Featuring the singing trumpeters of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Continue reading →
Ray Nance, photo by Lee Tanner
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
Dear Old Southland (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor – 09026-63386-2)
Recorded 4 December 1933, Chicago
Louis Bacon – trumpet, vocal; Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Rude Interlude (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor – 09026-63386-2)
Recorded 26 September 1933, Chicago
Louis Bacon – trumpet, vocal; Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
I’ll Come Back For More (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor – 09026-63386-2)
Recorded 20 March 1939, New York City
Louis Bacon – trumpet, vocal; Rex Stewart – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard – clarinet; Duke Ellington – piano; Billy Taylor – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Baby, Ain’tcha Satisfied (CD: “The Duke’s Men: Small Groups, Vol. 1” Columbia C2K 46995)
Recorded 12 December 1934, New York City
Rex Stewart – cornet, vocal; George Stevenson – trombone; Rudy Powell, Bingie Madison – reeds; Roger “Ram” Ramirez – piano; Billy Taylor – bass; Jack Maisel – drums.
Ain’t The Gravy Good (CD:”The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
Recorded 28 February 1939, New York City
Cootie Williams – trumpet, vocal; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Billy Taylor – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Peckin’ (CD:”The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
Recorded 20 May 1937, New York City
Cootie Williams – trumpet, vocal; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Hayes Alvis – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Dry Long So (CD:”The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
Recorded 14 February 1940, Chicago
Cootie Williams – trumpet, vocal; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Jimmie Blanton – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Bli-Blip (CD: “The Blanton-Webster Band” Bluebird RCA 5659-2-RB35)
Recorded 26 September 1941 in Los Angeles
Wallace Jones, Rex Stewart, Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Otto Hardwicke, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Ben Webster, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Jimmie Blanton – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
You’re Just an Old Antidisestablishmentarianismist (CD: “Duke Ellington: The Columbia Years 1927-1962” Columbia 5176872)
Recorded 30 September 1947 in Los Angeles
Shelton Hemphill, Dud Bascomb, Francis Williams, Harold Baker, Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Tyree Glenn – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing (CD: “World Broadcasting Series, Volume 2” Circle CCD-102)
Recorded 1 December 1943, New York City
Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocal; Taft Jordan – trumpet, vocal; Wallace Jones, Rex Stewart, Harold Baker – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges(as); Otto Hardwick(cl,as); Skippy Williams(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Junior Raglin – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Take the “A” Train (CD: “The Private Collection, Volume 2: Dance Concerts California” ) LMR LMR CD 83001
Recorded 4 March 1958, Travis Air Force Base
Ray Nance – vocal; Harold Baker, Clark Terry – trumpet; Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Bill Graham, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Jimmy Woode – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
My Gal (CD: “Clark Terry – Bob Brookmeyer Quintet: Complete Studio Recordings” Lone Hill Jazz LHJ 10199) Recorded 1965, New York City
This is the last part of our look at the 25 double CD set of Storyville’s Treasury Show series…. Continue reading →
“In April 1945, Duke Ellington began what was to be the largest single recording project of his career, though it is most unlikely that he or anyone else thought of it in such terms at the time… [He] signed an agreement with the newly formed American Broadcasting Company to broadcast a series of hour-long Saturday afternoon network shows under the title “A Date With The Duke.”… The recordings of these complete broadcasts…make up the largest single block of material in the Ellington discography.”
– Eddie Lambert, A Listener’s Guide – Duke Ellington
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
(Under construction…..)
— Our closing music —-
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
Lawrence Brown (1907-88) was a major voice in the Ellington orchestra. He played with Duke for 29 years, longer than any other trombonist in the orchestra. Continue reading →
“As a soloist, his taste his impeccable, but his greatest role is that of an accompanist. The old timers used to say, ‘Soloists are made, but accompanists are born’. Lawrence Brown is the accompanist par excellence. During the many years he was with us, records prove that his solo performances had the widest range from classical standard up to, around, and above the jet-swept contour of the vision we almost hear.”
-Duke Ellington, Music is my Mistress
Lawrence Brown’s interview for the Jazz Oral History Project can be found here.
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
(Under construction…..)
Globe Trotter (CD: “Four Classic Albums” Avid Jazz AMSC999)
Recorded 15 January 1951, New York City
Emmett Berry – trumpet; Lawrence Brown – trombone; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Al Sears – tenor sax; Leroy Lovett – piano; Lloyd Trotman – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Creole Blues(CD: “Duke Ellington: The Columbia Years 1927-1962” Columbia 5176872)
Recorded 14 July 1960, Los Angeles
Lawrence Brown – trombone; Duke Ellington – piano; Aaron Bell – bass.
Stardust (CD: “Johnny Hodges, soloist, Billy Strayhorn and The Orchestra” Verve 314 557 543-2)
Recorded 11/12 December 1961, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Cat Anderson, Harold “Shorty” Baker, Bill Berry, Howard McGhee, Eddie “Moon” Mullens – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, Chuck Connors – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope; Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Jimmy Jones – piano; Aaron Bell – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums
Rose of the Rio Grande (CD: “The Great Paris Concert” Collectables 7818)
Recorded 1 February 1963, Paris
Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Cootie Williams, Roy Burrowes – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope; Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Ernie Shepard – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
Minnie the Moocher (CD: “Recollections of the Big Band Era” Warner Bros. 7411628)
Recorded 13 December 1962, Chicago
Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Cootie Williams, Roy Burrowes – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope; Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Ernie Shepard – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
Let’s Go Fly a Kite (CD: “The Reprise Studio Recordings” Mosaic Records #193)
Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Nat Woodard – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope; Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Eddie Johnson, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; John Lamb – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
I Left my Heart In San Francisco(CD: “The Reprise Studio Recordings” Mosaic Records #193)
Recorded 27 April 1964, New York City
Cat Anderson, Rolf Ericson, Cootie Williams, Herbie Jones – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope; Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Major Holley – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
Stompy Jones/Mood Indigo (CD: “Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges” GRP/Impulse! GRD-116)
Recorded 8 March 1965, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Ray Nance, Cat Anderson – trumpet; Lawrence Brown – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harold Ashby – reeds; Jimmy Jones – piano; Richard Davis – bass; Gus Johnson (on “Stompy Jones”), Johnny Hodges, Jr. (on “Mood Indigo”) – drums.
