The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1945-1946

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1Perfume Suite - Coloratura
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1945-07-30)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1945-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1945-07-30)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1945-07-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-07-30)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1945-07-30), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1945-07-30) and Otto Hardwick (on 1945-07-30)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1945-07-30)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-07-30), Claude Jones (on 1945-07-30) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1945-07-30)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1945-07-30), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1945-07-30), Taft Jordan (on 1945-07-30), Ray Nance (on 1945-07-30) and Rex Stewart (on 1945-07-30)
recording of:
Coloratura (on 1945-07-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Perfume Suite
3:01
2Time's a Wastin'
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1945-07-30)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1945-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1945-07-30)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1945-07-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-07-30)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1945-07-30), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1945-07-30) and Otto Hardwick (on 1945-07-30)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1945-07-30)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-07-30), Claude Jones (on 1945-07-30) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1945-07-30)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1945-07-30), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1945-07-30), Taft Jordan (on 1945-07-30), Ray Nance (on 1945-07-30) and Rex Stewart (on 1945-07-30)
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1945-07-30)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:06
3Perfume Suite - Dancers in Love
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1945-07-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-07-30)
recording of:
Dancers in Love (on 1945-07-30)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Perfume Suite
2:21
4Carnegie Blues
recording of:
Carnegie Blues
composer:
Bennie R. Crawford, Jr
2:53
5Tell Ya What I'm Gonna Do
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1945-10-08)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1945-10-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-10-08)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-10-08)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1945-10-08) and Otto Hardwick (on 1945-10-08)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1945-10-08)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-10-08), Claude Jones (on 1945-10-08) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1945-10-08)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1945-10-08), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1945-10-08), Taft Jordan (on 1945-10-08), Ray Nance (on 1945-10-08) and Rex Stewart (on 1945-10-08)
2:49
6Come to Baby, Do
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1945-10-08)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1945-10-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-10-08)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1945-10-08)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-10-08)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1945-10-08) and Otto Hardwick (on 1945-10-08)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1945-10-08)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-10-08), Claude Jones (on 1945-10-08) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1945-10-08)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1945-10-08), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1945-10-08), Taft Jordan (on 1945-10-08), Ray Nance (on 1945-10-08) and Rex Stewart (on 1945-10-08)
recording of:
Come to Baby, Do (on 1945-10-08)
writer:
Inez James and Sidney Miller (songwriter, director and actor)
2:49
7I'm Just a Lucky So and So
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1945-11-26) and Russell Procope (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1945-11-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-11-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1945-11-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1945-11-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1945-11-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-11-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1945-11-26) and Claude Jones (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1945-11-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1945-11-26), Taft Jordan (on 1945-11-26) and Rex Stewart (on 1945-11-26)
vocals:
Al Hibbler (on 1945-11-26)
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)
3:15
8Long, Strong and Consecutive
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1945-11-26) and Russell Procope (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1945-11-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-11-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1945-11-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1945-11-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1945-11-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-11-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1945-11-26) and Claude Jones (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1945-11-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1945-11-26), Taft Jordan (on 1945-11-26) and Rex Stewart (on 1945-11-26)
vocals:
Joya Sherrill (on 1945-11-26)
2:58
9The Wonder of You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1945-11-26) and Russell Procope (on 1945-11-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1945-11-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-11-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1945-11-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1945-11-26)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1945-11-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-11-26), Wilbur de Paris (on 1945-11-26) and Claude Jones (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1945-11-26), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1945-11-26), Taft Jordan (on 1945-11-26) and Rex Stewart (on 1945-11-26)
vocals:
Joya Sherrill (on 1945-11-26)
2:49
10Tonk
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-01-10) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1946-01-10)
recording of:
Tonk (on 1946-01-10)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
2:48
11Drawing Room Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-01-10) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1946-01-10)
recording of:
Drawing Room Blues (on 1946-01-10)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:39
12Esquire Swank
recording of:
Esquire Swank
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
5:00
13C Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues (on 1946-01-16)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
2:02
14Unbooted Character
recording of:
Unbooted Character
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:43
15Rockabye River
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-09), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-09), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-09), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-09), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-09), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-09), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
recording of:
Rockabye River (on 1946-07-09)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:05
16Suddenly It Jumped
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-09), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-09), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-09), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-09), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-09), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-09), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
recording of:
Suddenly It Jumped (on 1946-07-09)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:50
17Transblucency
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
cornet:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-09), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-09), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-09), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-09), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-09), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-09), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
vocals:
Kay Davis (on 1946-07-09)
3:01
18Just Squeeze Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-07-09)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-09) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-09)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09)
clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-09) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-09)
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-09) and Al Sears (on 1946-07-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-09), Joe Nanton (on 1946-07-09), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-09) and Wilbur De Paris (on 1946-07-09)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-09), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-09), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-09), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09), Shelton Hemphill (on 1946-07-09) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-09)
violin:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-09)
recording of:
Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me) (on 1946-07-09)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
3:26
19A Gathering in a Clearing
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
3:10
20You Don't Love Me No More
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Al Hibbler (on 1946-07-10)
3:24
21Pretty Woman
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Al Hibbler (on 1946-07-10)
2:45
22Hey Baby
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
valve trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10)
lead vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
recording of:
Hey Baby (on 1946-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:48

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 985) (order: 494)
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