Label
VJM
Label Number
VLP 9
Side A
Tracks

Hottenhot

Performer/Group
The Whoopee Makers
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Billy Taylor (dr)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
NOV 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
108532-3
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1292]

Move over

Performer/Group
The Whoopee Makers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar, cl ,as)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
19 OCT 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
108448-1
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1286.10]

Jubilee stomp

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:45
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
19 JAN 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W400031-A
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1275]

Misty mornin'

Performer/Group
The Whoopee Makers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Billy Taylor (tuba)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
NOV 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
108533-3
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1292]

Who said "It's tight like that?"

Alternate Title
Who said "it's tight like this?" / Who said "it's like that?"
Performer/Group
The Washingtonians
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt, vcl)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as, cl)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
15 MAR 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
3714-A
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1299]

East St. Louis toodle-oo

Performer/Group
The Washingtonians
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Louis Metcalfe (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts, bar)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Bass Edwards (tuba)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 MAR 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
W143705-3
Authority Source
TJD [E1266]
CBS 67264
Side B
Tracks

Hot and bothered

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Lonnie Johnson (gtr)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Baby Cox (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 OCT 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W401177-A
Authority Source
CBS 67264
TJD [E1283]

The mooche

Performer/Group
The Washingtonians
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
19 OCT 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
108446-1
Authority Source
CBS 67264
TJD [E1286.10]

Take it easy

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:33
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
08 MAR 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
2946-B
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1277]

Saratoga swing

Performer/Group
The Washingtonians
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (?) (tuba)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
15 MAR 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
3713-C
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1299]

Doin' the voom voom

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 SEP 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
4062-A
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1307]

Saturday night function

Performer/Group
The Washingtonians
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 SEP 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
4064-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1307]
Shelf Location

Performer/Groups

  • The Whoopee Makers
  • Freddy Jenkins
  • Joe Nanton
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Barney Bigard
  • Harry Carney
  • Duke Ellington
  • Fred Guy
  • Billy Taylor
  • Sonny Greer
  • Bubber Miley
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Wellman Braud
  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Louis Metcalf
  • Otto Hardwick
  • The Washingtonians
  • Cootie Williams
  • Louis Metcalfe
  • Rudy Jackson
  • Bass Edwards
  • Lonnie Johnson
  • Baby Cox
  • Juan Tizol