A Beautiful Friendship (CD: “The Reprise Studio Recordings” Mosaic Records #193)
Recorded Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Cootie Williams, Herbie Jones – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope; Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; John Lamb – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
Rabbit Out of the Hat (CD: “Con Soul & Sax/Wild Bill is the Boss” Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10283)
Recorded 17 January 1966, New York City
Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Lawrence Brown – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet; Wild Bill Davis – organ; Billy Butler – guitar; Bob Bushnell – bass; Joe Marshall – drums.
Rockville
— Our closing music —-
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
Lawrence Brown (1907-88) was a major voice in the Ellington orchestra. He played with Duke for 29 years, longer than any other trombonist in the orchestra. Continue reading →
“I have never worked beside a man that played as consistently and as beautiful as this man played. He had so much soul. I have to say soul. He could play blues, he could play melody, and he could almost cry on the trombone. He made such beautiful records.”
-Trombonist Quentin Jackson on Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown’s interview for the Jazz Oral History Project can be found here.
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
(CD: “The Complete 1933-1940 Brunswick, Columbia and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra” Mosaic Records #248)
Sheik of Araby. Recorded 16 May 1932, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Ducky Wucky. Recorded 19 September 1932, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Slippery Horn. Recorded 18 May 1932, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Slippery Horn. Recorded 17 February 1933, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Little Posey. Recorded 14 October 1939, Chicago
Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Billy Taylor – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Blue Light. Recorded 22 December 1938, New York City
Wallace Jones – trumpet; Lawrence Brown – trombone; Barney Bigard, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Billy Taylor – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Transbluency ( A Blue Fog That you can almost see through) (CD: “Black, Brown & Beige” Bluebird 6641-2-RB)
Recorded 9 July 1946, Los Angeles
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Ray Nance, Harold Baker – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Wilbur De Paris, Claude Jones – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Sonny Greer – drums; Kay Davis – vocal.
On a Turquoise Cloud (CD: “Duke Ellington: The Columbia Years 1927-1962” Columbia 5176872)
Recorded 22 December 1947, New York City
Ray Nance – violin; Lawrence Brown, Tyree Glenn – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Oscar Pettiford, Junior Raglin – bass; Sonny Greer – drums; Kay Davis – vocal.
Blue Cellophane (CD: “World Broadcasting Series, Volume 3” Circle CCD-103)
Recorded 2 January 1945, New York City
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Otto Hardwicke, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Junior Raglin – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Circe (CD: “The Treasury Shows, Volume 19” DETS
Recorded 18 May 1946, New York City
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Reunald Jones, Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Wilbur DeParis, Claude Jones – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
The Golden Cress (LP: “The Hollywood Bowl Concert” Unique Jazz UJ-001)
Recorded 31 August 1947 Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Shelton Hemphill, Dud Bascomb, Francis Williams, Harold Baker, Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Tyree Glenn – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
— Our closing music —-
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
A few selections from Volumes 16 thru 20 of Duke’s Treasury Shows…. Continue reading →
“In April 1945, Duke Ellington began what was to be the largest single recording project of his career, though it is most unlikely that he or anyone else thought of it in such terms at the time… [He] signed an agreement with the newly formed American Broadcasting Company to broadcast a series of hour-long Saturday afternoon network shows under the title “A Date With The Duke.”… The recordings of these complete broadcasts…make up the largest single block of material in the Ellington discography.”
– Eddie Lambert, A Listener’s Guide – Duke Ellington
The recordings heard on this podcast episode came from the following CDs:
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.16
D.E.T.S. – 903 9016
Tracklist
1-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train & Broadcast Intro
1-2 Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’
1-3 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
1-4 9:20 Special
1-5 Frustration(1)
1-6 Ellington Bond Promo
1-7 Dancing In The Dark
1-8 Dancing In The Dark
1-9 Crosstown
1-10 Passion Flower
1-11 Bond Promo
1-12 Victory Drive
1-13 Get On Board Little Children
1-14 (Theme) Take The “A” Train And Broadcast Return
1-15 Black, Brown & Beige : Come Sunday, Light 12:14
1-16 Ellington Bond Promo 1:22
1-17 11:60 PM 2:04
1-18 Tell It To A Star 2:13
1-19 I Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues 3:12
1-20 Cotton Tail 3:16
1-21 Waiting For The Train To Coming In 2:02
1-22 Star Spangled Banner & Broadcast Closing 2:03
1-23 Subtle Slough 3:01
1-24 Main Steam 1:57
1-25 Bakiff 4:29
1-26 Waiting For The Train To Coming In 2:02
2-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train & Broadcast Intro 0:50
2-2 Walking With My Honey 1:50
2-3 Jack The Bear 3:40
2-4 Autumn Serenade 3:57
2-5 Ellington Bond Promo 0:50
2-6 Tell It To A star 2:16
2-7 Hey Diddle Diddle 2:04
2-8 I Can’t Begin To Tell You 3:16
2-9 How Deep Is The Ocean 3:29
2-10 The Wonder Of You 2:39
2-11 Victory Drive 1:18
2-12 As Long As I Live & Broadcasting Closing 1:18
2-13 Take The “A” Train 0:26
2-14 Interview With Duke Ellington 0:35
2-15 The Canteen Bounce 1:51
2-16 Perdido 0:14
2-17 Interview With Duke Ellington 1:42
2-18 Hayfoot, Strawfoot 2:03
2-19 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 4:30
2-20 Interview With Duke Ellington 1:32
2-21 A Slip Of The Lip 2:44
2-22 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 0:14
2-23 Interview With Duke Ellington 1:39
2-24 Ring Them Bells 3:53
2-25 Moon Mist 0:28
2-26 C Jam Blues 2:30
2-27 It Don’t Mean A Thing 2:40
2-28 Tonight I Shall Sleep 2:10
2-29 Ring Them Bells 3:21
2-30 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 2:21
2-31 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 0:21
