The Golden Duke
Duke Ellington
Label : Prestige [Prestige 24000 Series - 24029]
Reference : PR-24029, 24 029
Date :
A1 | Jam-A-Ditty | Duke Ellington | 3:00 |
A2 | Diminuendo And Crescendo | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 2:48 |
A3 | Magenta Haze | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 3:00 |
A4 | Blue Skies (’Trumpet No End’) | Irving Berlin | 2:35 |
A5 | The Beautiful Indians - Hiawartha | Sears [Al Sears], Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 2:45 |
A6 | The Beautiful Indians - Minnehaha | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 3:00 |
A7 | Overture To A Jam Session (Parts I And II) | Billy Strayhorn | 5:40 |
B1 | Flippant Flurry | Billy Strayhorn | 3:23 |
B2 | Golden Feather | Sears [Al Sears], Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 2:47 |
B3 | Tulip Or Turnip | George [Don George], Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 3:11 |
B4 | It Shouldn’t Happen To A Dream | George [Don George], Ellington [Duke Ellington], Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | 3:04 |
B5 | Sultry Sunset | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 3:08 |
B6 | Happy-Go-Lucky Local (Parts I And II) | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 5:49 |
C1 | Cottontail | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 2:51 |
C2 | C-Jam Blues | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 2:55 |
C3 | Flamingo | Anderson [Edmund Anderson], Grouya [Theodor Grouya] | 2:50 |
C4 | Bang-Up Blues | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 3:04 |
C5 | Tonk | Strayhorn [Billy Strayhorn], Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 2:55 |
C6 | Johnny Come Lately | Billy Strayhorn | 2:57 |
D1 | In A Blue Summer Garden | Strayhorn [Billy Strayhorn], Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 4:02 |
D2 | Great Times | Ellington [Duke Ellington] | 2:52 |
D3 | Perdido | Drake [Ervin Drake], Lengsfelder [Hans Lengsfelder], Juan Tizol | 2:53 |
D4 | Take The ’A’ Train | Billy Strayhorn | 2:17 |
D5 | Oscalypso | Trotman [Lloyd Trotman], Pettiford [Oscar Pettiford] | 2:41 |
D6 | Blues For Blanton | Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington | 2:37 |
Vocals | Kay Davis | A6 |
Vocals | Ray Nance | B3 |
Vocals | Al Hibbler | B4 |
Alto Saxophone | Johnny Hodges | |
Alto Saxophone | Russell Procope | |
Baritone Saxophone,Clarinet | Harry Carney | |
Bass | Lloyd Trotman | D3-D6 |
Bass | Oscar Pettiford | |
Bass | Wendell Marshall | C1-C6,D1-D2 |
Celesta | Billy Strayhorn | D4-D5 |
Cello | Oscar Pettiford | D3-D6 |
Clarinet,Tenor Saxophone | Jimmy Hamilton | |
Drums | Jo Jones | D3-D6 |
Drums | Sonny Greer | |
Ensemble | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | A1-A7,B1-B6 |
Guitar | Fred Guy | |
Piano | Billy Strayhorn | C1-C6,D1-D2 |
Piano | Duke Ellington | |
Tenor Saxophone | Al Sears | |
Trombone | Claude Jones | |
Trombone | Lawrence Brown | |
Trombone | Wilbur De Paris | |
Trumpet | Cat Anderson | A4-A5,B1,B5-B6 |
Trumpet | Cootie Williams | |
Trumpet | Harold Baker | |
Trumpet | Shelton Hemphill | |
Trumpet | Taft Jordan | |
Trumpet,Violin | Ray Nance |
A1 to B6 recorded in NYC
Tracks A2, A3 : Oct. 23, 1946
Tracks A4, A5, B1, B5, B6 : Nov. 25, 1946
Tracks B3, B4 : Dec. 11, 1946
Tracks A1, A7 : Dec. 18, 1946.
C1 to C4 recorded Oct. 1950, C5 to D2 recorded Nov. 1950.
D3 to D6 recorded Sept. 13, 1950.