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Ray Ellington
The Essential Collection
Compil. UK 2006 on Avid Entertainment label
Jazz (Bop, Cool Jazz, Easy Listening)
Track 1-17 from a live radio broadcast 9/5/1949 Tracks 1-25, 1-26 from live concert at Brighton Dome, date unknown Deniz replaced Caton in 1949. Judd Proctor (uncredited on release) played with the quartet 1955-1961, and presumably replaced Deniz.
Musicians
 | Ray Ellington voc, dr, 1916-1985 GB drums, vocals, album by |
 | Coleridge Goode b, cb, 1914-2015 GB bass |
 | Ray Nance And The Ellingtonians ensemble |
 | The Ray Ellington Quartet , GB ensemble |
| Lauderic Caton guitar |
 | Laurie Deniz , guitar |
 | Dick Katz p, *1916 GB piano |
 | Mabel Lee voc, *1921 US vocals |
 | Ray Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US vocals |
 | The Stargazers , chorus |
 | The Peter Knight Singers , chorus |
 | Marion Ryan voc, 1931-1999 GB vocals |
Producers
| Johnny Douglas directed by |
| Ray Martin directed by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Three Bears | Ray Ellington | 2:36 | |
| 2 | The Best Man | Ray Ellington | 2:49 | |
| 3 | Five Guys Named Moe | Ray Ellington | 2:49 | |
| 4 | Dream For Percussion | Ray Ellington | 2:53 | |
| 5 | It Is Better To Be By Yourself | Ray Ellington | 2:50 | |
| 6 | China Bop | Ray Ellington | 2:48 | |
| 7 | Moon Mist | Ray Ellington | 3:28 | |
| 8 | Sometimes I'm Happy | Ray Ellington | 3:32 | |
| 9 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Ray Ellington | 3:25 | |
| 10 | Blues For Duke | Ray Ellington | 3:46 | |
| 11 | Dream For Bass | Ray Ellington | 2:55 | |
| 12 | Dick's Boogie | Ray Ellington | 2:58 | |
| 13 | The Maharajah Of Magador | Ray Ellington | 3:05 | |
| 14 | Oooh! Look-A There, Aint' She Pretty? | Ray Ellington | 2:31 | |
| 15 | You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover | Ray Ellington | 2:54 | |
| 16 | Little Bo(p) Peep | Ray Ellington | 2:57 | |
| 17 | Strip The Camshaft | Ray Ellington | 2:39 | |
| 18 | Boppy Soxer | Ray Ellington | 2:49 | |
| 19 | Old King Cole | Ray Ellington | 2:50 | |
| 20 | Stompin' At The Savoy | Ray Ellington | 2:40 | |
| 21 | Shine | Ray Ellington | 2:40 | |
| 22 | She's A Home Girl | Ray Ellington | 2:32 | |
| 23 | Swedish Pastry | Ray Ellington | 3:08 | |
| 24 | I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded | Ray Ellington | 3:19 | |
| 25 | Beware (Brother, Beware) | Ray Ellington | 2:52 | |
| 26 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Ray Ellington | 2:12 | |
| 27 | Let The Good Times Roll | Ray Ellington | 2:44 | |
| 28 | Old Mother Hubbard | Ray Ellington | 2:30 | |
| 29 | Black Eyes | Ray Ellington | 3:06 | |
| 30 | Little Miss Muffet | Ray Ellington | 2:47 | |
| 31 | The Be-bop | Ray Ellington | 2:47 | |
| 32 | Progress | Ray Ellington | 2:49 | |
| 33 | The Tailor's Blues (Frayed At The Edges) | Ray Ellington | 2:42 | |
| 34 | That's My Girl | Ray Ellington | 2:42 | |
| 35 | Little Red Riding Hood | Ray Ellington | 2:27 | |
| 36 | Lonely Guy | Ray Ellington | 2:51 | |
| 37 | Bright Lights And Blonde Haired Women | Ray Ellington | 2:43 | |
| 38 | Keep Off The Grass | Ray Ellington | 2:39 | |
| 39 | The Teddy Bear's Picnic (The Teddy Bear's Boogie) | Ray Ellington | 2:37 | |
| 40 | Slow Coach | Ray Ellington | 2:34 | |
| 41 | Baltimore Rag | Ray Ellington | 1:57 | |
| 42 | In A Shady Nook (By A Babbling Brook) | Ray Ellington | 2:10 | |
| 43 | Feet Up | Ray Ellington | 2:22 | |
| 44 | (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo | Ray Ellington | 2:39 | |
| 45 | She Wears Red Feathers (And A Huly-Huly Skirt) | Ray Ellington | 2:41 | |
| 46 | All's Going Well (My Lady Montmorency) | Ray Ellington | 2:59 | |
| 47 | Ol' Man River | Ray Ellington | 2:19 | |
| 48 | Bruce And The Spider | Ray Ellington | 2:16 | |
| 49 | Rub A-Dub-Dub | Ray Ellington | 2:21 | |
| 50 | My Mother's Eyes | Ray Ellington | 2:56 | |
| 51 | A Sky Blue Short And A Rainbow Tie | Ray Ellington | 2:23 | |
| 52 | Play It Boy, Play | Ray Ellington | 2:13 | |
| 53 | The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane | Ray Ellington | 2:46 | |
| 54 | Cloudburst | Ray Ellington | 2:47 | |
| 55 | Pet | Ray Ellington | 2:21 |
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