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Nat Jones (5) (tracks: 1-22 to 1-25, 2-12 to 2-31), Otto Hardwicke (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-12)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: 1-22 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-31), Lloyd Trotman (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12)
Cornet – Rex Stewart, Rex Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-12)
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-24, ), Ben Webster (tracks: 1-23 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-24), Elmer Williams (tracks: 2-25 to 2-31)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Bernard Archer (tracks: 2-25 to 2-31), Claude Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-12, 2-24), Joe Nanton (tracks: 1-1 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-31), Juan Tizol (tracks: 1-23 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-24), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-31), Sandy Williams (tracks: 1-23 to 1-25)
Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-12), Harold Baker (tracks: 1-23 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-31), Ray Nance (tracks: 1-23 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-31), Shelton Hemphill (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-12),Taft Jordan (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-31), Wallace Jones (tracks: 1-23 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-31)
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1-19), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 1-12 , 1-17, 2-4, 2-10, 2-11, ), Kay Davis (tracks: 1-8 , 1-19), The Mellotones (9) (tracks: 1-13, 2-7)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-22 – Treasury Broadcast No. 30, Radio City, Studio 6-B, NYC, November 10,1945 (ABC)
Tracks 1-23 to 1-24 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, June 7, 1943 (MPS)
Track 1-25 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, June , 1943 (MPS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-12 – Treasury Broadcast No.31, Radio City, Studio 6-B, November 17,1945 (ABC)
Tracks 2-13 to 2-24 – The Fitch Bandwagon Broadcast from Radio City, Studio 6-B, NYC, May 30, 1943
Tracks 2-25 to 2-31 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, September 5, 1943 (MPS)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.17
D.E.T.S. – 903 9017
Tracklist
1-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train & Intro 0:47
1-2 Way Low 4:10
1-3 “C” Jam Blues 4:16
1-4 The Kissing Bug 3:21
1-5 Duke Ellington Bond Promo 4:03
1-6 Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ 4:12
1-7 Caldonia 2:44
1-8 Fancy Dan 3:01
1-9 I’m Just A Lucky So And So 5:21
1-10 Take The “A” Train 3:33
1-11 Take The “A” Train 1:42
1-12 The Last Time I Saw You 3:10
1-13 On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe 2:41
1-14 Duke Ellington Bond Promo 1:14
1-15 If I Loved You 2:54
1-16 I Can’t Begin To Tell You 3:46
1-17 The Wonder Of You 2:51
1-18 Riff ‘N’ Drill And Close 2:34
1-19 Take The “A” Train 0:25
1-20 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me 3:30
1-21 It Don’t Mean A Thing If Ain’t Got That Swing 2:54
1-22 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 0:57
1-23 Take The “A” Train 0:35
1-24 San Fernando Valley 2:51
1-25 Way Low (Aborted) ; Suddenly It Jumped 3:10
1-26 Summertime (Incomplete) 0:37
1-27 On The Alamo 2:27
1-28 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 1:12
2-1 Caravan 3:34
2-2 Rugged Romeo 2:58
2-3 Sono 4:07
2-4 Air Conditioned Jungle 5:56
2-5 Circe 4:47
2-6 Rhapsoditty 7:03
2-7 Fugueaditty 2:25
2-8 Take The “A” Train 1:02
2-9 Jam-A-Ditty 4:05
2-10 Magenta Haze 5:11
2-11 Diminuendo In Blue/Transbluency/Crescendo In Blue 12:08
2-12 Pitter Panther Patter 2:29
2-13 The Suburbanite 3:55
2-14 Boys Meets Horn 3:52
2-15 Jump For Joy 2:15
2-16 Three Cent Stomp (Incomplete) 1:29
2-17 Solid Old Man 3:05
2-18 How Blue The Night 1:41
2-19 Ring Dem Bells 1:33
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-13 to 2-31), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1-1 to 1-18, 2-14 to 2-19)
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears (tracks: 1-1 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-13)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Elmer Williams (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19), Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton (tracks: 2-14 to 2-19), Juan Tizol (tracks: 1-23 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-24), Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Bernard Flood (tracks: 2-1 to 2-13), Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-13), Ray Nance (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19), Rex Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19), Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-1 to 2-19)
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19)
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1-9, 1-26,), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 1-4, 1-17 ), The Mellotones (9) (tracks: 1-7)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-18 – Treasury Broadcast No. 32, Radio City, Studio 6-B, NYC, November 24,1945 (ABC)
Tracks 1-19 to 1-22 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 9, 1943 (MPS)
Tracks 1-23 to 1-28 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 20 , 1943 (MPS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-13 – Treasury Broadcast No. 33, Civic Opera House, Chicago, ILL, January 20, 1946
Tracks 2-14 to 2-16 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 21, 1944 (MBS)
Tracks 2-25 to 2-31 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 27, 1944 (MBS)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.18
D.E.T.S. – 903 9018
Tracklist
1-1 Jam-A-Ditty 1:20
1-2 Blues Is The Night 2:55
1-3 Passion Flower 3:00
1-4 Take The “A” Train 0:45
1-5 Mood To Be Wooed 4:38
1-6 Caravan 4:16
1-7 Bond Promo 1:09
1-8 Don’t Take Your Love From Me 4:10
1-9 Take The “A” Train 0:48
1-10 The Blues 7:47
1-11 Bond Promo 1:08
1-12 Sono 5:27
1-13 One O’Clock Jump 5:19
1-14 I’m Just A Lucky So-And-So 3:26
1-15 Riff Staccato 2:59
1-16 Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ 1:34
1-17 Rockabye River (Hop, Skip, Jump) 2:48
1-18 Jumping Frog Jump 3:39
1-19 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me 2:58
1-20 Johnny Come Lately 2:38
1-21 Poinciana 2:37
1-22 On The Alamo 2:31
1-23 Three Cent Stomp 3:36
1-24 I Didn’t Know About You 3:01
2-1 Take The “A” Train 0:54
2-2 Stompy Jones 4:17
2-3 Moon Mist 3:11
2-4 Bond Promo 1:17
2-5 Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ 4:57
2-6 I Can’t Believe That You ‘re In Love With Me 4:19
2-7 Sophisticated Lady 2:34
2-8 Bond Promo 1:09
2-9 Jennie 2:35
2-10 I’m Just A Lucky So-And-So 3:02
2-11 Black Brown And Beige : Come Sunday & Light 11:48
2-12 Bond Promo 0:12
