicago, February 15, 1940 (12:15 - 1:30 p.m.)Duke Ellington
205Mardi Gras MadnessDuke EllingtonBarney Bigard2:29
206Watch The BirdieDuke EllingtonWallace Jones2:38
207Black ButterflyDuke EllingtonBen Carruthers, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills2:38
208Dry Long SoDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Jackie Trent2:48
209Toasted PickleDuke EllingtonCootie Williams2:33
210Give It UpDuke EllingtonCootie Williams2:54
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