Label
RCA
Label Number
NL 89972(2)
Side A
Run-Out Numbers
NL 89972 C
B-7632 A-1 PU
Other Run-Out Indicators
TɅ* and a compass rose shape
Tracks

I let a song go out of my heart

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Sid Weiss (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Joya Sherrill (vcl)
Duration
00:03:03
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
15 MAY 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 269-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7303
TJD [E1591]

Solitude

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Sid Weiss (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Al Hibbler (vcl)
Joya Sherrill (vcl)
Kay Davis (vcl)
Marie Ellington (vcl)
Duration
00:03:02
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
15 MAY 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 270-1
Authority Source
RCA FXM1 7303
TJD [E1591]

Black beauty

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Joe Nanton (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
00:02:43
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
16 MAY 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 273-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42047
TJD [E1592]

Balcony serenade

Title Part
Part 1 of The Perfume Suite
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Joe Nanton (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
00:03:05
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
24 MAY 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 507-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42047
TJD [E1594]

Strange feeling

Title Part
Part 2 of The Perfume Suite
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Joe Nanton (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
24 JUL 1945
Associated Work
The Perfume Suite
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 505-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42047
TJD [E1594]

Dancers in love

Title Part
Part 3 of The Perfume Suite
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Junior Raglin (bs)
Duration
00:02:16
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
30 MAY 1945
Associated Work
The Perfume Suite
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 519-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42047
TJD [E1596]

Coloratura

Title Part
Part 4 of The Perfume Suite
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Joe Nanton (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
00:02:55
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
30 JUL 1945
Associated Work
The Perfume Suite
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 506-2
Authority Source
RCA PM 42047
TJD [E1596]

Time's a-wastin'

Alternate Title
Things ain't what they used to be
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Joe Nanton (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
00:03:05
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
30 JUL 1945
Authorized Matrix Number
D5 VB 518-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42047
TJD [E1596]

Rockabye river

Alternate Title
Hop, skip, jump
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Russell Procope (as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:03
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
09 JUL 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D 6 VB 2093-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42397
TJD [E1652]
Side B
Run-Out Numbers
NL 89972 D
020 B-7632 B-1 PU
Other Run-Out Indicators
TɅ* and a compass rose shape
Tracks

Suddenly it jumped

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Russell Procope (as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:03
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
09 JUL 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D 6 VB 2094-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42397
TJD [E1652]

Transblucency

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Russell Procope (as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Kay Davis (vcl)
Duration
00:02:56
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
09 JUL 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D6 VB 2095-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42397
TJD [E1652]

Just squeeze me

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vcl)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Russell Procope (as)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:25
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
09 JUL 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D 6 VB 2096-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42397
TJD [E1652]

A gathering in a clearing

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Russell Procope (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:08
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
10 JUL 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D6 VB 2097-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42415
TJD [E1653]

Beale Street blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Russell Procope (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
26 AUG 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D6 VB 2117-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42415
TJD [E1662]

Memphis blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Russell Procope (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:00
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 SEP 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D6 VB 2127-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42415
TJD [E1664]

St. Louis blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Russell Procope (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:58
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 SEP 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D6 VB 2129-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42415
TJD [E1664]

Swamp fire

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Russell Procope (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:02:49
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 SEP 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D6 VB 2130-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42415
TJD [E1664]

Royal garden blues

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Taft Jordan (tpt)
Francis Williams (tpt)
Shelton Hemphill (tpt)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold Baker (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt)
Claude Jones (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Wilbur de Paris (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Russell Procope (as)
Al Sears (ts)
Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl)
Harry Carney (bar)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Oscar Pettiford (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Duration
00:03:06
Place of Recording
Hollywood, CA
Date of Recording
03 SEP 1946
Authorized Matrix Number
D6 VB 2131-1
Authority Source
RCA PM 42415
TJD [E1664]
Shelf Location
1007638198

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Shelton Hemphill
  • Taft Jordan
  • Cat Anderson
  • Rex Stewart
  • Ray Nance
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Claude Jones
  • Joe Nanton
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Al Sears
  • Jimmy Hamilton
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Sid Weiss
  • Sonny Greer
  • Joya Sherrill
  • Al Hibbler
  • Kay Davis
  • Marie Ellington
  • Junior Raglin
  • Francis Williams
  • Harold Baker
  • Wilbur de Paris
  • Russell Procope
  • Oscar Pettiford