2-13 We’ll Be Together Again 3:29
2-14 Hollywood Hangover 4:18
2-15 Subtle Slough 4:21
2-16 Bond Promo 1:04
2-17 Perdido 3:05
2-18 Time Alone Will Tell 2:27
2-19 San Fernando Valley 1:53
2-20 Stomp, Look And Listen 4:09
2-21 Concerto For Cootie 0:34
2-22 Long Ago And Far Away 2:35
2-23 Someone 2:08
2-24 Suddenly It Jumped 2:55
2-26 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 1:38
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke (tracks: 1-1 to 1-24, 2-18 to 18-24), Russell Procope(tracks: 2-1 to 2-17)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: 1-17 to 1-24, 2-18 to 2-25), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-17)
Cornet – Rex Stewart (tracks: 1-17 to 1-24, 2-18 to 2-24)
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-17, 2-22 to 2-25), Elmer Williams (tracks: 1-17 to 1-24, 2-18 to 2-21)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-17)
Trumpet – Bernard Flood (tracks: 1-1- to 1-3), Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16), Francis Williams(tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-17), Reunald Jones (tracks: 1-4 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-17), Hemphill, Taft
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1-9, 1- 14, 1-19, 2-5, 2-22 ), Kay Davis (tracks: 2-13)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-3 – Broadcast ,KABC Studios, San Antonio, Texas, April 13, 1946(ABC)
Tracks 1-4 to 1-16 – Treasury Broadcast No. 34, Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., April 20, 1946 (ABC)
Tracks 1-17 to 1-24 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 28 , 1943 (MBS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-17 – Treasury Broadcast No. 35, Municipal Auditorium, Worcester, Mass., April 27, 1946 (ABC)
Tracks 2-18 to 2-25 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, May 12&19, 1944 (MBS)
Tracks 1-1 to 1-16 issued on LP DETS 34
Tracks 2-1 to 2-17 issued on LP DETS 35
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.19
D.E.T.S. – 903 9019
Tracklist
1-1 Take The “A” Train 0:36
1-2 Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ 4:02
1-3 Duke Ellington Bond Promotion 0:58
1-4 9:20 Special 3:48
1-5 I Can’t Get Started 4:12
1-6 Flamingo 0:54
1-7 Fancy Dan 3:33
1-8 Diminuendo In Blue 3:00
1-9 Transbluency 4:02
1-10 Crescendo In Blue 3:57
1-11 Duke Ellington Bond Promotion 1:09
1-12 Someone 3:07
1-13 Three Cent Stomp 3:47
1-14 Duke Ellington Bond Promotion 1:08
1-15 I’m Just A Lucky So-And-So 2:47
1-16 Intro 0:34
1-17 Barzillai Lew 2:39
1-18 The “C” Jam Blues 2:40
1-19 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me 3:52
1-20 Subtle Slough 3:26
1-21 Take The “A” Train 0:13
2-1 In A Mellotone 2:59
2-2 I’m Just A Lucky So-And-So 2:35
2-3 Announcement 0:34
2-4 Sono 4:34
2-5 Rugged Romeo 3:21
2-6 Circe 4:46
2-7 Air Conditioned Jungle 5:08
2-8 Full Moon And Empty Arms 2:20
2-9 Announcement 0:20
2-10 Duke Ellington Bond Promotion 0:48
2-11 Laughin’ On The Outside 3:27
2-12 Take The “A” Train 1:49
2-13 Take The “A” Train 0:52
2-14 Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ 4:24
2-15 Crosstown 2:55
2-16 Duke Ellington Bond Promotion 1:11
2-17 Summertime 3:12
2-18 Teardrops In The Rain 3:07
2-19 Frankie And Johnny 8:02
2-20 Duke Ellington Bond Promotion 1:12
2-21 Hop, Skip And Jump 2:57
2-22 Take The “A” Train 0:32
2-23 Take It From Here 2:18
2-24 Later Tonight 1:12
2-25 Wait For Me Mary 2:18
2-26 Go Away Blues 2:02
2-27 Tonight I Shall Sleep 1:59
2-28 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 1:12
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Nat Jones (5) (tracks: 1-16 to 1-21, 2-22 to 2-28)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (tracks: 1-15 to 2-15, 2-1 to 2-21)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: 1-16 to 1-21, 2-22 to 2-28), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-21)
Cornet – Rex Stewart (tracks: 1-17 to 1-24, 2-18 to 2-24)
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-21), Elmer Williams (tracks: 1-16 to 1-21, 2-22 to 2-28), Elmer Williams (tracks: 1-17 to 1-24, 2-18 to 2-21)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Bernard Archer (tracks: 1-16 to 1-21, 2-22 to 2-28), Claude Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-21), Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-21)
Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-21), Francis Williams (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-21), Reunald Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-21), Shelton Hemphill (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15, 2-1 to 2-21), Taft Jordan, Wallace Jones (tracks: 1-16- to 1-21, 2-22 to 2-28)
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1-6, 1- 15, 2-2, 2-17, 2-27), Betty Roché (tracks: 2-26), Kay Davis (tracks: 1-15, 2-8)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-15 – Treasury Broadcast No. 36, Dartmouth College, Hanoner, NH, May 4,1946, (ABC)
Tracks 1-16 to 1-21 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, September 3, 1943 (MBS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-21 – Treasury Broadcast No. 37 & 38, Radio City, New York, May 18 & 25, 1946 (ABC)
Tracks 2-22 to 2-28 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, September 1, 1943 (MBS)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.20
D.E.T.S. – 903 9020
Tracklist
1-1 Take The “A” Train 0:40
1-2 A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing 3:29
1-3 Duke Ellington Bond Promo 0:58
1-4 Main Steam 3:19
1-5 A Ghost Of A Chance 3:14
1-6 Interview With Duke Ellington 0:39
1-7 In A Jam 3:22
1-8 I’m Just A Lucky So-And-So 3:48
1-9 Stomp, Look And Listen 3:45
1-10 Come Rain Or Come Shine 3:18
1-11 Duke Ellington Bond Promo 1:29
1-12 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 2:07
1-13 Summertime 2:57
1-14 Jack The Bear 3:33
1-15 Sentimental Lady 3:19
1-16 In A Mellotone 3:07
1-17 Rockin’ In Rhythm 4:23
2-1 Take The “A” Train 0:43
2-2 Mood To Be Wooded 4:47
2-3 Duke Ellington Bond Promo 1:03
2-4 Johnny Come Lately 2:40
2-5 They Say It’s Wonderful 2:45
2-6 Strange Love 2:44
2-7 Honeysuckle Rose 3:17
2-8 Don’t Take Your Love From Me 4:44
2-9 Duke Ellington Bond Promo 1:04
2-10 Blue On The Double 4:40
2-11 Take The “A” Train 0:36
2-12 Take The “A” Train 0:51
2-13 Come Sunday 6:27
2-14 Light 4:24
2-15 Duke Ellington Bond Promo 1:01
2-16 Lover Man 3:23
2-17 Riff Staccato 3:10
2-18 Mood Indigo 4:39
2-19 Duke Ellington Bond Promo 1:08
2-20 Riff’N’Drill 2:17
2-21 Johnny Come Lately 1:32
2-22 Emancipation Celebration 2:25
2-23 Go Away Blues 2:06
2-24 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 2:13
2-25 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 1:00
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Otto Hardwicke (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Johnny Hodges, Nat Jones (5) (tracks: 1-13 to 1-17, 2-21 to 25)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: 1-13 to 1-17, 2-21 to 2-25), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20)
