DUKE ELLINGTON THE CENTENNIAL EDITION [Part 3]
The Complete Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946) 3 CDs
The All-Star Sessions And The Seattle Concert (1952) 1 CD
DISC 14 – 17
Label: RCA Legacy
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Disc 14
1 I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues 2:39
2 I'm Beginning to See the Light [Take 1] 3:11
3 I'm Beginning to See the Light [Take 2] 3:09
4 Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know) [Take 1] 3:04
5 Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know) [Take 2] 2:57
6 I Didn't Know About You 2:43
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis(v)
New York City, NY 01 Dec 1944 RCA-Victor recording session
7 Work Song [Black, Brown and Beige] 4:34
8 Come Sunday [Black, Brown and Beige] 4:28
9 The Blues [Black, Brown and Beige] 4:31
10 Three Dances [Black, Brown and Beige] 4:32
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Betty Roch(v)
New York City, NY 11,12 Dec 1944 RCA-Victor recording session
11 Carnegie Blues 2:46
12 Blue Cellophane 2:53
13 The Mood to Be Wooed 2:57
14 (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings 2:50
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Joya Sherrill(v)
New York City, NY 04 Jan 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
15 Kissing Bug 2:59
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Joya Sherrill(v)
New York City, NY 26 Apr 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
16 Everything But You 2:49
17 (Otto Make That) Riff Staccato 3:02
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Joya Sherrill(v)
New York City, NY 01 May 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
18 Prelude to a Kiss Ellington, 2:59
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch)
New York City, NY 10 May 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
19 Caravan 2:45
20 Black and Tan Fantasy 2:47
21 Mood Indigo 2:45
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Kay Davis(v)
New York City, NY 11 May 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
22 In a Sentimental Mood 3:01
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Bob Haggart(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Marie Ellington(v)
New York City, NY 14 May 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
Disc 15
1 It Don't Mean a Thing (If ItAin't Got That Swing) 2:57
2 Sophisticated Lady 2:37
3 Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face) 2:54 #3
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Bob Haggart(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Marie Ellington(v)
#3 Add Tommy Dorsey(tb)
New York City, NY 14 May 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
4 The Minor Goes Muggin' 3:00
DUKE ELLINGTON WITH TOMMY DORSEY'S ORCHESTRA
Charlie Shavers(t); Tommy Dorsey(tb); Duke Ellington(p); Buddy Rich(d) with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
New York City, NY 14 May 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
5 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart [Take 1] 3:01
6 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart [Take 2] 3:00
7 Solitude 3:03
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Joya Sherrill(v)
New York City, NY 15 May 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
8 Frankie and Johnny 3:01
9 Jumpin' Room Only 2:55
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS RHYTHM Duke Ellington(p); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d)
New York City, NY 16 May 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
10 Black Beauty 2:47
11 Every Hour on the Hour (I Fall in Love With You) 3:03
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA Same session Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Al Hibbler(v)
New York City, NY 16 May 1945
12 The Perfume Suite: Balcony Serenade 3:07
13 The Perfume Suite: Strange Feeling 3:11
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Al Lucas(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Al Hibbler(v)
New York City, NY 24 Jul 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
14 The Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love 2:19
DUKE ELLINGTON AND JUNIOR RAGLIN
Duke Ellington(p); Junior Raglin(sb)
15 The Perfume Suite: Coloratura [Take 2] 2:56
16 The Perfume Suite: Coloratura [Take 1] 2:57
17 Things Ain't What They Used to Be 3:05
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch)
New York City, NY 30 Jul 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
18 Tell Ya What I'm Gonna Do 2:46
19 Come to Baby, Do! 2:47
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, Cat Anderson(t); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sidney Catlett(d); Joya Sherrill(v)
