Edition
RC 230 Reissue of RCA 731 043
Label
RCA
Label Number
Duke 1
Side A
Tracks

If you can't hold the man you love

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Evelyn Preer (vcl)
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Otto Hardwick (as, vln)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:55
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
10 JAN 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 37528-3
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [P6009]

Washington wobble

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:50
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
06 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 40156-1
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1269]
Notes
TJD [E1269] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

Washington wobble

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:49
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
06 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 40156-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1269]
Notes
TJD [E1269] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

Washington wobble

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:50
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 40156-5
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1270]
Notes
TJD [E1270] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

Black and tan fantasy

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:05
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 40155-4
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1270]
Notes
TJD [E1270] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

Creole love call

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Adelaide Hall (vcl)
Duration
00:03:11
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 39370-1
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1270]
Notes
TJD [E1270] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

The blues I love to sing

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Adelaide Hall (vcl)
Duration
00:03:00
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 39371-1
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1270]
Notes
TJD [E1270] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ

The blues I love to sing

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Adelaide Hall (vcl)
Duration
00:03:05
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 OCT 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 39371-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1270]
Notes
TJD [E1270] claims this session took place in Camden, NJ
Side B
Tracks

Harlem river quiver

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:46
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41244-1
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

Harlem river quiver

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:45
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41244-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

Harlem river quiver

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:45
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41244-3
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

East St. Louis toodle-oo

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:35
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41245-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

Blue bubbles

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:09
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41246-1
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

Blue bubbles

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Louis Metcalf (tpt)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Rudy Jackson (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:09
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
19 DEC 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 41246-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1272]

Black beauty

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 MAR 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 43502-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1279]

Jubilee stomp

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop, bar, cl)
Harry Carney (bass sax, as, sop, cl)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:34
Place of Recording
New York, NY
Date of Recording
26 MAR 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
BVE 43503-2
Authority Source
RCA 731 043
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1279]
Shelf Location
1007627274

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Evelyn Preer
  • Duke Ellington
  • Bubber Miley
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Rudy Jackson
  • Sonny Greer
  • Louis Metcalf
  • Joe Nanton
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Wellman Braud
  • Adelaide Hall
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Barney Bigard

Within Collection:

The Works of Duke - Vol. 1-5