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20), Ben Webster (tracks: 1-13 to 1-17, 2-21 to 2-25)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20), Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol (tracks: 1-13 to 1-17, 2-21 to 2-25), Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20)
Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20), Francis Williams (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20), Harold Baker (tracks: 1-13 to 1-17, 2-21 to 2-17), Reunald Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20), Shelton Hemphill (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-20), Taft Jordan (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-25),Wallace Jones (tracks: 1-16- to 1-21, 2-22 to 2-28)
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1-8, 1- 13, 2-2, 2-8, 2-24), Betty Roché (tracks: 2-23), Kay Davis (tracks: 2-5), Marion Cox (tracks: 1-5), Ray Nance (tracks: 2-17)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-12 – Treasury Broadcast No. 39, Rehearsal Hall, Paramount Theatre, NYC ,June 1, 1946, (ABC)
Tracks 1-13 to 1-17 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, September 10, 1943 (MBS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-20 – Treasury Broadcast No. 40, WEEU Studios, Reading, PA., June 8, 1946 (ABC)
Tracks 2-21 to 2-25 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, September 7, 1943 (MBS)
Ellington never liked to set his compositions in stone. Here’s a few examples of how he would re-visit older works… Continue reading →
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
Birmingham Breakdown (CD: “Early Ellington – The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings Of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931” Decca/MCA Records GRD-3-640)
Recorded 29 November 1926, New York City
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; unknown, Edgar Sampson, Otto Hardwicke – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Mack Shaw – tuba; Sonny Greer -drums.
Birmingham Breakdown (CD: “Cotton Club 1938, Volume 1” Galaxy Music – 3801122)
Recorded 15 May 1938, CBS broadcast, Cotton Club, New York City
Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Billy Taylor – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Doin’ The Voom Voom (CD: “Early Ellington – The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings Of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931” Decca/MCA Records GRD-3-640)
Recorded 8 January 1929, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Bubber Miley, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard(cl,ts); Johnny Hodges(cl,ss,as); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy(bj); Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Doin’ The Voom Voom(CD: “The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra” Mosaic Records #248)
Recorded 6 June 1939, New York City
Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Billy Taylor – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Rent Party Blues(CD: “Early Ellington – The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings Of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931” Decca/MCA Records GRD-3-640)
Recorded 1 March 1929, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney -reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Rent Party Blues (CD: ”The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
Recorded 21 March 1939, New York City
Cootie Williams – trumpet; Lawrence Brown – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Billy Taylor – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Black Beauty (CD: Early Ellington (1927 – 1934), Bluebird 6852-2-RB)
Recorded 26 March 1928, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Black Beauty (CD: “Black, Brown & Beige” Bluebird 6641-2-RB)
Recorded 16 May 1945, New York City
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Otto Hardwicke, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Junior Raglin – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Black Beauty (CD: “Duke Ellington: The Columbia Years 1927-1962” Columbia 5176872) Recorded 14 July 1960, Los Angeles
Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown – trombone; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax; Harry Carney – baritone sax; Duke Ellington – piano; Aaron Bell – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
— Our closing music —-
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
“Bubber Miley was from the body and soul of Soulville. He was raised on soul and saturated and marinated in soul. Every note he played was soul filled with the pulse of compulsion….. Bubber was born in South Carolina, but … Continue reading →
“Bubber Miley was from the body and soul of Soulville. He was raised on soul and saturated and marinated in soul. Every note he played was soul filled with the pulse of compulsion…..
Bubber was born in South Carolina, but his family moved to New York when he was quite young, and he was raised there. His growl solos with the plunger mute were another of our early sound identities, and between 1925 and 1929 he laid the foundation of a tradition that has been maintained ever since by men like Cootie Williams and Ray Nance.” –
– Duke Ellington, Music Is My Mistress
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
Early Ellington (1927 – 1934), Bluebird 6852-2-RB
Black and Tan Fantasy, recorded 6 October 1927, Camden, New Jersey
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; unknown, Edgar Sampson, Otto Hardwicke – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Mack Shaw – tuba.
East St. Louis Toodle-oo, recorded 3 December 1927, New York City
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Rudy Jackson, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Doin’ the Voom Voom and Flaming Youth, recorded 16 January 1929, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Bubber Miley, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Early Ellington – The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings Of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931, Decca/MCA Records GRD-3-640 (3 CD set)
The Mooche, recorded 17 October 1928, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Bubber Miley, unknown – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
The Okeh Ellington, Columbia C2K 46177 (2 CD set)
Take it Easy, recorded 19 January 1928, New York City
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
The Mooche, recorded 1 October 1928, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Bubber Miley – trumpet; Joe Nanton – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Lonnie Johnson – guitar; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums; Baby Cox – vocal.
