1931–1946

~ Release by Ben Webster (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Just a Crazy Song (Hi‐Hi‐Hi)
Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys2:58
2Toby
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:23
3Dream Lullaby
Benny Carter and His Orchestra3:07
4Early Session Hop
recording of:
Early Session Hop
writer:
Buster Harding and Teddy Wilson
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:39
5Cotton Tail
recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:08
6Sepia Panorama
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:22
7Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra4:14
8Just a‐Settin and a‐Rockin
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:33
9Some Saturday
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra3:00
10Five O’Clock Drag
recording of:
Five O'Clock Drag
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:11
11Raincheck
recording of:
Raincheck
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:28
12I Don’t Know What Kind of Blues I Got
recording of:
I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:13
13Chelsea Bridge
recording of:
Chelsea Bridge
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:51
14The C‐Jam Blues
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:38
15What Am I Here For?
recording of:
What Am I Here For
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:24
16Ra‐da‐da‐Da
Slim Gaillard and His Flat-Foot-Floogee-Boys2:36
17Main Stem
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:47
18Woke up Clipped
Ben Webster and His Orchestra3:06
19Victory Stride
James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:00
20Kat’s Fur
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1944-04-17)
Ben Webster2:58
21All Too Soon
Tony Scott and His Down Beat Club Septet2:54
22Sweet Georgia Brown
Benny Carter and His Chocolate Dandies2:58