Flamingo / The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recording Date: 1940/12/28
Recording Location: RCA Studio A, Chicago, USA
Formation:
Rex Stewart, cornet
Wallace Jones, Ray Nance, trumpet
Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, trombones
Juan Tizol, vibra trombone (vtb ?)
Barney Bigard, clarinet
Johnny Hodges, soprano sax, alto sax, clarinet
Otto Hardwick, alto sax, baritone sax
Ben Webster, tenor sax
Harry Carney, clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax
Duke Ellington, piano (on "The Girl..."), Billy Strayhorn piano (on "Flamingo")
Fred Guy, guitar
Jimmie Blanton, bass
Sonny Greer, drums
Herb Jeffries, vocal
Additional Details:
Two other tracks were recorded during this session:
The Sidewalks Of New York - without Jeffries, with Ellington on Piano - issued on Victor 27380 (see this)
The Girl In My Dreams Tries To Look Like You (alternate take) - with Ellington on Piano - issued on RCA FXM1-7134

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-18 15:26 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 10" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Flamingo
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-12-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-12-28)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-12-28)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-12-28)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-12-28)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-12-28)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-12-28)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1940-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-12-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-12-28) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-12-28)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-12-28) and Ray Nance (on 1940-12-28)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-12-28)
vocals:
Herb Jeffries (on 1940-12-28)
arranger:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1940-12-28)
recording of:
Flamingo (on 1940-12-28)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Grouya Publishing Int.
3:25
2The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
recording of:
The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:20