Label
RCA
Label Number
LPV-568
Side A
Tracks

Black and tan fantasy

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:05
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 40155-4
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1270]
Notes
TJD [E1270] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

Harlem river quiver

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:46
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41244-1
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

The blues I love to sing

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Adelaide Hall (vcl)
Duration
00:03:05
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 39371-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1270]
Notes
TJD [E1270] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

Jubilee stomp

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:34
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 MAR 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 43503-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1279]

The Mooche

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duration
00:03:31
Side B
Tracks

Creole love call

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Adelaide Hall (vcl)
Duration
00:03:11
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 39370-1
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1270]
Notes
TJD [E1270] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

Washington wobble

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:49
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
06 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 40156-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1269]
Notes
TJD [E1269] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

East St. Louis toodle-oo

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:35
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41245-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

Blue bubbles

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:09
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41246-1
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

No Papa No

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duration
00:03:18

Black beauty

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 MAR 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 43502-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1279]
Shelf Location
1007635657

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Louis Metcalf
  • Bubber Miley
  • Joe Nanton
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Harry Carney
  • Rudy Jackson
  • Fred Guy
  • Wellman Braud
  • Sonny Greer
  • Adelaide Hall
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Barney Bigard