Label
Blue ace
Label Number
237
Side A
Side Image
Side A
Matrix Number
237 A
Run-Out Numbers
237-A
Other Run-Out Indicators
8P
Tracks

Portrait of the Lion

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet, tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (?) (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Brick Fleagle (arr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
21 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
WM 1006-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [E1442]
Side B
Side Image
Side B
Matrix Number
237 B
Run-Out Numbers
237-B
Other Run-Out Indicators
8P
Tracks
Shelf Location
1007871146

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Rex Stewart
  • Cootie Williams
  • Wallace Jones
  • Joe Nanton
  • Juan Tizol
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Barney Bigard
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Billy Taylor, Sr.
  • Sonny Greer
  • Brick Fleagle