Label
Time Life
Label Number
STL-J02
Side A
Tracks

Baby, When You Ain't There

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Cootie Williams (Vocals [Vocal])
Ellington/Parish (Written By)
Mitchell Parish (Written-By)

Bugle Call Rag

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Pettis/Meyers/Schoebel (Written By)
Billy Meyers (2) (Written-By)
Elmer Schoebel (Written-By)
Jack Pettis (Written-By)

Merry Go Round

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Harlem Speaks

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Place of Recording
UK
Date of Recording
13 JUL 1933
Authorized Matrix Number
GB 6039-2
Authority Source
TJD [E1367]

Merry Go Round

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Fred Avendorf (Drums)
Charlie Allen (3) (Trumpet)

Truckin'

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ivie Anderson (Vocals [Vocal])
Bloom/Koehler (Written By)
Rube Bloom (Written-By)
Ted Koehler (Written-By)
Side B
Tracks

Clarinet lament

Alternate Title
Barney's concerto
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
27 FEB 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
B 18736-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1393]

Echoes of Harlem

Alternate Title
Cootie's concerto
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
27 FEB 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
E 18737-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1393]

Caravan

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ellington/Mills/Tizol (Written By)
Juan Tizol (Written-By)

I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Harold Baker (Trumpet)
Nemo/Ellington/Mills (Written By)
Henry Nemo (Written-By)

Sophisticated Lady

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ellington/Mills/Parish (Written By)
Mitchell Parish (Written-By)

Jack the bear

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Otto Hardwick (as, bass sax)
Ben Webster (ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:15
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
06 MAR 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
044888-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1459]
Shelf Location
1007635962

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington
  • Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
  • Cootie Williams
  • Ellington/Parish
  • Mitchell Parish
  • Pettis/Meyers/Schoebel
  • Billy Meyers
  • Elmer Schoebel
  • Jack Pettis
  • Egbert Van Alstyne
  • Fred Avendorf
  • Charlie Allen
  • Ivie Anderson
  • Bloom/Koehler
  • Rube Bloom
  • Ted Koehler
  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Rex Stewart
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Joe Nanton
  • Juan Tizol
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Barney Bigard
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Hayes Alvis
  • Sonny Greer
  • Ellington/Mills/Tizol
  • Harold Baker
  • Nemo/Ellington/Mills
  • Henry Nemo
  • Ellington/Mills/Parish
  • Wallace Jones
  • Ben Webster
  • Jimmy Blanton

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Duke Ellington