Jam Session [aka “C” Blues; “C” Jam Blues]

~ Video by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.7Jam Session [aka “C” Blues; “C” Jam Blues]3:08Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Centennial CollectionDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-08-24
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)82876-60090-2

Relationships

alto saxophone:Otto Hardwick (in 1941-11)
Johnny Hodges (in 1941-11)
baritone saxophone:Harry Carney (in 1941-11)
clarinet:Barney Bigard (in 1941-11)
cornet:Rex Stewart (in 1941-11)
double bass [string bass]:Alvin "Junior" Raglin (bass) (in 1941-11)
drums (drum set):Sonny Greer (in 1941-11)
guitar:Fred Guy (in 1941-11)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941-11)
tenor saxophone:Barney Bigard (in 1941-11)
Ben Webster (in 1941-11)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1941-11)
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (in 1941-11)
trumpet:Wallace Jones (in 1941-11)
Ray Nance (in 1941-11)
valve trombone:Juan Tizol (in 1941-11)
arranger:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Billy Strayhorn
video director:Josef Berne (film director) (in 1941-11)
recorded at:CBS Studio B (Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1941-11)
recording of:“C” Jam Blues (in 1941-11)

“C” Jam Blues

composer:Barney Bigard
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
later versions:Duke’s Place
is the basis for:“C” Jam Blues (arr. Donahue)