The indispensable Duke Ellington - Ellington, Duke 1899-1974; Ellington, Duke 1899-1974; Hemphill, Shelton 1906-1959; Jordan, Taft 1914-1981; Anderson, Cat 1916-1981; Nance, Ray 1913-1976; Nanton, Tricky Sam 1904-1946; Jones, Claude; Brown, Lawrence 1907-1988; Hodges, Johnny 1906-1970; Hardwick, Otto 1904-1970; Sears, Al; et al. (BMG France, 1993)
Enth. auf CD 1: I'm beginning to see the light. Aufn.: New York, 1/12/1944. - 2. Black, brown and beige. Aufn.: New York, 11/12/1944, 12/12/1944. - 3. Carnegie blues. 4. The mood to be wooed. Aufn.: New York, 4/1/1945. - 5. (Otto make that) riff staccato. Aufn.: New York, 1/5/1945. - 6. Prelude to a kiss. Aufn.: New York, 10/5/1945. - 7. Caravan. 8. Black and tan fantasy. 9. Mood indigo. Aufn.: New York, 11/5/1945. - Interpr.: Shelton Hemphill, James "Taft" Jordan, William "Cat" Anderson [tp]. Ray Nance [tp v voc]. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown [tb]. Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick [as]. Al Sears [ts]. Jimmy Hamilton [cl ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl]. Duke Ellington [p]. Fred Guy [g]. Alvin "Junior" Raglin [b]. William "Sonny" Greer [dr]. Kay Davis, Joya Sherrill, Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler [voc]. - 10. In a sentimental mood. 11. It don't mean a thing. 12. Sofisticated lady. Interpr.: Shelton Hemphill, James "Taft" Jordan, William "Cat" Anderson [tp]. Ray Nance [tp v voc]. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown [tb]. Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick [as]. Al Sears [ts]. Jimmy Hamilton [cl ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl]. Duke Ellington [p]. Fred Guy [g]. Bob Haggart [b]. William "Sonny" Greer [dr]. Kay Davis, Joya Sherrill, Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler [voc]. Aufn.: New York, 14/5/1945. - 13. Tonight I shall sleep. Interpr.: Shelton Hemphill, James "Taft" Jordan, William "Cat" Anderson [tp]. Ray Nance [tp v voc]. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown, Tommy Dorsey [tb]. Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick [as]. Al Sears [ts]. Jimmy Hamilton [cl ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl]. Duke Ellington [p]. Fred Guy [g]. Bob Haggart [b]. William "Sonny" Greer [dr]. Kay Davis, Joya Sherrill, Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler [voc]. Aufn.: New York, 14/5/1945. - Enth. auf CD 2: 1. I let a song go out of my heart. 2. Solitude. Interpr.: Shelton Hemphill, James "Taft" Jordan, William "Cat" Anderson [tp]. Ray Nance [tp v
voc]. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown [tb]. Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick [as]. Al Sears [ts]. Jimmy Hamilton [cl ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl]. Duke Ellington [p]. Fred Guy [g]. Sid Weiss [b]. William "Sonny" Greer [dr]. Kay Davis, Joya Sherrill, Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler [voc]. Aufn.: New York, 15/5/1945. - 3. Black beauty. Aufn.: New York, 16/5/1945. - 4. Perfume suite. Aufn.: New York, 24/7/1945, 30/7/1945. - Time's a-wastin'. Aufn.: New York, 30/7/1945. - Interpr.: Shelton Hemphill, James "Taft" Jordan, William "Cat" Anderson [tp]. Ray Nance [tp v voc]. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Claude Jones, Lawrence Brown [tb]. Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick [as]. Al Sears [ts]. Jimmy Hamilton [cl ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl]. Duke Ellington [p]. Fred Guy [g]. Junior Raglin [b]. William "Sonny" Greer [dr]. Kay Davis, Joya Sherrill, Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler [voc]. - 6. Rockabye river. 7. Suddenly it jumped. 8. Transbluecency. 9. Just squeeze me. Aufn.: Hollywood 9/7/1946. - 10. A gathering in a clearing. Aufn.: Hollywood, 10/7/1946. - Interpr.: Shelton Hemphill, James "Taft" Jordan, Cat Anderson [tp]. Francis Williams, Harold Baker [tp]. Ray Nance [tp v voc]. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis [tb]. Johnny Hodges [as]. Russell Procope [as cl]. Al Sears [ts]. Jimmy Hamilton [cl ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl]. Duke Ellington [p]. Fred Guy [g]. Oscar Pettiford [b]. Sonny Greer [dr]. Kay Davis, Marion Cox [voc]. - 11. Beale Street blues. Aufn.: Hollywood, 26/8/1946. - 12. Memphis blues. 13. St. Louis blues. 14. Swamp fire. 15. Royal Garden blues. Aufn.: Hollywood, 3/9/1946. - Interpr. u.a.: Shelton Hemphill, James "Taft" Jordan, Cat Anderson [tp]. Francis Williams, Harold Baker [tp]. Ray Nance [tp v voc]. Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis [tb]. Johnny Hodges [as]. Russell Procope [as cl]. Al Sears [ts]. Jimmy Hamilton [cl ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl]