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Duke’s Best

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Label : Coral
Reference : 97012 LPCM
Date : 1959, August

Tracklist
A1 Wall Street Wail Ellington [Duke Ellington]
A2 Mood Indigo Bigard [Barney Bigard], Ellington [Duke Ellington], Mills [Irving Mills]
A3 Jolly Wog Ellington [Duke Ellington]
A4 Yellow Dog Blues Handy [W. C. Handy]
A5 Twelfth Street Rag Bowman [Euday L. Bowman], Summer [James S. Sumner]
A6 Awful Sad Ellington [Duke Ellington]
A7 Double Check Stomp Bigard [Barney Bigard], Mills [Irving Mills]
B1 Jazz Convulsions Ellington [Duke Ellington]
B2 Rockin’ In Rhythm Ellington [Duke Ellington], Carney [Harry Carney], Mills [Irving Mills]
B3 The Mooche Ellington [Duke Ellington], Mills [Irving Mills]
B4 Tishomingo Blues Stern [Joseph Stern], Williams [Spencer Williams]
B5 Black And Tan Fantasy Ellington [Duke Ellington]
B6 East St. Louis Toodle-OO Miley [Bubber Miley], Ellington [Duke Ellington]
B7 Birmingham Breakdown Ellington [Duke Ellington]
Featured Artists
Accordion Joe Cornell A7
Alto Saxophone Harry Carney A1,A3-A4,A6-A7,B1-B4
Alto Saxophone Johnny Hodges A1,A3-A4,A6-A7,B1-B4
Alto Saxophone Otto Hardwick B5-B7
Banjo Fred Guy
Baritone Saxophone Harry Carney A1,A3-A7,B1-B7
Bass Wellman Braud
Clarinet Barney Bigard A4-A6,B3-B4
Clarinet Rudy Jackson B5-B7
Drums Sonny Greer
Piano Duke Ellington
Piano [2nd] Bennie Payne A5
Soprano Saxophone Johnny Hodges A1,A3-A4,A6-A7,B1-B4
Tenor Saxophone Barney Bigard A4,A6,B3-B4
Tenor Saxophone Rudy Jackson B5-B7
Trombone Juan Tizol A1,A3,A5,A7,B1-B2
Trombone Tricky Sam Nanton
Trumpet Arthur Whetsel A1-A7,B1-B4
Trumpet Bubber Miley A4,A6,B3-B7
Trumpet Cootie Williams A1,A3,A5,A7,B1-B2
Trumpet Freddy Jenkins A1,A3,A5,A7,B1-B2
Trumpet Louis Metcalf A4,A6,B3-B7
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