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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Duke Ellington Plays The Blues
Album US 1947 on RCA Victor label
Jazz and Blues (Big Band, Swing)
Orchestra credits are incomplete, and are based on musicians identified in notes. Disc 1 - Sides A & B Disc 2 - Sides C & D Disc 3 - Sides E & F Disc 4 - Sides G & H
Musicians
 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra , album by |
 | Lawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US trombone, written by |
 | Cat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US trumpet |
 | Ray Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US trumpet |
 | Duke Ellington And His Rhythm , performer on track |
 | Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US arranged by, piano, written by |
 | Junior Raglin b, 1917-1955 US bass |
 | Sonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US drums |
 | Russell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US alto saxophone |
 | Jimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US clarinet |
 | Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US baritone saxophone |
 | Harold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US trumpet |
 | Al Hibbler voc, 1915-2001 US vocals |
 | Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass |
 | Kay Davis voc, 1920-2012 US vocals |
 | Al Sears sax, ts, 1910-1990 US tenor saxophone |
 | Marion Cox , vocals |
 | Billy Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US piano, written by |
Producers
| Leonard Feather liner notes |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Garden Blues | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams | |
| 2 | Frankie And Johnnie | Duke Ellington And His Rhythm | ||
| 3 | Memphis Blues | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | W. C. Handy | |
| 4 | Pretty Woman | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | |
| 5 | Beale St. Blues | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | W. C. Handy | |
| 6 | Transblucency (A Blue Fog That You Can Almost See Through) | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown | |
| 7 | St. Louis Blues | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | W. C. Handy | |
| 8 | Drawing Room Blues | Duke Ellington | Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington |
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