Label
CBS
Label Number
88518
Side A
Tracks

Slap happy

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (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)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 DEC 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 961-1
Authority Source
CBS 88451
TJD [E1436]

Slap happy

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (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)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 DEC 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 961-2
Authority Source
CBS 88451
TJD [E1436]

Like a ship in the night

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Jean Eldridge (vcl)
Billy Strayhorn (arr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
27 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 974-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [H6712]

Mississippi dreamboat

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Jean Eldridge (vcl)
Billy Strayhorn (arr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
27 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 975-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [H6712]

Swingin' on the campus

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Billy Strayhorn (arr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
27 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 976-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [H6712]

Dooji wooji

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
27 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 977-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [H6712]

A beautiful romance

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
28 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 982-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [W6248]

Boudoir Benny

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
28 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 983-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [W6248]
Side B
Tracks

Ain't the gravy good

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt, vcl)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
28 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 984-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [W6248]

Ain't the gravy good

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt, vcl)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
28 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 984-2
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [W6248]

She's gone

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt, vcl)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
28 FEB 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 985-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [W6248]

Just good fun

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington (pn)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
08 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 990-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [E1438]

Informal blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington (pn)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
08 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 991-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [E1438]

San Juan Hill

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Brick Fleagle (?) (gtr, arr)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 994-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [S12281]

I'll come back for more

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Brick Fleagle (?) (gtr, arr)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 995-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [S12281]

"Fat stuff" serenade

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Brick Fleagle (?) (gtr, arr)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 MAR 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
M 996-1
Authority Source
CBS 88518
TJD [S12281]
Shelf Location
1007636390

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Cootie Williams
  • Rex Stewart
  • Wallace Jones
  • Joe Nanton
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Juan Tizol
  • Barney Bigard
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Harry Carney
  • Billy Taylor, Sr.
  • Sonny Greer
  • Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
  • Jean Eldridge
  • Billy Strayhorn
  • Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
  • Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
  • Louis Bacon
  • Brick Fleagle