The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927–1973)

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 5
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1You’re Lucky to Me
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-10-02)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-10-02)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-10-02)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-10-02), Harry Carney (on 1930-10-02) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-10-02)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-10-02)
trumpet:
Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-10-02) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-10-02)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-10-02)
vocals:
Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (on 1930-10-02)
recording of:
You’re Lucky to Me (on 1930-10-02)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Eubie Blake
2:59
2Memories of You
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-10-02)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-10-02)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-10-02)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-10-02), Harry Carney (on 1930-10-02) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-10-02)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-10-02)
trumpet:
Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-10-02) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-10-02)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-10-02)
vocals:
Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (on 1930-10-02)
recording of:
Memories of You (on 1930-10-02)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:16
3Nine Little Miles From Ten‐Ten‐Tennessee (take 1)
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)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-11-21), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-11-21) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-11-21)
vocals:
Smith Ballew (on 1930-11-21)
3:26
4Nine Little Miles From Ten‐Ten‐Tennessee (take 2)
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)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-11-21), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-11-21) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-11-21)
vocals:
Smith Ballew (on 1930-11-21)
3:26
5I’m So in Love With You (take 1)
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)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-11-21), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-11-21) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (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)
3:34
6I’m So in Love With You (take 2)
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)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-11-21), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-11-21) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (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)
3:35
7What Good Am I Without You?
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:
Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (on 1930-11-26)
recording of:
What Good Am I Without You? (first line "What good are days without sunshine") (on 1930-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Ager
2:57
8Blue 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)
3:16
9When a Black Man’s Blue
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)
3:06
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)
3:09
11What 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
2:52
12When 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)
3:02
13The 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)
3:17
14Keep 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
15Sam and Delilah
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)
recording of:
Sam and Delilah (on 1931-01-16)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
3:30
16Rockin’ in Rhythm (take 1)
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)
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)
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1931-01-16)
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
2:57
17Rockin’ in Rhythm (take 2)
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)
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)
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1931-01-16)
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
2:53
18Creole Rhapsody, Part 1
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1931-06-11)
banjo and guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1931-06-11)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1931-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1931-06-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1931-06-11)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1931-06-11), Harry Carney (on 1931-06-11) and Johnny Hodges (on 1931-06-11)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1931-06-11)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1931-06-11)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1931-06-11), Arthur Whetsel (on 1931-06-11) and Cootie Williams (on 1931-06-11)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1931-06-11)
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 1 (on 1931-06-11)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:01
19Creole Rhapsody, Part 2 (take 1)
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 2 (on 1931-06-11)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:24
20Creole Rhapsody, Part 2 (take 2)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1931-06-11)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1931-06-11)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1931-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1931-06-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1931-06-11)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1931-06-11)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1931-06-11)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1931-06-11)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1931-06-11), Arthur Whetsel (on 1931-06-11) and Cootie Williams (on 1931-06-11)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1931-06-11)
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 2 (on 1931-06-11)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:21
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