Label
CBS
Label Number
88242
Side A
Tracks

The stevedore's serenade

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 846-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1429]

La de doody do

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
20 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 847-2
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1429]

You walked out of the picture

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Mary McHugh (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 852-2
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6708]

Pyramid

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Mary McHugh (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 853-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6708]

Empty ballroom blues

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 854-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6708]

Lost in meditation

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Mary McHugh (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 855-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6708]

Lost in meditation

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Mary McHugh (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 JUN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 855-2
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6708]

A blues serenade

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Leon La Fell (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 872-2
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6709]
Side B
Tracks

Love in swingtime

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Leon Lafell (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 873-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6709]

Swinging in the Dell

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Leon Lafell (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 874-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6709]

Jitterbug's lullaby

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Leon Lafell (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 875-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [H6709]

Chasin' chippies

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 876-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6246]

Blue is the evening

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Scat Powell (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 877-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6246]

Sharpie

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Scat Powell (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 878-2
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6246]

Swing pan alley

Alternate Title
Pickin' the blues
Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 879-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6246]

A blues serenade

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
04 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 880-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [E1431]
Shelf Location
1007636374

Performer/Groups

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