Label
Swaggie
Label Number
S 1234
Side A
Matrix Number
XAR 395-IN
Run-Out Numbers
XAR 394-IN
S 1234 A
Tracks

The mooche

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, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Lonnie Johnson (gtr)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Baby Cox (vcl)
Duration
00:03:17
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 OCT 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W 401175-A
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1283]

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]

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
00:02:37
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
19 JAN 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W400030-B
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1275]

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]

The blues with a feelin'

Alternate Title
Blues With a Feeling
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (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
20 NOV 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W401350-D
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1290]

Misty mornin'

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Bubber Miley (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (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)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 NOV 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W401352-D
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1291]

Black and tan fantasy

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Jabbo Smith (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)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
03 NOV 1927
Authorized Matrix Number
W81776-C
Authority Source
CBS 67264
TJD [E1271]
Side B
Matrix Number
XAR 395-IN
Run-Out Numbers
XAR 395-IN
S 1234 B
Tracks

Jungle Jamboree

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W402551-C
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1305]

Snake Hip Dance

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W402553-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1305]

Sweet Chariot

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt, vcl)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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
30 OCT 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
W404522-B
Authority Source
CBS 88000
TJD [E1332]

Syncopated Shuffle

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
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
20 NOV 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W403288-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1313]

Lazy Duke

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
Duke Ellington (pn)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 NOV 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W403286-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1313]

Ring Dem Bells

Performer/Group
The Harlem Music Masters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt, vcl)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (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
30 OCT 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
W404519-A
Authority Source
CBS 88000
TJD [E1332]

Blues of the Vagabond

Performer/Group
The Harlem Footwarmers
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
20 NOV 1929
Authorized Matrix Number
W403287-B
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1313]
Shelf Location

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Bubber Miley
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Joe Nanton
  • Barney Bigard
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Harry Carney
  • Lonnie Johnson
  • Fred Guy
  • Wellman Braud
  • Sonny Greer
  • Baby Cox
  • Louis Metcalf
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Freddy Jenkins
  • Jabbo Smith
  • Louis Metcalfe
  • Rudy Jackson
  • The Harlem Footwarmers
  • Cootie Williams
  • Juan Tizol
  • The Harlem Music Masters