Duke Ellington plays Duke Ellington

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweet JazzO'Mine
Duke Ellington2:46
2Cotton Tail
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick and Johnny Hodges
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
guitar:
Fred Guy
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard and Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:14
3C Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
Duke Ellington2:02
4In A Jam
Duke Ellington3:02
5Fast and Furious
Duke Ellington2:53
6Crescendo in Blue
recording of:
Crescendo in Blue
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
Duke Ellington3:22
7Liberian Suite - I Like the Sunrise
recording of:
Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music Inc
Duke Ellington4:36
8Perfume Suite - Balcony Serenade
Duke Ellington3:11
9Sepia Panorama
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:23
10Diminuendo in Blue
recording of:
Diminuendo in Blue
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:47
11Dusk
recording of:
Dusk
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:22
12Black Butterfly
recording of:
Black Butterfly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:09
13Jack the Bear
recording of:
Jack the Bear
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:21
14The Boys from Harlem
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-21)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-12-21)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-12-21)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-12-21)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-12-21), Harry Carney (on 1938-12-21), Otto Hardwick (on 1938-12-21) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-12-21)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-12-21) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-12-21)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-12-21)
performer:
Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (on 1938-12-21)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 587-1) and Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-955)
recording of:
The Boys From Harlem (on 1938-12-21)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:21
15Creole Rhapsody
Duke Ellington5:58
16Jungle Nights of Harlem
recording of:
Jungle Nights in Harlem
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
Duke Ellington3:00
17Uptown Downbeat
Duke Ellington3:27
18Moon Mist
recording of:
Moon Mist
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington3:02
19Rocks in My Bed
recording of:
Rocks in My Bed
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
Duke Ellington3:10
20Harlemania
Duke Ellington2:58
21Black Beauty
recording of:
Black Beauty
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:50
22Bojangles
recording of:
Bojangles
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:43