ArtistInfo
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1950
Compil. FR 2001 on Classics label
Jazz (Swing)
Recording dates: #1 to 4: New York, October 3, 1950 #5, 6: New York, late October 1950 #7 to 10: New York, November, 1950 #11 to 13: New York, November 20, 1950 #14, 15: New York, December 18, 1950 Misspelt 'The Chronogical Classics' on the front.
Musicians
 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra , album by |
 | Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US alto saxophone |
 | Russell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US alto saxophone, clarinet |
 | Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US baritone saxophone, clarinet |
 | Joe Shulman b, cb, 1923-1957 US bass |
 | Wendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US bass |
 | Jimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Sonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US drums |
 | Anatol Schenker , liner notes, october, 2001 |
 | Billy Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US piano, written by |
 | Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US piano, written by |
 | Paul Gonsalves ts, sax, 1920-1974 US tenor saxophone |
 | Lawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US trombone |
 | Quentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US trombone |
 | Andrés Merenguito trumpet |
 | Cat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US trumpet |
 | Harold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US trumpet |
 | Nelson Williams tr, 1917-1973 US trumpet |
 | Ray Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US trumpet, violin |
 | Billy Strayhorn Trio , performer on track |
 | Wild Bill Davis org, 1918-1995 US performer on track, organ, written by |
 | Jo Jones dr, 1911-1985 US drums |
 | John Collins g, 1913-2001 US guitar |
 | Al Hibbler voc, 1915-2001 US vocals |
 | Yvonne Lanauze voc, *1927 US vocals |
 | Mercer Ellington tr, 1919-1996 US flugelhorn |
 | Tyree Glenn tb, vib, 1912-1974 US trombone |
Producers
| Erich Mohr photography by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cotton Tail | Billy Strayhorn Trio | Duke Ellington | 2:55 |
| 2 | | C Jam Blues | Billy Strayhorn Trio | Duke Ellington | 3:01 |
| 3 | | Flamingo | Billy Strayhorn Trio | Edmund Anderson, Theodor Grouya | 3:03 |
| 4 | | Bang-Up Blues | Billy Strayhorn Trio | Unknown Artist | 3:07 |
| 5 | | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Wild Bill Davis | Duke Ellington | 2:43 |
| 6 | | Make No Mistake | Wild Bill Davis | Wild Bill Davis | 2:38 |
| 7 | | Tonk | Billy Strayhorn Trio | Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington | 2:59 |
| 8 | | Johnny Come Lately | Billy Strayhorn Trio | Billy Strayhorn | 3:00 |
| 9 | | In A Blue Summer Garden | Billy Strayhorn Trio | Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington | 4:07 |
| 10 | | Great Times | Billy Strayhorn Trio | Duke Ellington | 2:55 |
| 11 | | Build That Railroad | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 2:41 |
| 12 | | Love You Madly | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 2:56 |
| 13 | | Great Times | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 3:11 |
| 14 | The Tattooed Bride | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 11:38 | |
| 15 | Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 15:28 |
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