The Duke in Boston 1939-40

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
live recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo (on 1939-07-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
1:01
2Jazz Potpurri
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
3:01
3Something to Live For
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
live recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition) (on 1939-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:32
4Old King Dooji
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
2:45
5In a Mizz
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1939-07-26)
3:06
6Rose of Rio Grande
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1939-07-26)
live recording of:
Rose of the Rio Grande (on 1939-07-26)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ross Gorman and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:19
7Pussy Willow
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
3:57
8You Can Count on Me
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1939-07-26)
2:49
9Way Low
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-07-26)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1939-07-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1939-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1939-07-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1939-07-26), Harry Carney (on 1939-07-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1939-07-26)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1939-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-07-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1939-07-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1939-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1939-07-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1939-07-26)
2:43
10East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
live recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo (on 1940-01-09)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
1:07
11Me and You
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
vocals:
Herb Jeffries (on 1940-01-09)
live recording of:
Me and You (on 1940-01-09)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:46
12Grievin'
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
live recording of:
Grievin' (on 1940-01-09)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:37
13Little Posey
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
3:06
14My Last Goodbye
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
vocals:
Herb Jeffries (on 1940-01-09)
3:08
15The Gal From Joe's
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
live recording of:
The Gal From Joe’s (on 1940-01-09)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:36
16Tootin' Through the Roof
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
4:58
17Day In, Day Out
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
live instrumental recording of:
Day In, Day Out (on 1940-01-09)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1939)
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
4:16
18Merry-Go-Round
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-01-09)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1940-01-09) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-01-09)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-01-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-01-09)
2:23