Boxset / Compilation · 1999
Tracklist
01. Yellow Dog Blues (W. C. Handy) 2'52 - NY 1928
02. Tishomingo Blues (Spencer Williams) 2'55 - NY 1928
03. Louisiana (Razaf, Schafer, Johnson) 3'00 - NY 1928
04. Dog Bottom (Chick Webb) 2'38 - NY 1929
05. The Mooche (Ellington, Mills) 3'11 - NY 1929
06. Tiger Rag - part 1 (Nick La Rocca) 2'52 - NY 1929
07. Tiger Rag - part 2 (Nick La Rocca) 2'52 - NY 1929
08. The Dicty Glide (Ellington) 3'11 - NY 1929
09. Harmony in Harlem (Mills, Ellington, Hodges) 3'06 - NY 1937
10. Blue Tune (Ellington) 3'08 - NY 1932
11. Rent Party Blues (Ellington) 3'12 - NY 1929
12. Doing the Voom Voom (Bubber Miley, Ellington) 3'25 - NY 1929
13. (Otto, Make that) Riff Staccato (Si Schwartz, Milton H. Orent) 3'06 - NY 1945
14. I'm Beginning to See the Light (James, Ellington, Hodges, George) 3'11 - NY 1944
15. Mood to be Wooed (Johnny Hodges, Ellington) 2'58 - NY 1945
16. Do Nothin' Till you Hear from Me (Ellington) 3'24 - NY 1940
Line-up/Musicians
Duke Ellington + His Orchestra
featuring
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf, Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins, Rex Stewart, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance: trumpet
Tricky Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones: trombone
Barney Bigard: clarinet, tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges: clarinet, soprano- + alto saxophone
Harry Carney: clarinet, soprano-, alto + baritone saxophone
Otto Hardwicke: clarinet, alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton: clarinet, tenor saxophone
Al Sears, Skippy Williams: tenor saxophone
Duke Ellington: piano
Fred Guy: banjo
Wellman Braud, Junior Raglin: double bass
Sonny Greer: drums
Ward Pinkett: scat vocals (4)
Ray Nance: vocals (13)
Joya Sherrill: vocals (14)
About this release
Phonodor Schallplatten / SPV 005 / 085-31042 (Germany)
Digitally remastered transciptions of historical 78 rpm records issued on the Brunswick + Victor labels
Thanks to snobb for the addition