Label
Odeon
Label Number
PPMC 1184
Side A
Matrix Number
XEX 385-IN
Run-Out Numbers
XEX 385-IN
Tracks

Harlem twist

Alternate Title
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
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
00:03:18
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
19 JAN 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W400032-A
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1276]

What can a poor fellow do?

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
W81775-A
Authority Source
CBS 67264
TJD [E1271]

Black beauty

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Duration
00:03:01
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 OCT 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W 401172-B
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1282]

Move over

Performer/Group
Lonnie Johnson's Harlem Footwarmers
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
W401176-B
Authority Source
CBS 67264
TJD [E1283]

Bugle call rag

Performer/Group
The Washingtonians
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
09 JAN 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
145490-3
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1274]

Rocky mountain blues

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
14 OCT 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
W404483-B
Authority Source
CBS 88000
TJD [E1328]

Diga diga doo

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)
Fred Guy (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Irving Mills (vcl)
Duration
00:02:52
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 JUL 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W 400859-B
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1281]
Side B
Matrix Number
XEX 386-IN
Run-Out Numbers
XEX 386-IN
Tracks

Old man blues

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 (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
30 OCT 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
W404521-B
Authority Source
CBS 88000
TJD [E1332]

Sweet mama (Papa's gettin' mad)

Performer/Group
The Washingtonians
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
00:02:54
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
09 JAN 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
145488-3
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1274]

Goin' to town

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
W401351-E
Authority Source
CBS 68275
TJD [E1290]

Swampy river

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Duration
00:02:50
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
01 OCT 1928
Authorized Matrix Number
W 401173-B
Authority Source
VJM VLP 73
Timner, W.E., 1988, Ellingtonia, 3rd Edition
TJD [E1282]

Big house blues

Performer/Group
Mills' Ten Blackberries
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
14 OCT 1930
Authorized Matrix Number
W404482-C
Authority Source
CBS 88000
TJD [E1328]

I can't realize you love me

Alternate Title
I can't realise you love me
Performer/Group
The Memphis Hot Shots
The Harlem Feetwarmers
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 (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Sid Garry (vcl)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
08 JAN 1931
Authorized Matrix Number
W404802-A
Authority Source
CBS 88000
TJD [E1336]
Notes
This session was previously listed under November 8, 1930

Rockin' in rhythm

Performer/Group
The Memphis Hot Shots
The Harlem Feetwarmers
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 (bjo)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
08 JAN 1931
Authorized Matrix Number
W404804-A
Authority Source
CBS 88000
TJD [E1336]
Notes
This session was previously listed under November 8, 1930
Shelf Location

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Bubber Miley
  • Louis Metcalf
  • Joe Nanton
  • Barney Bigard
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Wellman Braud
  • Sonny Greer
  • Jabbo Smith
  • Louis Metcalfe
  • Rudy Jackson
  • Lonnie Johnson's Harlem Footwarmers
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Lonnie Johnson
  • Baby Cox
  • The Washingtonians
  • The Harlem Footwarmers
  • Irving Mills
  • Freddy Jenkins
  • Cootie Williams
  • Juan Tizol
  • Mills' Ten Blackberries
  • The Memphis Hot Shots
  • The Harlem Feetwarmers
  • Sid Garry