The Arrival of Billy Strayhorn

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Annotation

Licensed from Jazz Workshop S.L.
Recorded between January 1931 and September 1946.

Annotation last modified on 2019-12-26 12:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Rockin' Rhythm
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1931-01-19) and Johnny Hodges (on 1931-01-19)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1931-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1931-01-19)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1931-01-19)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1931-01-19)
saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1931-01-19)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1931-01-19)
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins (on 1931-01-19), Louis Metcalf (on 1931-01-19), Bubber Miley (on 1931-01-19) and Cootie Williams (on 1931-01-19)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1931-01-19)
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1931-01-19)
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
2:58
2Stompy Jones
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1934-01-09) and Johnny Hodges (on 1934-01-09)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1934-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1934-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1934-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1934-01-09)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1934-01-09)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1934-01-09)
recording of:
Stompy Jones (on 1934-01-09)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:04
3"C" Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues (on 1942-01-21)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
2:38
4Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1942-01-21)
composer:
Juan Tizol
3:09
5I Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (on 1945-11-26)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
2:44
6I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1945-11-26)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:15
7Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss (on 1945-05-10)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:03
8Caravan
recording of:
Caravan (on 1945-05-10)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:49
9Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy (on 1945-05-10)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
2:52
10It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1945-05-14)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:03
11Things Ain't What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1945-05-14)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:08
12Come to Baby, Do!
recording of:
Come to Baby, Do (on 1945-10-08)
writer:
Inez James and Sidney Miller (songwriter, director and actor)
2:48
13I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So (on 1945-11-26)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
3:12
14Rockabye River
recording of:
Rockabye River (on 1946-07-09)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:02
15Back Home Again in Indiana
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:49
16Just You, Just Me
recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:54
17Beale Street Blues
recording of:
Beale Street Blues (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
2:58
18St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1946-09-03)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:03
19Esquire Swank
recording of:
Esquire Swank (on 1946-09-03)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:35
20Midriff
recording of:
Midriff (on 1946-09-03)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
3:14