The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1930-1931

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1I'm So in Love With You
vocals:
Sid Garry (on 1930-11-08)
recording of:
I'm So In Love With You (on 1930-11-08)
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:01
2Rockin' in Rhythm
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1930-11-08)
writer:
Harry Carney, Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
3:18
3Nine Little Miles From Ten-Ten-Tennesse
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-11-21)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-11-21)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-11-21)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-11-21), Harry Carney (on 1930-11-21) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-11-21)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-11-21)
vocals:
Smith Ballew (on 1930-11-21)
3:27
4I'm So in Love With You
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-11-21)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-11-21)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-11-21)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-11-21), Harry Carney (on 1930-11-21) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-11-21)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-11-21)
vocals:
Smith Ballew (on 1930-11-21)
recording of:
I'm So In Love With You (on 1930-11-21)
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:36
5What Good Am I Without You
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-12-10)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-12-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-12-10)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-12-10), Harry Carney (on 1930-12-10) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-12-10)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-12-10)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-12-10), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-12-10) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-12-10)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-12-10)
vocals:
Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (on 1930-12-10)
recording of:
What Good Am I Without You? (first line "What good are days without sunshine") (on 1930-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Ager
2:57
6Blue Again
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-11-26)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-11-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-11-26)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-11-26), Harry Carney (on 1930-11-26) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-11-26)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-11-26)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-11-26), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-11-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-11-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-11-26)
vocals:
Sid Garry (on 1930-11-26)
recording of:
Blue Again (on 1930-11-26)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:15
7When a Black Man's Blue
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-12-10)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-12-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-12-10)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-12-10), Harry Carney (on 1930-12-10) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-12-10)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-12-10)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-12-10), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-12-10) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-12-10)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-12-10)
vocals:
Bennie Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1930-12-10)
3:05
8What Good Am I Without You
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-12-10)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-12-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-12-10)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-12-10), Harry Carney (on 1930-12-10) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-12-10)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-12-10)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-12-10), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-12-10) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-12-10)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-12-10)
vocals:
Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (on 1930-12-10)
recording of:
What Good Am I Without You? (first line "What good are days without sunshine") (on 1930-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Ager
2:50
9When a Black Man's Blue
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-12-10)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-12-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-12-10)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-12-10), Harry Carney (on 1930-12-10) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-12-10)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-12-10)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-12-10), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-12-10) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-12-10)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-12-10)
vocals:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1930-12-10)
3:00
10Mood Indigo
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-12-10)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-12-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-12-10)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-12-10), Harry Carney (on 1930-12-10) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-12-10)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-12-10)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-12-10), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-12-10) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-12-10)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-12-10)
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1930-12-10)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:06
11Them Three Eyes
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1931-01-10)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
3:10
12Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song) (on 1931-01-10)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
3:13
13I'm So in Love With You
recording of:
I'm So In Love With You (on 1931-01-10)
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:00
14Rockin' Chair
3:15
15Rockin' in Rhythm
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
writer:
Harry Carney, Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
3:02
16Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag (on 1931-01-14)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
3:00
17Rockin' in Rhythm
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1931-01-14)
writer:
Harry Carney, Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
2:59
18The River and Me
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1931-01-16) and Johnny Hodges (on 1931-01-16)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1931-01-16)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1931-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1931-01-16)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1931-01-16)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1931-01-16)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1931-01-16)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1931-01-16), Arthur Whetsel (on 1931-01-16) and Cootie Williams (on 1931-01-16)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1931-01-16)
vocals:
Chick Bullock (on 1931-01-16)
3:16
19Keep a Song in Your Soul
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1931-01-16) and Johnny Hodges (on 1931-01-16)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1931-01-16)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1931-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1931-01-16)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1931-01-16)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1931-01-16)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1931-01-16)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1931-01-16), Arthur Whetsel (on 1931-01-16) and Cootie Williams (on 1931-01-16)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1931-01-16)
vocals:
Chick Bullock (on 1931-01-16)
2:42
20Sam and Delliah
recording of:
Sam and Delilah
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
3:30
21The Peanut Vendor
3:18
22Creole Rhapsody, Part 1
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 1
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:12
23Creole Rhapsody, Part 2
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 2
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:19

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 605) (order: 114)