Label
Columbia
Label Number
B-2553
Side A
Matrix Number
ZEP42305-1B
Run-Out Numbers
ZEP42305-1B
Tracks

The hawk talks

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Nelson Williams (tpt)
Andrew "Fats" Ford (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Britt Woodman (tbn)
Quentin Jackson (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Willie Smith (as)
Russell Procope (as, cl)
Paul Gonsalves (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Louis Bellson (dr)
Duration
00:02:57
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 MAY 1951
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 45815-1 / C 045815-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1743]

Monologue

Alternate Title
Pretty and the Wolf
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (narrator)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl)
Willie Smith (cl)
Russell Procope (cl)
Harry Carney (b-cl)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Louis Bellson (dr)
Duration
00:02:13
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 MAY 1951
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 45818-1 / C 045818-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1744]
Side B
Matrix Number
ZEP42306-1B
Run-Out Numbers
ZEP42306-1B
Tracks

Rock skippin' at the Blue Note

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Nelson Williams (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Britt Woodman (tbn)
Quentin Jackson (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Willie Smith (as)
Russell Procope (as, cl)
Paul Gonsalves (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Louis Bellson (dr)
Duration
00:02:27
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
08 AUG 1951
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 47021-1 / C 047021-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1757]

Jam with Sam

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cat Anderson (tpt)
Harold "Shorty" Baker (tpt)
Nelson Williams (tpt)
Andrew "Fats" Ford (tpt)
Ray Nance (tpt, vln)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Britt Woodman (tbn)
Quentin Jackson (tbn)
Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts)
Willie Smith (as)
Russell Procope (as, cl)
Paul Gonsalves (ts)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Wendell Marshall (b)
Louis Bellson (dr)
Duration
00:03:12
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
10 MAY 1951
Authorized Matrix Number
CO 45817-1 / C 045817-1
Authority Source
CBS 66607
TJD [E1743]
Shelf Location
1007970088

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Cat Anderson
  • Harold "Shorty" Baker
  • Nelson Williams
  • Andrew "Fats" Ford
  • Ray Nance
  • Juan Tizol
  • Britt Woodman
  • Quentin Jackson
  • Jimmy Hamilton
  • Willie Smith
  • Russell Procope
  • Paul Gonsalves
  • Harry Carney
  • Wendell Marshall
  • Louis Bellson