The Bix Beiderbecke Story, Proper Records P1362 (4 CD set)
Louisiana, recorded 23 April 1928, New York City
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra: Henry Busse, Charles Margulis, Eddie Prinder – trumpet; Bix Beiderbecke – cornet; Boyce Cullen, Wilbur Hall, Bill Rank, Jack Fulton – trombone; Irving Friedman, Chet Hazlett, Rube Crozier, Frank Trumbauer, Red Mayer, Charles Strickfaden – reeds; Kurt Dierterle, Mischa Russell, Matty Malneck, Mario Perry, John Bowman, Charles Gaylord – violin; Roy Bargy, Lennie Hayton – piano; Mike Pingitore – banjo; Min Leibrook – tuba; Mike Trafficante – bass; Hal McDonald – drums; Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton, Austin Young, Charles Gaylord – vocal.
Rockin’ Chair, recorded 21 May 1930, New York City
Bix Beiderbecke – cornet; James “Bubber” Miley – trumpet; Tommy Dorsey – trombone; Arnold Brilhart, Benny Goodman, Bud Freeman – reeds; Joe Venuti – violin; Hoagy Carmichael – piano, vocal; .Eddie Lang – guitar; Harry Goodman – bass; Gene Krupa – drums; Irving Brodsky – vocal.
— Our closing music —-
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
Continuing our exploration of Duke’s radio broadcasts on behalf of the US Treasury Department. Continue reading →
“In April 1945, Duke Ellington began what was to be the largest single recording project of his career, though it is most unlikely that he or anyone else thought of it in such terms at the time… [He] signed an agreement with the newly formed American Broadcasting Company to broadcast a series of hour-long Saturday afternoon network shows under the title “A Date With The Duke.”… The recordings of these complete broadcasts…make up the largest single block of material in the Ellington discography.”
– Eddie Lambert, A Listener’s Guide – Duke Ellington
The recordings heard on this podcast episode came from the following CDs:
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.11
D.E.T.S. – 903 9011
Tracklist
1-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
1-2 Mood Indigo
1-3 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
1-4 In A Jam
1-5 Everything But You
1-6 Pianistically Allied
1-7 I Don’t Mind
1-8 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
1-9 The Jeep Is Jumpin’
1-10 Take The “A” Train (Station Break)
1-11 Take The “A” Train (Broadcast Return)
1-12 Black And Tan Fantasy
1-13 I’m Beginning To See The Light
1-14 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
1-15 After All
1-16 Don’t You Know I Care
1-17 (Back Home Again In) Indiana
1-18 The More I See You
1-19 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
1-20 Let The Zoomers Drool (Broadcast Close)
1-21 Suddenly It Jumped
1-22 Every Hour On The Hour
1-23 Cotton Tail
1-24 Everything But You (Broadcast Close)
2-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
2-2 On The Alamo
2-3 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
2-4 Sugar Hill Penthouse
2-5 Stomp, Look And Listen
2-6 There’s No You
2-7 Jumpin’ Pumpkins
2-8 Body And Soul – Duke Ellington Bond Promo
2-9 Station Break
2-10 Take The “A” Train (Broadcast Return)
2-11 – A Tropical Triumvirate (Medley)
A) Caravan
B) Flamingo
C) Air Conditioned Jungle
2-12 Everything But You – Duke Ellington Bond Promo
2-13 Pitter Panther Patter
2-14 One O’Clock Jump
2-15 Moon Mist
2-16 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
2-17 Jump For Joy
2-18 (Theme) Take The “A” Train (Broadcast Close)
2-19 A Door Will Open
2-20 Lily Belle
2-21 West Indian Dance
2-22 Waiting For The Train To Come In
2-23 Blues On The Double
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-1 to 1-20, 2-1 to 2-18)
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1-16, 1-22, 2-11(C)), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 1-5 , 1-13 , 2-16, 2-22, 2-25), Kay Davis (tracks: 1-18 , 2-6, 2-24), Marie Ellington (tracks: 1-7), Ray Nance (tracks: 2-17)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-20 – Treasury Broadcast No. 20, Fieldston Ballroom, Marsh Field, Massachusetts, August 25, 1945 (ABC)
Tracks 1-21 to 1-24 – Broadcast from the New Zanzibar, NYC, October 7, 1945 (MBS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-18 – Treasury Broadcast No. 21, Earle Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1,1945 (ABC)
Tracks 2-19 to 2-23 – Broadcast from the New Zanzibar, NYC, October 18, 1945 (MBS)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.12
D.E.T.S. – 903 9012
Tracklist
1-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
1-2 Carnegie Blues
1-3 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
1-4 I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
1-5 Mood To Be Wooed
1-6 Kissing Bug
1-7 A Group Of Three Billy Strayhorn Compositions
A) Chelsea Bridge
1-8 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
B) (I Want) Something To Live For
C) Clementine (Station Break)
1-9 Take The “A” Train (broadcast Return)
1-10 A Series Of Four In A Minor Mood
A) Way Low
B) Solid Old Man
1-11 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
C) Summertime
D) Old King Dooji
1-12 If I Loved You
1-13 Unbooted Character
1-14 Just A-Sittin And A-Rockin
1-15 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
1-16 Hollywood Hangover (Broadcast Close)
1-17 Opening
1-18 Caravan
1-19 Three Cent Stomp
1-20 Yesterday
2-1 Blues On The Double
2-2 Riff Staccato
2-3 Cotton Tail
2-4 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
2-5 Subtle Slough
2-6 C-Jam Blues
2-7 Duke Ellington Bond Promo
2-8 Every Hour On The Hour
2-9 Thw Jeep Is Jumpin’ (Station Break)
2-10 Take The “A” Train (Broadcast Return)
2-11 Creole Love Call
2-12 Frankie And Johnny
2-13 Everything But You
2-14 Emancipation Celebration
2-15 Warm Valley
2-16 Take The “A” Train (Broadcast Close)
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer, Liner Notes – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 2-8), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 1-6 , 2-13), Kay Davis (tracks: 1-12 , 2-11, 2-24),Ray Nance (tracks: 2-2)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-16- Treasury Broadcast No. 22, Radio City Studio 6B, Blue Network, September 8, 1945 (ABC)
