The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1927-28
2▶CD: 1928-29
3▶CD: 1929
4▶CD: 1930
5▶CD: 1930-31
6▶CD: 1931-33
7▶CD: 1933-34
8▶CD: 1940
9▶CD: 1940
10▶CD
11▶CD: 1941
12▶CD: 1941
13▶CD: 1941-42
14▶CD
15▶CD
16▼CD
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1Rockabye River
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-09), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-09), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-09), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-09), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-09), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-09), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
recording of:
Rockabye River (on 1946-07-09)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:02
2Suddenly It Jumped
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-09), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-09), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-09), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-09), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-09), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-09), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
recording of:
Suddenly It Jumped (on 1946-07-09)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:47
3Transblucency
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
cornet:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-09), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-09), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-09), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-09), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-09), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-09), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
vocals:
Kay Davis (on 1946-07-09)
3:00
4Just Squeeze Me (but Don't Tease Me)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-07-09)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09)
clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09) and Al Sears (on 1946-07-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-09), Joe Nanton (on 1946-07-09), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-09) and Wilbur De Paris (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-09), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-09), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-09), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09), Shelton Hemphill (on 1946-07-09) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
violin:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09)
recording of:
Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me) (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
3:20
5A Gathering in a Clearing
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
3:10
6You Don't Love Me No More
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Al Hibbler (on 1946-07-10)
3:26
7Pretty Woman
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Al Hibbler (on 1946-07-10)
2:46
8Hey, Baby
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
valve trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10)
lead vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
recording of:
Hey Baby (on 1946-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:48
9(Back Home Again in) Indiana
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-08-26) and Russell Procope (on 1946-08-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-08-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-08-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-08-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-08-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-08-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-08-26) and Claude Jones (on 1946-08-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-08-26), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-08-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-08-26), Taft Jordan (on 1946-08-26), Ray Nance (on 1946-08-26) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:48
10Blue Is the Night
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-08-26) and Russell Procope (on 1946-08-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-08-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-08-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-08-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-08-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-08-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-08-26) and Claude Jones (on 1946-08-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-08-26), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-08-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-08-26), Taft Jordan (on 1946-08-26), Ray Nance (on 1946-08-26) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Blue Is the Night (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher
3:06
11Lover Man (take 1)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-08-26) and Russell Procope (on 1946-08-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-08-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-08-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-08-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-08-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-08-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-08-26) and Claude Jones (on 1946-08-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-08-26), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-08-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-08-26), Taft Jordan (on 1946-08-26), Ray Nance (on 1946-08-26) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-08-26)
vocals:
Marian Cox (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:20
12Lover Man (take 2)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-08-26) and Russell Procope (on 1946-08-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-08-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-08-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-08-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-08-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-08-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-08-26) and Claude Jones (on 1946-08-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-08-26), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-08-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-08-26), Taft Jordan (on 1946-08-26), Ray Nance (on 1946-08-26) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-08-26)
vocals:
Marian Cox (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:19
13Just You, Just Me
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-08-26) and Russell Procope (on 1946-08-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-08-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-08-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-08-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-08-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-08-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-08-26) and Claude Jones (on 1946-08-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-08-26), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-08-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-08-26), Taft Jordan (on 1946-08-26), Ray Nance (on 1946-08-26) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:53
14Beale Street Blues
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-08-26) and Russell Procope (on 1946-08-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-08-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-08-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-08-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-08-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-08-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-08-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-08-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-08-26) and Claude Jones (on 1946-08-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-08-26), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-08-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-08-26), Taft Jordan (on 1946-08-26), Ray Nance (on 1946-08-26) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Beale Street Blues (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
2:53
15Memphis Blues
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03), Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
The Memphis Blues (on 1946-09-03)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:04
16St. Louis Blues
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03), Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
vocals:
Marian Cox (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1946-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:59
17My Honey's Lovin' Arms
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03), Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms (on 1946-09-03)
writer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Harry Ruby
3:10
18(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (With You)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03), Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
vocals:
Marian Cox (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1946-09-03)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
3:03
19Swamp Fire
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03), Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
Swamp Fire (on 1946-09-03)
composer:
Harold Mooney
2:51
20Royal Garden Blues
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03), Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues (on 1946-09-03)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
3:08
21Esquire Swank
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03), Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
Esquire Swank (on 1946-09-03)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:28
22Midriff
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03), Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
Midriff (on 1946-09-03)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
3:16
17▶CD: The Seattle Concert
18▶CD: The First Concert of Sacred Music
19▶CD: The Second Sacred Concert
20▶CD: The Second Sacred Concert (cont'd) / The Third Sacred Concert
21▶CD: The Far East Suite
22▶CD: The Popular Duke Ellington / The Jazz Piano / The Duke at Tanglewood
23▶CD: The Duke at Tanglewood (cont'd) / ...and His Mother Called Him Bill
24▶CD: ...and His Mother Called Him Bill (cont'd) / Eastbourne Performance

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ASIN:UK: B00000IIQY [info]