Boxset / Compilation · 1993
Tracklist
1 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra Stepping Into Swing Society 3:09
2 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra Prologue To Black And Tan Fantasy 2:36
3 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra The New Black And Tan Fantasy 2:44
4 –Barney Bigard And His Orchestra Drummer's Delight 2:27
5 –Barney Bigard And His Orchestra If I Thought You Cared 3:02
6 –Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters* Have A Heart (Lost In Meditation) 2:47
7 –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra My Day 3:03
8 –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra Silvery Moon And Golden Sands 3:15
9 –Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters Echoes Of Harlem 3:14
10 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra Riding On A Blue Note 2:48
11 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra Lost In Meditation 2:56
12 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra The Gal From Joe's 2:56
13 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra* If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do) 2:58
14 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra Scrounch 2:42
15 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 3:08
16 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra Braggin' In Brass 2:43
17 –Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra Carnival In Caroline 2:25
18 –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra Jeep's Blues 2:54
19 –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do) 2:58
20 –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 3:03
21 –Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra Rendezvous With Rhythm 3:00
22 –Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters A Lesson In C 2:33
23 –Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters Swingtime In Honolulu 2:43
Line-up/Musicians
Acoustic Bass [Stand Up Bass] – Billy Taylor , Hayes Alvis (tracks: 1 to 3, 10 to 17)
Alto Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Otto Hardwick (tracks: 1 to 3, 10 to 17)
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 23)
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: 1 to 17, 22, 23), Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1 to 3, 10 to 17)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: 1 to 3, 10 to 17)
Cornet – Rex Stewart (tracks: 1 to 5, 10 to 17)
Directed By – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1 to 3, 10 to 17)
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy (tracks: 1 to 9, 13 to 17, 22, 23)
Piano – Duke Ellington
Tenor Saxophone – Barney Bigard (tracks: 6 to 9, 22, 23)
Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 17, 22, 23), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1 to 3, 10 to 21)
Trumpet – Cootie Williams (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 23), Harold Baker (tracks: 1 to 3), Wallace Jones (tracks: 1 to 3, 10 to 17)
Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol (tracks: 1 to 5, 10 to 17)
Vocals – Cootie Williams (tracks: 22, 23), Ivie Anderson (tracks: 13, 14, 17), Jerry Kruger (tracks: 22, 23), Mary McHugh (tracks: 7, 8, 19, 20)
About this release
Classics Records – 700 (France)
Thanks to snobb for the addition