Duke Ellington

PERSONNEL & DATES:

(A) DUKE ELLINGTON'S SEXTET: Rex Stewart (cor), Johnny Hodges (ss), Harry Carney (bari),
Duke Ellington (p), Wellman Braud, Billy Taylor (b).
NYC, March 5-6, 1935 (11:00pm-5:30am)

(B) REX STEWART AND HIS 52nd STREET STOMPERS: Rex Stewart (cor), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Harry Carney (cl, bari), Ceele Burke (g, stg), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
Recordings Incorporated, Hollywood, December 16, 1936

(C) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS JAZZOPATORS: Cootie Williams (tp), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl),
Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
Associated Cinema Studios, Hollywood, December 19, 1936

(D) DUKE ELLINGTON: piano solos. Hollywood, December 21, 1936

(E) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp), Joe Nanton (tb),
Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Hayes Alvis (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, March 8, 1937 (8:00pm-1:40am)

(F) THE GOTHAM STOMPERS: Cootie Williams (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Barney Bigard (cl, ts),
Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bari), Tommy Fulford (p), Bernard Addison (g), Billy Taylor (b),
Chick Webb (d), Ivie Anderson (vcl), Wayman Carver (arr).
NYC, March 25, 1937 (10:00am-2:00pm)

(G) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS JAZZOPATORS: Rex Stewart (cor), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl),
Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, April 29, 1937 (2:15pm start)

(H) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp, vcl), Barney Bigard (cl, ts),
Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Hayes Alvis (b),
Sonny Greer (d), Buddy Clark (vcl).
NYC, May 20, 1937 (2:00-5:30pm)

(I) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS JAZZOPATORS: Rex Stewart (cor), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl),
Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Billy Taylor (b), Charlie Barnet -1 (maracas), Sonny Greer (d), Sue Mitchell (vcl).
NYC, June 16, 1937 (3:00-8:20pm)

(J) REX STEWART AND HIS 52nd STREET STOMPERS: Rex Stewart (cor), Freddy Jenkins (tp) -1,
Johnny Hodges (cl, as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Brick Fleagle (g), Hayes Alvis (b), Jack Maisel (d).
NYC, July 7, 1937 (midnight-5am)

(K) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl, ts),
Otto Hardwick (ss, as), Harry Carney (as, bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Jerry Kruger (vcl).
NYC, October 26, 1937 (2:30-7:20pm)

(L) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl),
Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, January 19, 1938 (10:00am start)

(M) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp), Joe Nanton (tb),
Barney Bigard (cl, ts), Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g),
Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
same date as (L).

(N) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g),
Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Mary McHugh (vcl).
same date as (L)

(O) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Otto Hardwick (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p),
Fred Guy (g), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Mary McHugh (vcl).
NYC, March 28, 1938 (2-6:00pm)

(P) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp), Joe Nanton (tb), Barney Bigard (cl, ts),
Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Billy Taylor (b),
Sonny Greer (d), Jerry Kruger (vcl), Jerry Blake (arr).
NYC, April 4, 1938 (2:30-6:40pm)

(Q) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Mary McHugh (vcl).
NYC, June 22, 1938 (2-6:45pm)

(R) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (ss, as),
Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Leon LaFell (vcl).
NYC, August 1, 1938 (3:45-6:20pm)

(S) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp), Barney Bigard (cl, ts),
Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Otto Hardwick (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b),
Sonny Greer (d), Scat Powell (vcl).
NYC, August 2, 1938 (2:00 start)

(T) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Mary McHugh (vcl).
NYC, August 24, 1938 (7:00pm-midnight)

(U) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, December 20, 1938

(V) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp), Barney Bigard (cl, ts),
Johnny Hodges (cl, as), Otto Hardwick (cl, as, bass sax), Harry Carney (cl, bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, December 21, 1938

(W) DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Wallace Jones (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Barney Bigard (cl), Harry Carney (b-cl), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, December 22, 1938

(X) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (as),
Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Jean Eldridge (vcl), Billy Strayhorn (arr).
NYC, February 27, 1939 (4:45-7:05pm)

(Y) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp, vcl), Barney Bigard (cl, ts),
Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, February 28, 1939 (8:10pm finish)

(Z) DUKE ELLINGTON: piano solos. NYC, March 8, 1939

(AA) REX STEWART AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Louis Bacon (tp, vcl), Joe Nanton (tb),
Barney Bigard (cl), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Brick Fleagle (arr).
NYC, March 20, 1939 (3-5:00pm)

(BB) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Harry Carney (cl, bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d), Billy Strayhorn (arr).
NYC, March 21, 1939 (2:45-4:45pm)

(CC) DUKE ELLINGTON (p), JOHNNY HODGES (as), BILLY TAYLOR (b).
Same date as (BB) (4:45-5:30pm)

(DD) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (BB) except Hodges (as) and Carney (bari) only.
NYC, June 2, 1939 (2:30-6:00pm)

(EE) THE QUINTONES WITH BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA
-1 / BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA -2: Rex Stewart (cor), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl),
Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d),
The Quintones (Irving Deutsch, Murray Deutsch, Lloyd Hundling, Al Lane and Patti Davis) (vcl).
NYC, June 8, 1939 (2:30 start)

(FF) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp), Barney Bigard (ts),
Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, June 21, 1939 (3:30-4-5) (sic)

(HH) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bari), Billy Strayhorn (p) -1 (arr), Duke Ellington (p) -2, Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
NYC, September 1, 1939 (2:05-4:35pm

(II) JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (HH) except Hodges (ss, as).
Chicago, October 14, 1939

(JJ) DUKE ELLINGTON: piano solo. Same date as (II).

(KK) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Barney Bigard (cl), Harry Carney (bari),
Duke Ellington (p), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d).
Chicago, October 16, 1939

(LL) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl),
Harry Carney (bari), Billy Strayhorn (p, arr), Jimmie Blanton (b), Sonny Greer (d).
Chicago, November 22, 1939

(MM) DUKE ELLINGTON AND JIMMY BLANTON: piano and bass.
same date as (LL).

(NN) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart (cor), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl),
Harry Carney (bari), Billy Strayhorn (p, arr), Jimmie Blanton (b), Sonny Greer (d).
Chicago, February 14, 1940 (4:20-5:15 pm)

(OO) BARNEY BIGARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (NN).
Chicago, February 15, 1940 (12:15-1:30 am)

(PP) COOTIE WILLIAMS AND HIS RUG CUTTERS: Cootie Williams (tp, vcl), Barney Bigard (cl, ts),
Johnny Hodges (as), Harry Carney (bari), Duke Ellington (p), Jimmie Blanton (b), Sonny Greer (d),
Billy Strayhorn (arr). same date as (OO) (1:30-4:00 am)

Album Index

78 album
Columbia C-127 (37297) Ellington Special

LP
Blu-Disc T1003 Unheard and Seldom Heard Ellington, Vol.2
CBS (F) 88137 The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 6 1933-1936
CBS (F) 88185 The Complete Duke Ellington Vol 8 1937
CBS (F) 88210 The Complete Duke Ellington Vol 9 1937
CBS (F) 88220 The Complete Duke Ellington Vol 10 1937-1938
CBS (F) 88518 The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 10 1938-1939
CBS Realm Jazz M-52628 Rex Stewart Memorial
Columbia CL 663 Blue Light
Epic LN 3237 Ellington Sidekicks
For Discriminate Collector (It) 1003 Duke's Rare and Unissued Masters
For Discriminate Collector (It) 1022 Duke's Unissued Masters Vol.2
Meritt 25 Jazz Potpurri Vol.3
Raretone (It) RTE 23001 A Study in Ellingtonia - Duke Ellington
Raretone (It) RTE 23004 A Study in Ellingtonia - Duke Ellington 1939
Raretone (It) RTE 23005 A Study in Ellingtonia - Johnny Hodges
Tax (S) M-8011 Cootie and his Rug Cutters 1937-1940
Up To Date 2002 The Studio Recordings Volume One
Up To Date 2004 The Studio Recordings Volume Three

CD
R/V 1001 Stew Burp: Small Groups and Big Band 1936-1959

TRACKS:

