Label
Philips
Label Number
P 07.828 R
Side A
Tracks

Clarinet lament

Alternate Title
Barney's concerto
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
27 FEB 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
B 18736-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1393]

Tough truckin'

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington's Sextet
Duke Ellington (pn)
Rex Stewart (cornet)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Billy Taylor (b)
Hayes Alvis (?) (b)
Wellman Braud (?)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
05 MAR 1935
Authorized Matrix Number
B 16975-2
Authority Source
CBS 88137
TJD [E1386]

Moonglow

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (?) (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl, bass sax)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
12 SEP 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
B 15912-A
Authority Source
CBS 88137
TJD [E1383]

In a jam

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JUL 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
B 19626-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1398]

Exposition swing

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Ben Webster (ts)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JUL 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
B 19627-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1398]
Side Notes
Illegible run-out markings
Side B
Tracks

Trumpet in spades

Alternate Title
Rex's concerto
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Pete Clarke (as)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor (b)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
17 JUL 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
B 19564-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1397]

Echoes of Harlem

Alternate Title
Cootie's concerto
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
27 FEB 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
E 18737-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1393]

Showboat shuffle

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Charlie Allen (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Billy Taylor (?) (b)
Hayes Alvis (?) (b)
Fred Avendorf (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
30 APR 1935
Authorized Matrix Number
B 17407-1
Authority Source
CBS 88137
TJD [E1387]

Saddest tale

Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn, vcl)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Freddy Jenkins (?) (tpt)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, cl, bass sax)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Wellman Braud (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
12 SEP 1934
Authorized Matrix Number
B 15911-A
Authority Source
CBS 88137
TJD [E1383]

Uptown downbeat

Title Part
Black out
Performer/Group
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Duke Ellington (pn)
Cootie Williams (tpt)
Rex Stewart (tpt)
Arthur Whetsol (tpt)
Joe Nanton (tbn)
Juan Tizol (tbn)
Lawrence Brown (tbn)
Barney Bigard (cl, ts)
Johnny Hodges (as, sop)
Otto Hardwick (as, sop)
Harry Carney (bar, cl, as)
Fred Guy (gtr)
Hayes Alvis (b)
Sonny Greer (dr)
Ben Webster (ts)
Place of Recording
New York
Date of Recording
29 JUL 1936
Authorized Matrix Number
B 19628-1
Authority Source
CBS 88140
TJD [E1400]
Side Notes
Illegible run-out markings
Shelf Location
1007971904

Performer/Groups

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Duke Ellington
  • Cootie Williams
  • Rex Stewart
  • Arthur Whetsol
  • Joe Nanton
  • Juan Tizol
  • Lawrence Brown
  • Barney Bigard
  • Johnny Hodges
  • Otto Hardwick
  • Harry Carney
  • Fred Guy
  • Hayes Alvis
  • Sonny Greer
  • Duke Ellington's Sextet
  • Billy Taylor
  • Wellman Braud
  • Freddy Jenkins
  • Ben Webster
  • Pete Clarke
  • Charlie Allen
  • Fred Avendorf