Label
CBS
Label Number
88242
Side A
Tracks

Rendezvous with rhythm

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Mary McHugh (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
28 MAR 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 795-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6707]

A lesson in C

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Jerry Kruger (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
04 APR 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 801-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6245]

Swingtime in Honolulu

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Jerry Kruger (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
04 APR 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 802-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6245]

Carnival in Caroline

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Jerry Kruger (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
04 APR 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 803-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6245]

Ol' man river

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Jerry Kruger (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
04 APR 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 804-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6245]

Swingtime in Honolulu

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (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)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
11 APR 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 809-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1418]

I'm slappin' Seventh Avenue (with the sole of my shoe)

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (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)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
11 APR 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 810-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1418]

Dinah's in a jam

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (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)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
11 APR 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 811-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1418]
Side B
Tracks

You gave me the gate (and I'm swingin')

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
07 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 832-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1428]

Rose of the Rio Grande

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
07 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 833-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1428]

Rose of the Rio Grande

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
07 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 833-2
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1428]

Pyramid

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, perc)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (?) (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
07 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 834-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1428]

Pyramid

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, perc)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
07 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 834-2
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1428]

When my sugar walks down the street

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
07 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 835-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1428]

Watermelon man

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 844-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1429]

Gypsy without a song

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 845-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1429]
Shelf Location
1007636374

Performer/Groups

  • Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Cootie Williams
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Harry Carney
  • Billy Taylor, Sr.
  • Sonny Greer
  • Mary McHugh
  • Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
  • Joe Nanton
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Fred Guy
  • Jerry Kruger
  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Rex Stewart
  • Wallace Jones
  • Barney Bigard
  • Ivie Anderson
  • Juan Tizol