Label
RCA
Label Number
FXM1 7302
Side A
Tracks

I ain't got nothin' but the blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Al Hibbler (vcl)
Kay Davis (vcl)
Duration
00:02:40
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VB 453-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1570]

I'm beginning to see the light

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Joya Sherrill (vcl)
Duration
00:03:10
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VB 454-2
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1570]

Don't you know I care

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Al Hibbler (vcl)
Duration
00:03:05
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VB 455-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1570]

Don't you know I care

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Al Hibbler (vcl)
Duration
00:02:45
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VB 455-2
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1570]

I didn't know about you

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Joya Sherrill (vcl)
Duration
00:03:00
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VB 456-4

Carnegie blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:40
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
04 JAN 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 12-3
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1576]

Blue cellophane

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:40
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
04 JAN 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 13-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1576]
Side B
Tracks

Work song

Title Part
Part 1 of Black, Brown, and Beige
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:04:35
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
11 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VC 560-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1571]

Come Sunday

Title Part
Part 2 of Black, Brown, and Beige
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:04:30
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
11 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VC 561-2
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1571]

The blues

Title Part
Part 3 of Black, Brown, and Beige
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Joya Sherrill (vcl)
Duration
00:04:30
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
12 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VC 562-3
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1572]

Three dances

Title Part
Part 4 of Black, Brown, and Beige
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:04:30
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
12 DEC 1944
Authorized Matrix Number
D4 VC 563-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1572]
Notes
Includes West Indian Dance, Emancipation Celebration, and Sugar Hill Penthouse

Mood to be wooed

Alternate Title
The Mood to Be Wooed
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:57
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
04 JAN 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 14-2
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1576]

My heart sings

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Joya Sherrill (vcl)
Duration
00:03:00
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
04 JAN 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 15-5
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7302
TJD [E1576]
Shelf Location
1007968314

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Shelton Hemphill
  • Taft Jordan
  • Cat Anderson
  • Ray Nance
  • Joe Nanton
  • Claude Jones
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Al Sears
  • Jimmy Hamilton
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Junior Raglin
  • Sonny Greer
  • Al Hibbler
  • Kay Davis
  • Joya Sherrill
  • Rex Stewart