Tracks 1-17 to 2-3 – Broadcast from the New Zanzibar, NYC, October 1, 1945 (NBC)
Tracks 2-4 to 2-16 – Treasury Broadcast No. 23,Radio City Studio 6B, September 15,1945 (ABC)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.13
D.E.T.S. – 903 9013
Tracklist
1-1 Someone
1-2 Riff Staccato
1-3 Homesick That’s All
1-4 Kissing Bug
1-5 (Theme) Take The “A” Train Into Station Break
1-6 (Theme) Take The “A” Train And Broadcast Return
1-7 Time’s A-Wastin
1-8 DE Bond Promo
1-9 Three Cent Stomp
1-10 There’s No You
1-11 Fancy Dan
1-12 Everything But You
1-13 Fickle Fling
1-14 DE Bond Promo
1-15 Blue Serge
1-16 Take The “A” Train Opening
1-17 Stompy Jones
1-18 Walkin With My Honey
1-19 Everything About You
1-20 In A Mellotone
1-21 Solid Old Man
2-1 I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues
2-2 Blue Skies
2-3 Suddendly It Jumped
2-4 Take The “A” Train Into Broadcast Closing
2-5 (Theme)Take The “A” Train
2-6 Main Steam
2-7 Carnegie Blues
2-8 I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
2-9 DE Bond Promo
2-10 What Am I Here For
2-11 Lilly Belle
2-12 Homesick, That’s All
2-13 Go Away Blues
2-14 Frantic Fantasy
2-15 If You Are But A Dream
2-16 DE Bond Promo
2-17 Jack The Bear
2-18 Every Hour On The Hour
2-19 Cotton Bell
2-20 Lament In A Minor Mood
2-21 DE Bond Promo
2-22 Teardrops In The Rain
2-23 I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But The Blues
2-24 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be Into Broadcasting Closing
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-1 to 1-21, 2-5 to 2-24)
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 2-1, 2-18, 2-23), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 1-4 , 2-13 ), Kay Davis (tracks: 1-10 , 2-1, 2-23), Ray Nance (tracks: 1-2)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-15 – Treasury Broadcast No. 24, Radio City, Studio 6-B, Blue Network, September 22,1945 (ABC)
Tracks 1-16 to 2-4 – Broadcast from the New Zanzibar, NYC, September 24, 1945 (NBC)
Tracks 2-5 to 2-24 – Treasury Broadcast No. 25, Radio City, Studio 6-B, September 1,1945 (ABC)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.14
D.E.T.S. – 903 9014
Tracklist
1-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
1-2 Time’s A-Wastin
1-3 Every Hour On The Hour
1-4 Bond Promo
1-5 Hollywood Hangover
1-6 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
1-7 Autumn Serenade
1-8 Hop Skip And Jump
1-9 Riding On A Blue Note
1-10 I’ll Buy That Dream
1-11 Bond Promo
1-12 Riff’N Drill
1-13 Tell Ya What I’m Gonna Dream
1-14 How Deep Is The Ocean ?
1-15 Mood Indigo
1-16 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
1-17 Three Tunes In The Blue Mood
A) Diminuendo In Blue
B) I Got It Bad
C) Crescendo In Blue
1-18 Everything But You
1-19 Bond Promo
1-20 Everything But You
1-21 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
1-22 After All
1-23 Out Of This World
1-24 C-Jam Blues
1-25 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
2-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
2-2 Ultra Blue
2-3 Teardrops In The Rain
2-4 Time On My Hands
2-5 (Theme)Take The “A” Train
2-6 Riff Staccato
2-7 Ko-Ko
2-8 If I Loved You
2-9 Bond Promo
2-10 Subtle Slough
2-11 Honeysuckle Rose
2-12 Perdido
2-13 Air Conditioned Jungle
2-14 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
2-15 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
2-16 Waiting For The Train To Come In
2-17 I’d Do It All Over Again
2-18 Bond Promo
2-19 Fancy Dan
2-20 Homesick, That’s All
2-21 Blues On The Double
2-22 Every Hour On The Hour
2-23 Bond Promo
2-24 Caravan
2-25 Riff’N Drill
2-26 Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Russell Procope (tracks: 2-1 to 2-26)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin
Cornet – Rex Stewart
Drums – Sidney Catlett (tracks: 1-1 to 1-25), Sonny Greer (tracks: 2-1 to 2-26)
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 2-22, ), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 1-7 , 1-13 , 1-18, 2-5), Kay Davis (tracks: 2-8)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-25 – Treasury Broadcast No. 26, Radio City, Studio 6-B, October 13,1945 (ABC)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-26 – Treasury Broadcast No. 27, Radio City, Studio 6-B, September 1,1945 (ABC)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.15
D.E.T.S. – 903 9015
Tracklist
1-1 (Theme) Take The “A” Train
1-2 Johnny Come Lately
1-3 I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
1-4 I’ll Buy That Dream
1-5 Stomp Look And Listen Into Station Break
1-6 (Theme) Take The “A” Train And Broadcast Return
1-7 The Wonder Of You
1-8 Ellington Bond Promo
1-9 Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
1-10 The General Jumped At Dawn
1-11 Mood To Be Wooed
1-12 Three Cent Stomp
1-13 Yesterdays
1-14 Ellington Bond Promo
1-15 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
1-16 Stompy Jones
1-17 Time’s A-Wastin’ And Broadcast Closing
1-18 As Time Goes By
1-19 Way Low
1-20 Around My Heart
1-21 Perdido
1-22 Ogeechee River Lullaby
2-1 Oh! Lady Be Good
2-2 Nevada
2-3 Just Squeeze Me (Subtle Slough)
2-4 (Theme) Take The “A” Train & Broadcast Intro
2-5 Clementine
2-6 The Jeep Is Jumpin’
2-7 Don’t Take Your Love From Me
2-8 It Don’t Mean A Thing
2-9 Ellington Bond Promo
2-10 If You Are But A Dream
2-11 Emancipation Celebration
2-12 Caldonia
2-13 Ring Them Bells Into Station Break
2-14 (Theme) Take The “A” Train And Broadcast Return
2-15 A Door Will Open
2-16 Ellington Bond Promo
2-17 Court Session
2-18 That’s For Me
2-19 On The Atcheson, Topeka And The Santa Fe
2-20 Every Hour On The Hour
2-21 Ellington Bond Promo
2-22 How Deep Is The Ocean
2-23 Ellington And The Announcer “Joya’s Audition” Victory Drive
2-24 Autumn Serenade
2-25 (Theme) Take The “A” Train Into Broadcast Closing
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Kermit Scott (tracks: 1-18), Nat Jones (tracks: 1-19 to 2-3), Otto Hardwicke (tracks: 1-1 to 17-1, 2-4 to 2-25)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin
Cornet – Rex Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 1-17, 2-4 to 2-25)
Drums – Sidney Catlett (tracks: 1-1 to 1-25)
