Duke Ellington plays Duke Ellington

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Tough to prove this ever existed (but it doesn't seem to now). The literal only edit this contributor ever made here added it after an eMusic download in 2008. No other edits have followed. There are other releases with this title but not this tracklist.

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-09 22:28 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweet JazzO'Mine
Duke Ellington2:46
2Cotton Tail
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone [as]:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04) and Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet, baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet:
Harry Carney and Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet [cl] and clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
cornet and cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass, double bass [b] and double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [d]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
guitar and guitar [g]:
Fred Guy (on 1940-05-04)
piano and piano [p]:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04) and Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04) and Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
trombone [tb]:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04), Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet [t]:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone and valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Ben Webster
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington13:14
3C Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
Duke Ellington2:02
4In A Jam
Duke Ellington3:02
5Fast and Furious
Duke Ellington2:53
6Crescendo in Blue
recording of:
Crescendo in Blue
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
Duke Ellington3:22
7Liberian Suite - I Like the Sunrise
recording of:
Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington4:36
8Perfume Suite - Balcony Serenade
Duke Ellington3:11
9Sepia Panorama
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:23
10Diminuendo in Blue
recording of:
Diminuendo in Blue
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:47
11Dusk
recording of:
Dusk
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:22
12Black Butterfly
recording of:
Black Butterfly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:09
13Jack the Bear
recording of:
Jack the Bear
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:21
14The Boys from Harlem
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-21)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-12-21)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-12-21)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-12-21)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-12-21), Harry Carney (on 1938-12-21), Otto Hardwick (on 1938-12-21) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-12-21)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-12-21) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-12-21)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-12-21)
performer:
Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (on 1938-12-21)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 587-1) and Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-955)
recording of:
The Boys From Harlem (on 1938-12-21)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:21
15Creole Rhapsody
Duke Ellington5:58
16Jungle Nights of Harlem
recording of:
Jungle Nights in Harlem
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
Duke Ellington3:00
17Uptown Downbeat
Duke Ellington3:27
18Moon Mist
recording of:
Moon Mist
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington3:02
19Rocks in My Bed
recording of:
Rocks in My Bed
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
Duke Ellington3:10
20Harlemania
Duke Ellington2:58
21Black Beauty
recording of:
Black Beauty
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:50
22Bojangles
recording of:
Bojangles
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:43