Label
CBS
Label Number
63563
Side A
Tracks

Three cent stomp

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:02
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 NOV 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 38373-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1697]

On a turquoise cloud

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Ray Nance (vln)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, b-cl)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Kay Davis (vcl)
Duration
00:03:20
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 DEC 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 38592-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1703]

New York City blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:10
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
30 DEC 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 38672-1 / C 038672-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1707]

Hy'a Sue

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
14 AUG 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
HC 02531-1 / HCO 2531-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1688]

Golden cress

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:57
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
01 SEP 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
HCO 2597-1 / HC 02597-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1690]

Lady of the lavender mist

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:15
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
14 AUG 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
HC 02532-1 / HCO 2532-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1688]

The clothed woman

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
30 DEC 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 38671-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1707]

Monologue

Alternate Title
Pretty and the Wolf
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (narrator)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl)
Willie Smith (cl)
Russell Procope (cl)
Harry Carney (b-cl)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Louis Bellson (dr)
Duration
00:02:13
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 MAY 1951
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 45818-1 / C 045818-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1744]
Side B
Tracks

Stomp, look and listen

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:20
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 NOV 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 38271-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1697]

Rock skippin' at the Blue Note

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Nelson Williams (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Britt Woodman (tbn)
Quentin Jackson (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Willie Smith (as)
Russell Procope (as, cl)
Paul Gonsalves (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Louis Bellson (dr)
Duration
00:02:27
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
08 AUG 1951
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 47021-1 / C 047021-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1757]

Maybe I should change my ways

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Billy Strayhorn (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:19
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
06 OCT 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
HCO 2665-1 / HC 02665-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1696]

Sultry serenade

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:04
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
06 OCT 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
HCO 2677-1 / HC 02677-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1696]

Women (they'll get you)

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:15
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
14 AUG 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
HC 02533-1 / HCO 2533-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1688]

Fancy Dan

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Nelson Williams (tpt)
Andrew "Fats" Ford (tpt)
Andres Merenguito (?) (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Quentin Jackson (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Russell Procope (as, cl)
Paul Gonsalves (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:01
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 MAY 1951
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 45814-1 / C 045814-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1743]

Brown penny

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Dud Bascomb (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Tyree Glenn (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Russell Procope (cl, as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Kay Davis (vcl)
Duration
00:03:06
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
02 OCT 1947
Authorized Matrix Number
HCO 2667-2
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1694]

Smada

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Nelson Williams (tpt)
Andrew "Fats" Ford (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Britt Woodman (tbn)
Quentin Jackson (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Willie Smith (as)
Russell Procope (as, cl)
Paul Gonsalves (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Billy Strayhorn (pn)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Louis Bellson (dr)
Duration
00:02:46
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
07 AUG 1951
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 47020-1 / C 047020-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1757]
Shelf Location
1007630468

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Shelton Hemphill
  • Francis Williams
  • Harold "Shorty" Baker
  • Dud Bascomb
  • Ray Nance
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Claude Jones
  • Tyree Glenn
  • Jimmy Hamilton
  • Russell Procope
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Al Sears
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Oscar Pettiford
  • Sonny Greer
  • Junior Raglin
  • Kay Davis
  • Willie Smith
  • Wendell Marshall
  • Louis Bellson
  • Cat Anderson
  • Nelson Williams
  • Juan Tizol
  • Britt Woodman
  • Quentin Jackson
  • Paul Gonsalves
  • Billy Strayhorn
  • Andrew "Fats" Ford
  • Andres Merenguito