Compil. DK 2002 on Storyville label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)
From "The Hurricane" restaurant at 49th and Broadway in New York City. Compilation of three original 1943 MBS broadcasts. Tracks 1 to 10 from April 3, 1943, Midnight - 12:30 a.m. EWT. Tracks 11 to 16 from April 4, 1943, 10:45 - 11:00 p.m. EWT. Tracks 17 to 22 from June 6, 1943, 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. EWT. Total Time = 59:57. Made in Germany; jewel case with 16 pp. booklet. Extract (featuring partially different titles) already released on a Swedish-only 16-track LP, only available by mail order to members of the Swedish Duke Ellington Music Society (DEMS) official fan club, containing two broadcasts from 1943 - see Duke at the Hurricane.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra , album by | |
Ben Webster ts, 1909-1973 US tenor saxophone, album by | |
Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US alto saxophone | |
Nat Jones sax, dr, US alto saxophone, clarinet | |
Oett "Sax" Mallard sax, 1915-1986 US alto saxophone, clarinet | |
Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US baritone saxophone, bass clarinet | |
Junior Raglin b, 1917-1955 US bass | |
Chauncey Haughton cl, sax, as, 1909-1989 US clarinet | |
Jerry Valburn , curated by, original source material courtesy of | |
Sonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US drums | |
Fred Guy g, 1897-1971 US guitar | |
Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US piano, leader, written by | |
Scott Douglas presenter, mbs staff announcer | |
Leonard Feather p, 1914-1994 GB script by, pastel period broadcast scripted by, producer, pastel period broadcast produced by | |
Björn Almstedt , SE remastered by, additional digital remastering, restoration, cedar restoration | |
Jimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US tenor saxophone, clarinet | |
Jack Towers , transferred by, digital transfers | |
Joe Nanton tb, 1904-1946 US trombone | |
Juan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR trombone | |
Lawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US trombone | |
Sandy Williams tb, 1906-1991 US trombone | |
Harold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US trumpet | |
Ray Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US trumpet | |
Rex Stewart tr, cor, 1907-1967 US trumpet | |
Taft Jordan tr, 1915-1981 US trumpet | |
Wallace Jones tr, 1906-1983 US trumpet | |
Betty Roché voc, 1920-1999 US vocals | |
Mack Gordon , 1904-1959 US lyrics by |
Eddie At ChrisnaMorten Art design, booklet design |
Kenneth H. Steiner liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Take The "A" Train | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Billy Strayhorn | 0:40 |
2 | Hayfoot, Strawfoot | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Ervin Drake, Harry Lenk, Paul McGrane | 2:36 |
3 | It Can't Be Wrong | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Kim Gannon, Max Steiner | 3:02 |
4 | What Am I Here For ? | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 3:34 |
5 | Mainstream A.K.A. Altitude | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 3:07 |
6 | Could It Be You ? | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Cole Porter | 2:51 |
7 | Goin' Up | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 3:44 |
8 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 3:48 |
9 | Nevada | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Mort Greene, Walter Donaldson | 2:42 |
10 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 1:02 |
11 | Take The "A" Train | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Billy Strayhorn | 0:46 |
12 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 4:01 |
13 | Main Stem A.K.A. Altitude | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 3:00 |
14 | I Don't Want Anybody At All | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Herbert Magidson, Jule Styne | 3:12 |
15 | Johnny Come Lately | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Billy Strayhorn | 2:51 |
16 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 0:34 |
17 | Moon Mist | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Mercer Ellington | 2:59 |
18 | You'll Never Know | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren | 3:08 |
19 | Tonight I Shall Sleep | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon | 3:34 |
20 | I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I Got | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 3:23 |
21 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Duke Ellington | 4:31 |
22 | Moon Mist | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster | Mercer Ellington | 0:35 |