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears, Ben Webster (tracks: 1-18 to 2-3)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol (tracks: 1-18 to 2-3 ), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1-1 to 1-22, 2-4 to 2-25), Sandy Williams (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-17, 2-4 to 2-25), Harold Baker (tracks: 1-18 to 2-3), Ray Nance (tracks: 1-18 to 2-3), Shelton Hemphill (tracks: 1-1 to 1-17, 2-4 to 2-25), Taft Jordan (tracks: 1-1 to 1-17, 2-1 to 2-25), Wallace Jones (tracks: 1-18 to 2-3)
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 2-22 ), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 1-7 , 1-13 , 1-18, 2-5), Kay Davis (tracks: 2-8),The Golden Gate Quartet (tracks: 1-9,1-10), The Mellotones (9) (tracks: 2-12)
Notes
Tracks 1-1 to 1-17 – Treasury Broadcast No. 28, Radio City, Studio 6-B, October 27,1945 (ABC)
Track 1-18 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, May 23, 1943 (MBS)
Tracks 1-19 to 1-22 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, May 28, 1943 (MBS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-3 – Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, June 6, 1943 (MBS)
Tracks 2-4 to 2-25 – Treasury Broadcast No. 29, Radio City, Studio 6-B, November 3,1945 (ABC)
A look at some of the music on Volumes 6 through 10 of Storyville Records’ release of the Duke Ellington Treasury Series radio shows. Continue reading →
“In April 1945, Duke Ellington began what was to be the largest single recording project of his career, though it is most unlikely that he or anyone else thought of it in such terms at the time… [He] signed an agreement with the newly formed American Broadcasting Company to broadcast a series of hour-long Saturday afternoon network shows under the title “A Date With The Duke.”… The recordings of these complete broadcasts…make up the largest single block of material in the Ellington discography.”
– Eddie Lambert, A Listener’s Guide – Duke Ellington
Ellington playing the electric piano, Billy Strayhorn on harpsichord and the 1932 band in stereo are just some of the different items you’ll hear from the Ellington oeuvre. Continue reading →
“Moon Maiden represents my public debut as a vocalist, but I don’t really sing. I’m a pencil cat. My other number will be I Want To See The Dark Side Of Your Moon, Baby. Everybody dreams about going to the moon, but I have too many obligations here, too many projects I haven’t completed.”
–Duke Ellington
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
Moon Maiden (LP: “The Intimate Ellington” Pablo 2310-787)
Recorded 14 July 1969, New York City
Duke Ellington – vocal, celeste.
Moon Maiden (CD: “Live and Rare” Bluebird 09026-63953-2)
Recorded 4 September 1969, New York City
Cootie Williams, Willie Cook, Lloyd Michaels – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Benny Green, Chuck Connors – trombone; Norris Turney, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano, vocal; Wild Bill Davis – organ;Paul Kondziela, Victor Gaskin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
Black and Tan Fantasy (CD: “Jump for Joy” Jazz Life CD CD 15012)
Recorded 25 May 1962, New York City
Bill Berry, Roy Burrowes, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance – trumpet; Leon Cox, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Aaron Bell – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
Discontented Blues / Once In A Blue Mood (CD: “The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington” Mosaic Records MD5-160)
Recorded 19 May 1955, Chicago
Ray Nance – trumpet; Quentin Jackson – trombone; Russell Procope – clarinet, alto sax; Duke Ellington – electric piano; Jimmy Woode – bass; Dave Black – drums.
East St. Louis Toodle-O/Lot O’ Fingers/Black And Tan Fantasy
Recorded 9 February 1932, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Freddie Jenkins, Cootie Williams – trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – banjo; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
— Our closing music —-
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
Ray Nance, photo by Lee Tanner
Dear Old Southland (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor – 09026-63386-2)
Ain’t The Gravy Good (CD:”The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
Take the “A” Train (CD: “The Private Collection, Volume 2: Dance Concerts California” ) LMR LMR CD 83001
It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Globe Trotter (CD: “Four Classic Albums” Avid Jazz AMSC999)
Stardust (CD: “Johnny Hodges, soloist, Billy Strayhorn and The Orchestra” Verve 314 557 543-2)
Rose of the Rio Grande (CD: “The Great Paris Concert” Collectables 7818)
Minnie the Moocher (CD: “Recollections of the Big Band Era” Warner Bros. 7411628)
Stompy Jones/Mood Indigo (CD: “Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges” GRP/Impulse! GRD-116)
Rabbit Out of the Hat (CD: “Con Soul & Sax/Wild Bill is the Boss” Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10283)
Transbluency ( A Blue Fog That you can almost see through) (CD: “Black, Brown & Beige” Bluebird 6641-2-RB)
Blue Cellophane (CD: “World Broadcasting Series, Volume 3” Circle CCD-103)
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.16
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.17
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.18
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.20
Birmingham Breakdown (CD: “Early Ellington – The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings Of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931” Decca/MCA Records GRD-3-640)
Birmingham Breakdown (CD: “Cotton Club 1938, Volume 1” Galaxy Music – 3801122)
Rent Party Blues (CD: ”The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
Black Beauty (CD: Early Ellington (1927 – 1934), Bluebird 6852-2-RB)
Black Beauty (CD: “Black, Brown & Beige” Bluebird 6641-2-RB)
Black Beauty (CD: “Duke Ellington: The Columbia Years 1927-1962” Columbia 5176872) Recorded 14 July 1960, Los Angeles
Mood Indigo/Hot And Bothered/Creole Love Call
East St. Louis Toodle-O/Lot O’ Fingers/Black And Tan Fantasy