The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1946

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1(Back Home Again in) Indiana
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
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)
2:48
2Blue Is the Light
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Blue Is the Night (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher
3:05
3Love Man
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
vocals:
Marian Cox (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:20
4Just You, Just Me
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
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)
2:53
5Beale Street Blues
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-08-26)
recording of:
Beale Street Blues (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
2:54
6My Honey's Lovin' Arms
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms (on 1946-09-03)
writer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Harry Ruby
3:10
7Memphis Blues
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
The Memphis Blues (on 1946-09-03)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:02
8I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
vocals:
Kay Davis (on 1946-09-03)
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1946-09-03)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
3:02
9St. Louis Blues
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
vocals:
Marian Cox (on 1946-09-03)
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
2:59
10Swamp Fire
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
Swamp Fire (on 1946-09-03)
composer:
Harold Mooney
2:52
11Royal Garden Blues
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-09-03)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-09-03)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-09-03)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-09-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-09-03), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-09-03) and Russell Procope (on 1946-09-03)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-09-03)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-09-03), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-09-03) and Claude Jones (on 1946-09-03)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-09-03), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-09-03), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-09-03), Taft Jordan (on 1946-09-03) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues (on 1946-09-03)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
3:08
12Esquire Swank
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
Esquire Swank (on 1946-09-03)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:33
13Midriff
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-09-03)
recording of:
Midriff (on 1946-09-03)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
3:18
14Diminuendo in Blue
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-10-23)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-10-23)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-10-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-10-23)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-10-23), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-10-23) and Russell Procope (on 1946-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-10-23)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-10-23), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-10-23) and Claude Jones (on 1946-10-23)
trumpet:
Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-10-23), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-10-23), Taft Jordan (on 1946-10-23) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-10-23)
recording of:
Diminuendo in Blue (on 1946-10-23)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:47
15Magenta Haze
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-10-23)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-10-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-10-23)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-10-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-10-23)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-10-23), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-10-23) and Russell Procope (on 1946-10-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-10-23)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-10-23), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-10-23) and Claude Jones (on 1946-10-23)
trumpet:
Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-10-23), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-10-23), Taft Jordan (on 1946-10-23) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-10-23)
recording of:
Magenta Haze (on 1946-10-23)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:58
16Golden Cress
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-11-23)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-11-23)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-11-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-11-23)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-11-23), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-11-23) and Russell Procope (on 1946-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-11-23)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-11-23), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-11-23) and Claude Jones (on 1946-11-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-11-23), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-11-23), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-11-23), Taft Jordan (on 1946-11-23) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-11-23)
5:13
17Sultry Sunset
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-11-23)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-11-23)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-11-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-11-23)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-11-23), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-11-23) and Russell Procope (on 1946-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-11-23)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-11-23), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-11-23) and Claude Jones (on 1946-11-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-11-23), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-11-23), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-11-23), Taft Jordan (on 1946-11-23) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-11-23)
recording of:
Sultry Sunset (on 1946-11-23)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:07
18Deep South Suite, Part 1 (Magnolia's Dripping With Molasses)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-11-23)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-11-23)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-11-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-11-23)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-11-23), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-11-23) and Russell Procope (on 1946-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-11-23)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-11-23), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-11-23) and Claude Jones (on 1946-11-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-11-23), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-11-23), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-11-23), Taft Jordan (on 1946-11-23) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-11-23)
6:23
19Deep South Suite, Part 2 (Hearsay or Orson Welles)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-11-23)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-11-23)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-11-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-11-23)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-11-23), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-11-23) and Russell Procope (on 1946-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-11-23)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-11-23), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-11-23) and Claude Jones (on 1946-11-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-11-23), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-11-23), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-11-23), Taft Jordan (on 1946-11-23) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-11-23)
4:43
20Deep South Suite, Part 3 (Nobody Was Lookin')
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-11-23)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-11-23)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-11-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-11-23)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-11-23), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-11-23) and Russell Procope (on 1946-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-11-23)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-11-23), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-11-23) and Claude Jones (on 1946-11-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-11-23), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-11-23), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-11-23), Taft Jordan (on 1946-11-23) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-11-23)
2:55
21Deep South Suite, Part 4 (Happy Go Lucky Local)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-11-23)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-11-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-11-23)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-11-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-11-23)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-11-23), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-11-23) and Russell Procope (on 1946-11-23)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-11-23)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-11-23), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-11-23) and Claude Jones (on 1946-11-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-11-23), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-11-23), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-11-23), Taft Jordan (on 1946-11-23) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-11-23)
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local (on 1946-11-23)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
6:03

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1015) (order: 524)