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