Label
CBS
Label Number
68275
Side A
Tracks

Beggar's blues

Performer/Group
Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
28 MAY 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W148641-3
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [G6129]

Saturday night function

Performer/Group
Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
28 MAY 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
148642-1
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [G6129]

Jungle Jamboree

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W402551-C
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1305]

Snake Hip Dance

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W402553-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1305]

Doin' the voom voom

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 SEP 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
4062-A
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1307]

Flaming youth

Performer/Group
The Whoopee Makers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 SEP 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
4063-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1307]

Saturday night function

Performer/Group
The Washingtonians
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 SEP 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
4064-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1307]

Lazy Duke

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 NOV 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W403286-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1313]
Side B
Tracks

Blues of the Vagabond

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 NOV 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W403287-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1313]

Syncopated Shuffle

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 NOV 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W403288-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1313]

St. James Infirmary

Performer/Group
The Ten Blackberries
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Irving Mills (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JAN 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
9319-1
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1315]
Notes
Irving Mills is under the pseudonym "Sunny Smith"

St. James Infirmary

Performer/Group
The Ten Blackberries
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Irving Mills (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JAN 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
9319-2
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1315]
Notes
Irving Mills is under the pseudonym "Sunny Smith"

When you're smiling

Performer/Group
The Ten Blackberries
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Irving Mills (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JAN 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
9320-1
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1315]
Notes
Irving Mills is under the pseudonym "Sunny Smith"

When you're smiling

Performer/Group
The Ten Blackberries
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Irving Mills (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JAN 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
9320-3
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1315]
Notes
Irving Mills is under the pseudonym "Sunny Smith"

Rent party blues

Performer/Group
The Ten Blackberries
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JAN 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
9321-1
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1315]

Rent party blues

Performer/Group
The Ten Blackberries
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JAN 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
9321-3
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1315]
Shelf Location
1007636283

Performer/Groups

  • Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men
  • Duke Ellington
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Freddy Jenkins
  • Joe Nanton
  • Barney Bigard
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Wellman Braud
  • Sonny Greer
  • Johnny Hodges
  • The Harlem Footwarmers
  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Cootie Williams
  • Juan Tizol
  • The Whoopee Makers
  • The Washingtonians
  • The Ten Blackberries
  • Irving Mills