Label
RCA
Label Number
LPV-533
Side A
Tracks

Things ain't what they used to be

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:37
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061348-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1-7274
TJD [H6719]

Squatty roo

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:24
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061346-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1-7274
TJD [H6719]

Passion flower

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:06
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061347-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1-7274
TJD [H6719]

That's the blues old man

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:54
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
02 NOV 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 053605-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7094
TJD [H6718]

Good Queen Bess

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:57
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
02 NOV 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 053604-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7094
TJD [H6718]

Day dream

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:56
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
02 NOV 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 053603-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7094
TJD [H6718]

Junior hop

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:06
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
02 NOV 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 053605-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7094
TJD [H6718]

Goin' out the back way

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:41
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS BS 061349-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1-7274
TJD [H6719]
Side B
Tracks

Linger awhile

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Billy Strayhorn (?) (pn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, as)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:23
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
02 NOV 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 053610-2
Authority Source
RCA FXM1-7133
TJD [S12284]

Mobile Bay

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, as)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:03
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
02 NOV 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 053609-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1-7133
TJD [S12284]

Some Saturday

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (cornet, tpt)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (cl, bar, b-cl)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:00
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061342-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7201
TJD [E12285]

Poor Bubber

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (cornet, tpt)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (cl, bar, b-cl)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:18
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061345-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7201
TJD [E12285]

My Sunday girl

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, as)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:09
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
02 NOV 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 053608-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1-7133
TJD [S12284]

Menelik

Alternate Title
The lion of Judah
Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (cornet, tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (cl, bar, b-cl)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Duration
00:03:18
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061344-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7201
TJD [E12285]

Without a song

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (bs, as)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:46
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
02 NOV 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 053607-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1-7133
TJD [S12284]

Subtle slough

Performer/Group
Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet, tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (cl, bar, b-cl)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:17
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061343-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7201
TJD [E12285]
Shelf Location

Performer/Groups

  • Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Ray Nance
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Harry Carney
  • Jimmy Blanton
  • Sonny Greer
  • Cootie Williams
  • Rex Stewart and his Orchestra
  • Rex Stewart
  • Billy Strayhorn
  • Ben Webster