Label
CBS
Label Number
88140
Side A
Tracks

Lazy man's shuffle

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his 52nd Street Stompers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Ceele Burke (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
16 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
B 4370-A
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [S12279]

Lazy man's shuffle

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his 52nd Street Stompers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Ceele Burke (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
16 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
B 4370-B
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [S12279]

Clouds in my heart

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
LO 371-2
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [B7760]

Frolic Sam

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0372-2 / LO 372-2
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [B7760]

Caravan

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0373-1 / LO 373-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [B7760]

Caravan

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0373-2 / LO 373-2
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [B7760]

Stompy Jones

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0374-1 / LO 374-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [B7760]

Stompy Jones

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0374-2 / LO 374-2
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [B7760]
Side B
Tracks

Scattin' at the Cotton Club

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
21 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0375-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1401]

Black butterfly

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
21 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0376-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1401]

Medley: Mood indigo / Solitude

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Place of Recording
Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
21 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0377-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1402]

Medley: Sophisticated lady / In a sentimental mood

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Place of Recording
Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
21 DEC 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
L 0378-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1402]

The new Birmingham breakdown

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Wallace Jones (?) (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (?) (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
05 MAR 1937
Authorized Matrix Number
M 177-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1404]

The new Birmingham breakdown

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Wallace Jones (?) (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (?) (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
05 MAR 1937
Authorized Matrix Number
M 177-2
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1404]

Scattin' at the Kit-Kat

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Wallace Jones (?) (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (?) (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
05 MAR 1937
Authorized Matrix Number
M 178-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1404]

Scattin' at the Kit-Kat

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Wallace Jones (?) (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (?) (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
05 MAR 1937
Authorized Matrix Number
M 178-2
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1404]
Shelf Location

Performer/Groups

  • Rex Stewart and his 52nd Street Stompers
  • Duke Ellington
  • Rex Stewart
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Harry Carney
  • Ceele Burke
  • Billy Taylor
  • Sonny Greer
  • Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators
  • Cootie Williams
  • Juan Tizol
  • Barney Bigard
  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Wallace Jones
  • Joe Nanton
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Fred Guy
  • Hayes Alvis
  • Arthur Whetsol