Label
Jolly Roger
Label Number
5033
Side A
Matrix Number
MJR 5033 A
Run-Out Numbers
MJR 5033 A
4 O
Tracks

Chasin' chippies

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
02 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 876-1
Authority Source
CBS 88242
TJD [W6246]

Night song

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 JUN 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
WM 1042-A
Authority Source
CBS 88521
TJD [W6249]

Black beauty

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
22 JUN 1939
Authorized Matrix Number
WM 1045-A
Authority Source
CBS 88521
TJD [W6249]

Give it up

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (?) (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Barney Bigard (cl)
Johnny Hodges (as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Strayhorn (?) (pn)
Jimmy Blanton (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
Chicago, IL
Date of Recording
15 FEB 1940
Authorized Matrix Number
WM 1146-A
Authority Source
CBS 88522
TJD [W6250]
Side B
Matrix Number
MJR 5033 B
Run-Out Numbers
MJR 5033 B
4 O
Tracks

Have a heart

Alternate Title
Lost in meditation
Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
19 JAN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 726-2
Authority Source
CBS 88220
TJD [W6244]

Echoes of Harlem

Performer/Group
Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, b-cl)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
19 JAN 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 729-2
Authority Source
CBS 88220
TJD [W6244]

Swingin' In The Dell

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington
Barney Bigard
Rex Stewart
Johnny Hodges
Cootie Williams
Place of Recording
New York, US
Date of Recording
01 AUG 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 874-1
Authority Source
TJD [H6709]

Dancing on the stars

Performer/Group
Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Johnny Hodges (sop, as)
Harry Carney (bar)
Billy Taylor, Sr. (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
20 DEC 1938
Authorized Matrix Number
M 952-1
Authority Source
CBS 88451
TJD [H6711]
Shelf Location

Performer/Groups

  • Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
  • Duke Ellington
  • Cootie Williams
  • Barney Bigard
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Harry Carney
  • Billy Taylor, Sr.
  • Sonny Greer
  • Billy Taylor
  • Billy Strayhorn
  • Jimmy Blanton
  • Joe Nanton
  • Fred Guy
  • Rex Stewart
  • Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra
  • Lawrence Brown