Edition
RC 230 Reissue of RCA FXM1 7274
Label
RCA
Label Number
Duke 4
Side A
Tracks

Bli-blip

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vcl)
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
00:03:03
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
26 SEP 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061686-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1498]

Chelsea bridge

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (arr)
Billy Strayhorn (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (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)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
02 DEC 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
061687-2
Authority Source
TJD [E1501]

Brown suede

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and Orchestra
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Ray Nance (tpt)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Strayhorn (pn)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:06
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
29 SEP 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061688-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7274 (Reissue)
TJD [B7769]

C blues

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
29 SEP 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061690-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7274 (Reissue)
TJD [B7769]

Noir bleu

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Ray Nance (tpt)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Strayhorn (pn)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:13
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
29 SEP 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061690-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7274 (Reissue)
TJD [B7769]

June

Performer/Group
Barney Bigard and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:15
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
29 SEP 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061691-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7274 (Reissue)
TJD [B7769]
Side B
Tracks

Raincheck

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (arr)
Billy Strayhorn (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Tricky Sam 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)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:28
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
02 DEC 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
061941-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1501]

What good would it do?

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (arr)
Billy Strayhorn (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (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)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Herb Jeffries (vcl)
Duration
00:02:44
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
02 DEC 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
061942-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1501]

Chelsea bridge

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (arr)
Billy Strayhorn (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (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)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
02 DEC 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
061687-2
Authority Source
TJD [E1501]

Perdido

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (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)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:08
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
21 JAN 1942
Authorized Matrix Number
070682-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1504]

I don't know what kind of blues I got

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (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)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Herb Jeffries (vcl)
Duration
00:03:13
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
02 DEC 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
061943-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1502]

C jam blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, arr)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (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)
Junior Raglin (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:37
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
21 JAN 1942
Authorized Matrix Number
070683-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1504]
Shelf Location
1007627266

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Wallace Jones
  • Ray Nance
  • Rex Stewart
  • Joe Nanton
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Juan Tizol
  • Barney Bigard
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Harry Carney
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Ben Webster
  • Fred Guy
  • Jimmy Blanton
  • Sonny Greer
  • Billy Strayhorn
  • Junior Raglin
  • Barney Bigard and Orchestra
  • Barney Bigard and his Orchestra
  • Tricky Sam Nanton
  • Herb Jeffries

Within Collection:

The Works of Duke - Vol. 16-20