Ken Burns Jazz: Duke Ellington

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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1East St. Louis Toodle-oo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-22)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1927-03-22) and Edgar Sampson (on 1927-03-22)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1927-03-22)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1927-03-22) and Otto Hardwick (on 1927-03-22)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Rudy Jackson (on 1927-03-22) and Prince Robinson (on 1927-03-22)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sonny Greer (on 1927-03-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1927-03-22)
reeds:
Otto Hardwick (on 1927-03-22) and Prince Robinson (on 1927-03-22)
soprano saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1927-03-22)
trombone:
Joe Nanton (on 1927-03-22)
trumpet:
Charlie Johnson (on 1927-03-22), Louis Metcalf (on 1927-03-22) and Bubber Miley (on 1927-03-22)
tuba [brass bass]:
Henry Edwards (on 1927-03-22) and Mack Shaw (on 1927-03-22)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (on 1927-03-22)
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo (on 1927-03-22)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:07
2Black and Tan Fantasy
alto saxophone:
Rudy Jackson
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick and Rudy Jackson
tenor saxophone:
Otto Hardwick
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Louis Metcalf and Jabbo Smith
tuba:
Henry Edwards
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy (on 1927-11-03)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley
3:27
3Take It Easy
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Otto Hardwick
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard and Otto Hardwick
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Louis Metcalf and Bubber Miley
recording of:
Take It Easy (on 1928-03-21)
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:38
4The Mooche
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-10-01)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1928-10-01) and Johnny Hodges (on 1928-10-01)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1928-10-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1928-10-01)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-10-01), Harry Carney (on 1928-10-01) and Johnny Hodges (on 1928-10-01)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1928-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1928-10-01)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (on 1928-10-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1928-10-01)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1928-10-01)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-10-01)
trombone:
Joe Nanton (on 1928-10-01)
trumpet:
Bubber Miley (on 1928-10-01) and Arthur Whetsel (on 1928-10-01)
vocals:
Baby Cox (on 1928-10-01)
arranger:
Duke Ellington
recording of:
The Mooche (on 1928-10-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
3:16
5Rockin' in Rhythm
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard and Harry Carney
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1930-11-08)
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
3:16
6Mood Indigo
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard and Harry Carney
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1930-10-17)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation, Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:58
7Creole Rhapsody
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard and Harry Carney
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 1 (on 1931-01-20)
composer:
Duke Ellington
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 2 (on 1931-01-20)
composer:
Duke Ellington
6:30
8It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
piano:
Duke Ellington
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
lead vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:11
9Creole Love Call
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard and Harry Carney
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Creole Love Call (on 1932-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington
4:10
10Sophisticated Lady
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard and Harry Carney
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
guitar:
Fred Guy
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1933-05-16)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc., Famous Music Corporation (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:16
11Solitude
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick and Johnny Hodges
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Otto Hardwick
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
guitar:
Fred Guy
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1934-09-12)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:13
12Caravan
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick and Johnny Hodges
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Otto Hardwick
cornet:
Rex Stewart
double bass:
Hayes Alvis and Bill Taylor
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
guitar:
Fred Guy
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Wallace Jones and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Caravan (on 1937-05-14)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., Famous Music Corporation, Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:42
13Back Room Romp
alto saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney
cornet:
Rex Stewart
double bass:
Hayes Alvis
drums (drum set):
Jack Maisel
guitar:
Brick Fleagle
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins
recording of:
Back Room Romp (on 1937-07-07)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Rex Stewart
2:49
14Ko-Ko
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-06)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-06)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1940-03-06)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1940-03-06) and Tricky Sam Nanton (on 1940-03-06)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-06)
recording of:
Ko-Ko (on 1940-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:45
15Never No Lament (a.k.a. Don't Get Around Much Anymore)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick and Johnny Hodges
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
cornet:
Rex Stewart
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
guitar:
Fred Guy
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard and Ben Webster
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Wallace Jones and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Never No Lament (in 1940)
lyricist:
Bob Russell
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:56
16Cotton 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 (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 (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
3:11
17Take the "A" Train
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick and Johnny Hodges
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
cornet:
Rex Stewart
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
guitar:
Fred Guy
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard and Ben Webster
trombone:
Lawrence Brown and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Wallace Jones and Ray Nance
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (on 1941-02-15)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:55
18Satin Doll
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (on 1953-04-06)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-06)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1953-04-06)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1953-04-06), Jimmy Hamilton (on 1953-04-06) and Russell Procope (on 1953-04-06)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1953-04-06)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1953-04-06) and Britt Woodman (on 1953-04-06)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1953-04-06), Willie Cook (on 1953-04-06), Ray Nance (on 1953-04-06) and Clark Terry (on 1953-04-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1953-04-06)
recording of:
Satin Doll (on 1953-04-06)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp.
3:00
19Jeep's Blues (live)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton and Russell Procope
double bass:
Jimmy Woode
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves and Jimmy Hamilton
trombone:
Quentin Jackson, John Sanders and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson, John Cook, Ray Nance and Clark Terry
live recording of:
Jeep’s Blues (on 1956-07-07)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges
4:42
20Come Sunday (from Black, Brown and Beige)
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Harry Carney and Jimmy Hamilton
double bass:
Jimmy Woode
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves and Jimmy Hamilton
trombone:
Quentin Jackson, John Sanders and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson, Harold “Shorty” Baker and Clark Terry
violin:
Ray Nance
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (on 1958-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
5:49
21Black Beauty
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
cornet:
Ray Nance
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown
recording of:
Black Beauty (in 1960-07)
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:17