New York City, NY 08 Oct 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
20 I'm Just a Lucky So and So 3:08
21 Long, Strong and Consecutive 2:52
22 The Wonder of You Ellington, 2:43 #4
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Oscar Pettiford(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill(v)
#4 Billy Strayhorn replaces Duke Ellington
New York City, NY 26 Nov 1945 RCA-Victor recording session
23 Tonk 2:46
24 Drawing Room Blues 3:38
DUKE ELLINGTON AND BILLY STRAYHORN New York City, NY 10 Jan 1946 RCA-Victor recording session Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn(p)
Disc 16
1 Rockabye River 3:00
2 Suddenly It Jumped 2:45
3 Transblucency 2:58
4 Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 3:18
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Harold Baker(t); Ray Nance(t,vl,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Wilbur De Paris, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Russell Procope(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Oscar Pettiford(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Kay Davis(v)
Los Angeles, CA 09 Jul 1946 RCA-Victor recording session
5 A Gathering in a Clearing 3:08
6 You Don't Love Me No More 3:24
7 Pretty Woman 2:43
8 Hey Baby 2:46
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Harold Baker(t); Ray Nance(t,vl,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Wilbur De Paris, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Russell Procope(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Oscar Pettiford(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Al Hibbler(v)
Los Angeles, CA 10 Jul 1946 RCA-Victor recording session
9 (Back Home Again In) Indiana 2:46
10 Blue Is the Night 3:04
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Harold Baker(t); Ray Nance(t,vl,v); Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Russell Procope(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Oscar Pettiford(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Al Hibbler, Kay Davis, Marion Cox(v)
Los Angeles, CA 26 Aug 1946 RCA-Victor recording session
11 Lover Man [Take 1] 3:18
12 Lover Man [Take 2] 3:17
As above Billy Strayhorn replaces Duke Ellington
13 Just You, Just Me 2:51
14 Beale Street Blues 2:51
As above Duke Ellington replaces Billy Strayhorn
15 Memphis Blues 3:02
16 St. Louis Blues 2:57
17 My Honey's Lovin' Arms 3:08
18 I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You 3:01 #5
19 Swamp Fire 2:49
20 Royal Garden Blues 3:06
21 Esquire Swank 3:28
22 Midriff 3:14
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Francis Williams, Harold Baker(t); Ray Nance(t,vl,v); Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Russell Procope(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Oscar Pettiford(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Marion Cox(v)
#5 Billy Strayhorn replaces Duke Ellington
Los Angeles, CA 03 Sep 1946 RCA-Victor recording session[/size]
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1 Long, Long Journey 4:28
2 The One That Got Away 4:21 #6
LEONARD FEATHER'S ESQUIRE ALL-AMERICANS Louis Armstrong(t,v); Charlie Shavers(t); Jimmy Hamilton(cl); Johnny Hodges(as); Don Byas(ts); Duke Ellington(p); Remo Palmieri(g); Chubby Jackson(sb); Sonny Greer(d)
#6 Red Norvo replaces Louis Armstrong
New York City, NY 10 Jan 1946 RCA-Victor recording session
3 Gone With the Wind 4:33
Johnny Hodges, as; Don Byas, ts; Billy Strayhorn, p; Remo Palmieri, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Sonny Greer, d.
New York City, NY 10 Jan 1946 RCA-Victor recording session
4 Metronome All-Out 4:11
METRONOME ALL-STAR BAND New Louis Armstrong(t,v); Charlie Shavers(t); Jimmy Hamilton(cl); Johnny Hodges(as); Don Byas(ts); Duke Ellington(p); Remo Palmieri(g); Chubby Jackson(sb); Sonny Greer(d)
York City, NY 15 Jan 1946 RCA-Victor recording session
5 Skin Deep 7:34
6 How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me [Sultry Serenade] 3:51
7 Sophisticated Lady 6:13
8 Perdido Drake, 4:38
9 Caravan Ellington, 4:13
10 Harlem Suite 15:17
11 The Hawk Talks 2:53
12 Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Any More/In a Sentimental Mood … 6:54
13 Jam With Sam 3:40
DUKE ELLINGTON SEATTLE CONCERT
This was the first official live recording of Duke Ellington.
Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (violin, trumpet); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Russell Procope, Willie Smith (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry, William Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (trombone); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); Louie Bellson (drums)
Recorded live in Seattle, Washington on March 25, 1952. Originally released on RCA Victor (1002)