Label
RCA
Label Number
PM 43697
Side A
Tracks

Dinah

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt, vcl)
Arthut Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tb)
Juan Tizol (vtb)
Johnny Hodges (as, ss, cl)
Harry Carney (bs, as, cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr, vcl)
Duration
00:02:53
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
03 FEB 1932
Authorized Matrix Number
BRC 71.838-1

Bugle call rag

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt, vcl)
Arthut Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tb)
Juan Tizol (vtb)
Johnny Hodges (as, ss, cl)
Harry Carney (bs, as, cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr, vcl)
Duration
00:03:02
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
03 FEB 1932
Authorized Matrix Number
BRC 71.839-1

Rude interlude

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Louis Bacon (tpt, vcl)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, as cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:09
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
26 SEP 1933
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 77025-1
Authority Source
RCA 741 114
TJD [E1370]

Dallas doings

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, as cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:54
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
26 SEP 1933
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 77026-2
Authority Source
RCA 741 114
TJD [E1370]

Dear old Southland

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Louis Bacon (tpt, vcl)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, as cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:32
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
04 DEC 1933
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 77199-1
Authority Source
RCA 741 114
TJD [E1371]

Daybreak express

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, as cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:55
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
04 DEC 1933
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 77201-1
Authority Source
RCA 741 114
TJD [E1371]

Delta serenade

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, as cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:18
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
09 JAN 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 80144-2
Authority Source
RCA 741 114
TJD [E1372]

Stompy Jones

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, as cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:02
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
09 JAN 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 80145-2
Authority Source
RCA 741 114
TJD [E1372]
Side B
Tracks

Solitude

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, as cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:26
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
10 JAN 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 80149-1
Authority Source
RCA 741 114
TJD [E1373]

Blue feeling

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Louis Bacon (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, as cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:09
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
10 JAN 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 80150-1
Authority Source
RCA 741 114
TJD [E1372]

Ebony rhapsody

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (?) (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Duration
00:03:22
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
12 APR 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
79155-2
Authority Source
TJD [E1379]
RCA FPM1 7002
RCA RJL 2583

Live and love tonight

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:16
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
12 APR 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
79157-2
Authority Source
TJD [E1379]

I met my Waterloo

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Otto Hardwick (as, bass sax)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:26
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
17 APR 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
79169-2
Authority Source
TJD [E1380]

My old flame

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Marshal Royal (as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Mae West (?) (vcl)
Ivie Anderson (?) (vcl)
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
24 MAR 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
79181-1
Authority Source
TJD [1377]
RCA FPM1 7002

Troubled waters

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Marshal Royal (as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Duration
00:03:25
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
09 MAY 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
79211-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1382]
RCA FPM1 7002
Notes
On RCA RJL 2583, someone has marked "-1 or -2?"

My old flame

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Marshal Royal (as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Duration
00:03:18
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Date of Recording
09 MAY 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
79212-2
Authority Source
TJD [1382]
RCA RJL 2583
RCA FMP1 7002
Shelf Location
1007638230

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Freddy Jenkins
  • Cootie Williams
  • Arthut Whetsol
  • Joe Nanton
  • Juan Tizol
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Harry Carney
  • Barney Bigard
  • Fred Guy
  • Wellman Braud
  • Sonny Greer
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Louis Bacon
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Ivie Anderson
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Marshal Royal
  • Mae West