Compil. US 1973 on Columbia label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)
Gatefold sleeve. (c) 1973 CBS, Inc. / (p) 1973 CBS, Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records / CBS, Inc. / 51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y. Original matrix #s, catalog numbers, recording locations and dates, publishers (rights society): A1: B 11204-A, Brunswick 6518, New York, February 2, 1932, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) A2: B 12776-A, Columbia 37298, New York, December 21, 1931, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) A3: B 13306-A, Brunswick 6571, New York, May 9, 1933, Arko Music, Inc. (ASCAP) A4: B 13307-A, Brunswick 6571, New York, May 9, 1933, Arko Music, Inc. (ASCAP) A5: B 13308-A, Brunswick 6571, New York, May 9, 1933, Arko Music, Inc. (ASCAP) A6: B 13800-A, Brunswick 6638, New York, August 15, 1933, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) A7: B 17975-A, Brunswick 7549, New York, July 14, 1935, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) A8: B 18734-1, Brunswick 7625, New York, January 27, 1936, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) B1: B 18738-1, Brunswick 7627, New York, February 28, 1936, Walter Kent Music / Jeteffe Music, Inc. (ASCAP) B2: B 18739-1, Brunswick 7627, New York, February 28, 1936, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) B3: B 18740-1, Brunswick 7667, New York, February 28, 1936, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) B4: B 19562-1, Brunswick 7710, New York, July 17, 1936, Lautsteed Music / Dorsey Brothers, Inc. (ASCAP) B5: B 19563-1, Brunswick 7710, New York, July 17, 1936, Bourne Co. (ASCAP) B6: M 179-1, Master 101, New York, March 5, 1937, American Academy Of Music, Inc. (ASCAP) B7: M 379-1, Master 117, New York, April 9, 1937, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) B8: M 380-1, Master 117, New York, April 9, 1937, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) C1: M 521-1, Master 137, New York, June 8, 1937, American Academy Of Music, Inc. (ASCAP) C2: M 520-1, Variety 591, New York, June 8, 1937, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) C3: M 770-1, Brunswick 8093, New York, February 24, 1938, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) C4: M 809-1, Brunswick 8131, New York, April 11, 1938, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) C5: M 832-1, Brunswick 8169, New York, June 7, 1938, American Academy Of Music, Inc. (ASCAP) C6: M 833-1, Brunswick 8186, New York, June 7, 1938, Mills Music, Inc. / Four Jays Music, E. Leslie (ASCAP) C7: M 835-1, Brunswick 8168, New York, June 7, 1938, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) C8: WM 1039-A, Columbia 35208, New York, June 12, 1939, Robbins Music Co. (ASCAP) D1: WM 1038-A, Brunswick 8405, New York, June 12, 1939, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) D2: WM 1040-A, Columbia 35240, New York, June 12, 1939, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) D3: WM 1041-A, Brunswick 8411, New York, June 12, 1939, Mills Music, Corp. (ASCAP) D4: WM 1107-A, Columbia 35640, New York, October 16, 1939, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) D5: WM 1106, Columbia 35640, New York, October 16, 1939, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) D6: WM 1135-1, Columbia 35427, New York, February 14, 1940, Mills Music, Inc. / (ASCAP) D7: WM 1136-A, Columbia 35556, New York, February 14, 1940, Arko Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) D8: WM 1137-A, Columbia 35427, New York, February 14, 1940, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US piano, arranged by, presenter, album by, written by | |
Ivie Anderson voc, 1905-1949 US vocals, album by | |
Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US alto saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone | |
Otto Hardwick as, sax, 1904-1970 US alto saxophone, alto saxophone, bass saxophone | |
Pete Clark as, bs, cl, US alto saxophone | |
Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US alto saxophone, baritone saxophone | |
Fred Guy g, 1897-1971 US banjo, guitar, guitar | |
Billy Taylor Sr. b, 1906-1986 US bass | |
Hayes Alvis b, 1907-1972 US bass | |
Jimmy Blanton b, 1918-1942 US bass | |
Wellman Braud b, 1891-1966 US bass | |
Barney Bigard cl, 1906-1980 US clarinet, tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, written by | |
Rex Stewart tr, cor, 1907-1967 US cornet | |
Sonny Greer dr, 1895-1982 US drums | |
Bob Altshuler , US music librarian, original recordings loaned by | |
Frank Driggs , 1930-2011 US music librarian, original recordings loaned by, producer | |
Jerry Valburn , music librarian, original recordings loaned by | |
Stanley Dance p, 1910-1999 US music librarian, original recordings loaned by | |
Ben Webster ts, 1909-1973 US tenor saxophone | |
Joe Garland sax, 1903-1977 US tenor saxophone | |
Joe Nanton tb, 1904-1946 US trombone | |
Lawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US trombone | |
Arthur Whetsol tr, 1905-1940 US trumpet | |
Cootie Williams tr, 1911-1985 US trumpet | |
Freddy Jenkins tr, 1906-1978 US trumpet | |
Harold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US trumpet | |
Wallace Jones tr, 1906-1983 US trumpet | |
Juan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR valve trombone | |
Billy Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US vocals, written by | |
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra , performer on track | |
Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie , performer on track |
Henrietta Condak design |
Ed Michalski engineer, editing engineers |
John Johnson engineer, editing engineers |
Helen Oakley Dance liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 3:07 |
2 | Delta Bound | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Alexander Hill | 2:51 |
3 | Happy As The Day Is Long | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 2:40 |
4 | Raisin' The Rent | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 2:51 |
5 | Get Yourself A New Broom (And Sweep The Blues Away) | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 2:34 |
6 | I'm Satisfied | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish | 3:00 |
7 | Truckin' | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler | 2:53 |
8 | Isn't Love The Strangest Thing? | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Benny Davis, J. Fred Coots | 3:05 |
9 | Love Is Like A Cigarette | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Richard Jerome, Walter Kent | 2:59 |
10 | Kissin' My Baby Goodnight | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Joseph Meyer, Mack David, Pete Wendling | 3:12 |
11 | Oh, Babe! Maybe Someday | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 2:48 |
12 | Shoe Shine Boy | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | 3:11 |
13 | It Was A Sad Night In Harlem | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Al Lewis, Helmy Kresa | 3:03 |
14 | I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 2:30 |
15 | There's A Lull In My Life | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Harry Revel, Mack Gordon | 2:57 |
16 | It's Swell Of You | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Harry Revel, Mack Gordon | 2:43 |
17 | Alabamy Home | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Dave Ringle, Duke Ellington | 2:41 |
18 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm | Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie | Bronislaw Kaper, Gus Kahn, Walter Jurmann | 2:23 |
19 | If You Were In My Place | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills | 2:50 |
20 | Swingtime In Honolulu | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills | 2:50 |
21 | You Gave Me The Gate | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, J. B. McNeely, Jimmy Farmer | 2:18 |
22 | Rose Of The Rio Grande | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren, Ross Gorman | 2:57 |
23 | When My Sugar Walks Down The Street | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Gene Austin, Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh | 2:35 |
24 | I'm Checkin' Out Goombye | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington | 2:23 |
25 | In A Mizz | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Charlie Barnet, Haven Johnson | 3:04 |
26 | A Lonely Co-Ed | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 3:11 |
27 | You Can Count On Me | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Josef Myrow | 2:46 |
28 | Your Love Has Faded | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 2:46 |
29 | Killing Myself | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 2:23 |
30 | Solitude | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills | 2:55 |
31 | Stormy Weather | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 2:36 |
32 | Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 2:24 |