Edition
RC 230 Reissue of RCA FXM1 7201
Label
RCA
Label Number
Duke 4
Side A
Tracks

Jump for joy

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Wallace Jones (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Rex Stewart (cornet, tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (v-tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Ben Webster (ts)
Harry Carney (cl, bar, b-cl)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Duration
00:02:50
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
02 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
BS 061340-2
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7201
TJD [E1495]

Moon over Cuba

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)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:09
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
02 JUL 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
061341-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1495]

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]

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]

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]

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]
Side B
Tracks

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]

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]

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]

Five o'clock drag

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)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:49
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
26 SEP 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
061684-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1498]

Rocks in my bed

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)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Ivie Anderson (vcl)
Duration
00:03:06
Place of Recording
Hollywood, Los Angeles, LA
Date of Recording
26 SEP 1941
Authorized Matrix Number
061685-1
Authority Source
TJD [E1498]
Shelf Location
1007627266

Performer/Groups

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

Within Collection:

The Works of Duke - Vol. 16-20