The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1938, Volume 2

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1Carnival in Coroline
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-04)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-04-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-04-04)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-04-04)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-04-04)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-04-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-04-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-04-04)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-04-04)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-04-04)
vocals:
Jerry Kruger (on 1938-04-04)
performer:
Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (on 1938-04-04)
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters2:26
2Ol' Man River
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-04)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-04-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-04-04)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-04-04)
bass and double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-04-04)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-04-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-04-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-04-04)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-04-04)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-04-04)
vocals:
Jerry Kruger (on 1938-04-04)
performer:
Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (on 1938-04-04)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1938-04-04)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters2:53
3Swingtime in Hololulu
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-04-11)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-04-11)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-04-11)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-04-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-04-11)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1938-04-11) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-04-11)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-04-11) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-04-11)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1938-04-11), Wallace Jones (on 1938-04-11) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-04-11)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-04-11)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1938-04-11)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:53
4I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue (With the Sole of My Shoe)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-04-11) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-04-11)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-04-11)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-04-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-04-11)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-04-11)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-04-11)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-04-11) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-04-11)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1938-04-11), Wallace Jones (on 1938-04-11) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-04-11)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-04-11)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1938-04-11)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-11)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:36
5Dinah's in a Jam
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-04-11) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-04-11)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-04-11)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-04-11)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-04-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-04-11)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-04-11)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-04-11)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-04-11) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-04-11)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1938-04-11), Wallace Jones (on 1938-04-11) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-04-11)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-04-11)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1938-04-11)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-11)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:53
6You Gave Me the Gate (And I'm Swingin')
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-06-07) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-07)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-07)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-06-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-07)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-06-07)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-07)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-07) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-07)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-07)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-07) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-06-07)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-06-07) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-07)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-06-07)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1938-06-07)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1938-06-07)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-07)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:24
7Rose of the Rio Grande
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-06-07) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-07)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-07)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-06-07)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-07)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-06-07)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-07)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-07) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-07)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-07)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-07) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-06-07)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-06-07) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-07)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-06-07)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1938-06-07)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1938-06-07)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-07)
recording of:
Rose of the Rio Grande (on 1938-06-07)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ross Gorman and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:03
8Pyramid
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-07)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-06-07)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-07)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-06-07)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-07)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-07) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-07)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-07) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-06-07)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-06-07) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-07)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-06-07)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:58
9When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (All the Little Birdies Go Tweet-Tweet-Tweet)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-07)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-06-07)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-07)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-07)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-06-07)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-07)
reeds:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-07)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-07) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-06-07)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-06-07) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-07)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-06-07)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1938-06-07)
recording of:
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (on 1938-06-07)
writer:
Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Irving Mills
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:42
10Watermelon Man
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-20)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-06-20)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-20)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-06-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-20)
reeds:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-20)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-20) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-06-20)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-06-20) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-20)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-06-20)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1938-06-20)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:37
11A Gypsy Without a Song
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-20)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-06-20)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-20)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-06-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-20)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-20) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-20)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-20) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-06-20)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-06-20) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-20)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-06-20)
recording of:
Gypsy Without a Song (on 1938-06-20)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:01
12The Stevedore's Serenade
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-06-20)
alto saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-20)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-20)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-06-20)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-20)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-06-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-20)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-20) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-20)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-20)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-20) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-06-20)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-06-20) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-20)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-06-20)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1938-06-20)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-20)
recording of:
The Stevedore's Serenade (on 1938-06-07)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
The Stevedore's Serenade (on 1938-06-20)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:49
13La De Doody Doo
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-06-20)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-06-20)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-20)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-06-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-20)
reeds:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-20)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-20) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-06-20)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-06-20) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-20)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-06-20)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1938-06-20)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:29
14You Walked Out of the Picture
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-22)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-22)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-22)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-22)
vocals:
Mary McHugh (on 1938-06-22)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:52
15Pyramid
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-22)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-22)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-22)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-22)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:56
16Empty Ballroom Blues
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-22)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-22)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-22)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-22)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:34
17Lost in Meditation
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-06-22)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-06-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-06-22)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-06-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-22)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-06-22)
vocals:
Mary McHugh (on 1938-06-22)
recording of:
Lost in Meditation (on 1938-06-22)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Lou Singer (pianist), Irving Mills and Juan Tizol
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:49
18A Blues Serenade
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-08-01)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-08-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-08-01)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-01)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-08-01)
vocals:
Leon Lafell (on 1938-08-01)
recording of:
A Blues Serenade (Henry King's Theme Song) (on 1938-08-01)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Signorelli
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:49
19Love in Swingtime
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-08-01)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-08-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-08-01)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-01)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-08-01)
vocals:
Leon Lafell (on 1938-08-01)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:57
20Swingin' in the Dell
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-08-01)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-08-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-08-01)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-01)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-08-01)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:42
21Jitterbug's Lullaby
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-08-01)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-08-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-08-01)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-01)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-08-01)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra3:04
22Chasin' Chippies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-08-02)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-08-02)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-08-02)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-08-02)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-08-02)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-08-02) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-02)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-08-02) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-02)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-08-02)
performer:
Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (on 1938-08-02)
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters3:03
23Blue Is the Evening
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-08-02)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-08-02)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-08-02)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-08-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-08-02)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-08-02)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-08-02) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-02)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-08-02) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-02)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-08-02)
vocals:
Scat Powell (on 1938-08-02)
performer:
Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (on 1938-08-02)
Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters3:13