4-29-08 Duke Ellington And Ellingtonia

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Duke Ellington - Take The "A" Train February 1941 Rex Stewart (cnt) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Wallace Jones (tp) Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown (tb) Barney Bigard (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Otto Hardwick (as,cl) Ben Webster (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Billy Strayhorn (p-1) Fred Guy (g) Jimmy Blanton (b) Sonny Greer (d) Take The A Train – Dreyfus

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - It Don't Mean A Thing May 14, 1945 Rex Stewart, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Otto Hardwick (as,cl) Al Sears (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Bob Haggart (b) Sonny Greer (d) Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Marie Ellington, Black, Brown And Beige – Bluebird

Duke Ellington – Jumpin Punkins February 1941 Rex Stewart (cnt) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Wallace Jones (tp) Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown (tb) Barney Bigard (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Otto Hardwick (as,cl) Ben Webster (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Billy Strayhorn (p-1) Fred Guy (g) Jimmy Blanton (b) Sonny Greer (d) Comp Col & RCA Victor Sessions With Ben Webster – Definitive


Duke Ellington – Jack The Bear March 1940 Rex Stewart (cnt) Cootie Williams, Wallace Jones (tp) Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown (tb) Barney Bigard (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as,sop) Otto Hardwick (as,cl) Ben Webster (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Jimmy Blanton (b) Sonny Greer (d) Ko-Ko – Dreyfus



Tony Bennett – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore January 1967 Tony Bennett (vcl) acc by Marion Evans and his Orchestra featuring : Joe Wilder, Joe Newman (tp) Urbie Green (tb) Bob Tricarico (ts) Joe Soldo (fl) John Bunch (p) Corky Hale (harp) Milt Hinton (b) Sol Gubin (d) Marion Evans (arr) Tony Bennett – Jazz - Col

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – Hello Little Girl February 1959 Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Fats Ford (tp) [aka: Andres Merenguito (tp) ], Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Dizzy Gillespie (tp-1,2) Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Russell Procope (cl,as) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Jimmy Jones (p-2) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Jimmy Rushing (vcl) Duke Ellington Jazz Party – Col

Duke Ellington – Rockin In Rhythm & Kinda Dukish June 1960 Fats Ford, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Britt Woodman, Booty Wood, Lawrence Brown (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,b-cl,cl) Duke Ellington (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Piano In The Background – Col



Frank Sinatra acc by The Duke Ellington Orchestra – Yellow Days December 1967 Frank Sinatra (vcl) acc by Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington (tp) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Jeff Castleman (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Billy May (arr) Francis A. & Edward K. – Reprise

Count Basie & Duke Ellington and their Orchestras – Segue In C July 6, 1961Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens, Fats Ford, Thad Jones, Sonny Cohn, Snooky Young, Lonnie Johnson (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln) Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Lou Blackburn, Henry Coker, Quentin Jackson, Benny Powell (tb) Jimmy Hamilton, Marshal Royal (cl,as) Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (as) Frank Wess (as,ts,fl) Paul Gonsalves, Frank Foster, Budd Johnson (ts) Charlie Fowlkes, Harry Carney (bar) Count Basie, Duke Ellington (p) Freddy Green (g) Eddie Jones (b) Sonny Payne (d) on (1) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Battle Royal – Col



Duke Ellington - Happy Go Lucky Local November 1946 Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson, Harold "Shorty" Baker (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as,cl) Al Sears (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Sonny Greer (d) Complete Musicraft Sessions – Disconforme



Duke Ellington - Wanderlust August 1962 Ray Nance (tp,vln) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Harry Carney (bar,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Aaron Bell (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins - Impulse

Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross – Things Ain’t What They Used To Be June 1960 Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross (vcl) acc by Gildo Mahones (p) Ike Isaacs (b) Jimmy Wormsworth (d) Twisted – Rhino

Duke Ellington and his Small Band - Kentucky Avenue, A.C March 1967 Cat Anderson (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar) Duke Ellington (p) John Lamb (b) Rufus Jones (d) The Intimacy Of The Blues – OJC




Duke Ellington – Satin Doll November 1969 Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Mercer Ellington (tp) Lawrence Brown, Ake Persson, Chuck Connors (tb) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Norris Turney (as,ts,cl,fl) Harold Ashby (ts,cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Wild Bill Davis (org) Victor Gaskin (b) Rufus Jones (d) Tony Watkins (vcl) Rolf Ericson (tp) Live, "Colston Hall", 2nd Concert, Bristol, England, 70th Birthday Concert – Blue Note

Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington – Dukes Place October 1965 Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones (tp) Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Russell Procope (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) John Lamb (b) Louie Bellson (d) Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) Ella At Duke's Place – Verve

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - I'm Checkin' Out, Goom Bye (rc vcl) January 23 & 27, 1956 Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as,cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Sam Woodyard (d) Rosemary Clooney (vcl) Blue Rose – Col



April 28, 1945 Duke Ellington - Midriff & Someone ABC (WJZ & Blue) Broadcast "400 Restaurant", New York,Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Harry Carney (cl,bar,b-cl) Otto Hardwick (as,cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Al Sears (ts) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Junior Raglin (b) Sonny Greer (d) Duke Ellington Treasury Show #3: - D.E.T.S.




Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington – Drop Me Off In Harlem April 1961 Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Trummy Young (tb) Barney Bigard (cl) Duke Ellington (p) Mort Herbert (b) Danny Barcelona (d) Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong – The Complete Sessions – Roulette

Duke Ellington - Tap Dancer's Blues July 1966 Duke Ellington (p,vcl,talking) John Lamb (b) Sam Woodyard (d) The Pianist - OJC