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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1947

Compil. FR 1999 on Classics label
Jazz (Big Band)

1999 French CD compilation, part of the complete works of Duke Ellington. Tracks 1 to 4 recorded in Los Angeles, September 29, 1947. Tracks 5 and 6 recorded in Los Angeles, September 30, 1947. Tracks 7 to 9 recorded in Los Angeles, October 1, 1947. Tracks 10 and 11 recorded in Los Angeles, October 2, 1947. Tracks 12 to 14 recorded in Los Angeles, October 6, 1947. Tracks 15 to 17 recorded in New York, November 10, 1947. Tracks 18 and 19 recorded in New York, November 11, 1947. Tracks 20 to 23 recorded in New York, November 14, 1947. Misspelt 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front.

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington And His Orchestra ,
album by
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone
PortraitRussell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitJimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone, written by
PortraitSonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US
drums
PortraitFred Guy g, 1897-1971 US
guitar
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, directed by, written by
PortraitAl Sears sax, ts, 1910-1990 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitClaude Jones tb, 1901-1962 US
trombone
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone
PortraitTyree Glenn tb, vib, 1912-1974 US
trombone, vibraphone
PortraitDud Bascomb tr, 1916-1972 US
trumpet
PortraitFrancis Williams tr, 1910-1983 US
trumpet
PortraitHarold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US
trumpet
PortraitShelton Hemphill tr, 1906-1959 US
trumpet
PortraitRay Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US
trumpet, violin, vocals
PortraitBilly Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US
piano, written by, piano
PortraitDolores Parker voc,
vocals
PortraitWoody Herman cl, as, 1913-1987 US
vocals
PortraitAl Hibbler voc, 1915-2001 US
vocals
PortraitKay Davis voc, 1920-2012 US
vocals
Composers
Frankie Laine
Hoagy Carmichael
Don George
Duke Ellington
Paul Reif
Jack Yellen
Sammy Fain
Dave Barbour
Peggy Lee
Irene Higginbotham
Sydney Shaw
Larry Fotine
Mel Tormé
Robert Wells
John Latouche
E.A. Weinstein
E.F. Brier
Jimmy Hamilton
Billy Strayhorn
Clarence Gaskill
Jimmy McHugh
Morgan Lewis
Nancy Hamilton
Arthur Freed
Nacio Herb Brown
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Put Yourself In My PlaceDuke Ellington And His OrchestraFrankie Laine, Hoagy Carmichael3:09
2Cowboy RhumbaDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDon George, Duke Ellington, Paul Reif2:49
3The Wildest Gal In TownDuke Ellington And His OrchestraJack Yellen, Sammy Fain3:18
4I Fell And Broke My HeartDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDon George, Duke Ellington2:38
5AntidesestablishmentarianismistDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDon George, Duke Ellington2:48
6Don't Be So Mean To Me BabyDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDave Barbour, Peggy Lee3:13
7It's Mad, Mad, Mad!Duke Ellington And His OrchestraIrene Higginbotham, Sydney Shaw2:57
8You Gotta Crawl Before You WalkDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, Larry Fotine, Mel Tormé, Robert Wells3:05
9Change My WaysDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:18
10KittyDuke Ellington And His OrchestraE.A. Weinstein, E.F. Brier3:00
11Brown PennyDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:05
12Change My WaysDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:18
13Boogie Bop BluesDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington2:55
14Sultry SerenadeDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington3:02
15Stomp, Look And ListenDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington3:19
16Air Conditioned JungleDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton2:52
17Three Cent StompDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington3:02
18Progressive GavotteDuke Ellington And His OrchestraBilly Strayhorn2:55
19He Makes Me Believe He's MineDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:15
20Take Love EasyDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington, John Latouche3:00
21I Can't Believe That You're In Love With MeDuke Ellington And His OrchestraClarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh2:46
22How High The MoonDuke Ellington And His OrchestraMorgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton2:53
23Singin' In The RainDuke Ellington And His OrchestraArthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown3:20
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