DISC ONE:
01. Tough Truckin' (A)
02. Tough Truckin' (alt tk) (A)
03. Indigo Echoes (A)
04. Indigo Echoes (alt tk) (A)
05. Rexatious (alt tk) (B)
06. Rexatious (B)
07. Lazy Man's Shuffle (B)
08. Lazy Man's Shuffle (alt tk) (B)
09. Clouds In My Heart (alt tk) (C)
10. Clouds In My Heart (C)
11. Frolic Sam (alt tk) (C)
12. Frolic Sam (C)
13. Caravan (-1) (C)
14. Caravan (-2) (C)
15. Stompy Jones (-1) (C)
16. Stompy Jones (-2) (C)
17. Mood Indigo / Solitude (D)
18. Sophisticated Lady / In A Sentimental Mood (D)
19. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (alt tk) (E)
20. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (E)
21. Downtown Uproar (alt tk) (E)
22. Downtown Uproar (E)
23. Digga Digga Do (alt tk) (E)
24. Digga Digga Do (E)

DISC TWO
01. Blue Reverie (E)
02. Blue Reverie (alt tk) (E)
03. Tiger Rag (-2) (E)
04. Tiger Rag (-1) (E)
05. My Honey's Lovin' Arms (F)
06. Did Anyone Ever Tell You? (alt tk) (F)
07. Did Anyone Ever Tell You? (F)
08. Alabamy Home (F)
09. Where Are You ? (F)
10. Lament For A Lost Love [originally released as "Solace"] (G)
11. Lament For A Lost Love [originally released as "Solace"] (alt tk.) (G)
12. Four And One-Half Street (alt tk) (G)
13. Four And One-Half Street (G)
14. Demi-tasse (alt tk) (G)
15. Demi-tasse (G)
16. Jazz a la Carte (G)
17. Jazz a la Carte (alt tk.) (G)
18. Foolin' Myself (alt tk) (H)
19. Foolin' Myself (H)
20. A Sailboat In The Moonlight (alt tk) (H)
21. A Sailboat In The Moonlight (H)
22. You'll Never Go To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (H)
23. You'll Never Go To Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alt tk) (H)
24. Peckin' (-3) (H)
25. Peckin' (-2) (H)
26. Peckin' (-1) (H)

DISC THREE
01. Get It Southern Style (alt tk) (I)
02. Get It Southern Style (I)
03. Moonlight Fiesta (I)
04. Moonlight Fiesta (alt tk) (I)
05. Sponge Cake And Spinach (alt tk) (I)
06. Sponge Cake And Spinach (I)
07. If You're Ever In My Arms Again (alt tk) (I)
08. If You're Ever In My Arms Again (I)
09. The Back Room Romp (A Contrapuntal Stomp) (alt tk) (J)
10. The Back Room Romp (A Contrapuntal Stomp) (J)
11. Love In My Heart [originally released as "Swing Baby Swing"] (alt tk) (J)
12. Swing Baby Swing (J)
13. Sugar Hill Shim Sham (alt tk) (J)
14. Sugar Hill Shim Sham (J)
15. Tea And Trumpets (LP tk) (J)
16. Tea And Trumpets (CD tk) (J)
17. Tea And Trumpets (78 tk) (J)
18. Jubilesta (K)
19. Watchin' (K)
20. Pigeons And Peppers (K)
21. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (K)
22. Drummer's Delight (L)
23. If I Thought You Cared (alt
25. Lost In Meditation [originally released as "Have A Heart"] (M)
26. Have A Heart (originally titled "Lost In Meditation") (alt tk) (M)

DISC FOUR
01. My Day (N)
02. Silvery Moon And Golden Sands (N)
03. Echoes Of Harlem (rehearsal take) (M)
04. Echoes Of Harlem (M)
05. Echoes Of Harlem (M) (alt tk)
06. Jeep's Blues (O)
07. (What Would You Do) If You Were In My Place ? (O)
08. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (O)
09. Rendezvous With Rhythm (O)
10. A Lesson In C (P)
11. Swingtime In Honolulu (P)
12. Carnival In Caroline (P)
13. Ol' Man River (P)
14.You Walked Out Of The Picture (Q)
15. You Walked Out Of The Picture (alt tk) (Q)
16. Pyramid (Q)
17. Empty Ballroom Blues (Q)
18. Lost In Meditation (Q)
19. Lost In Meditation (alt tk) (Q)
20. A Blues Serenade (R) )
21. Love In Swingtime (R)
22. Swingin' In The Dell (R)
23. Jitterbug's Lullaby (R)

DISC FIVE
01. Chasin' Chippies (S)
02. Blue Is The Evening (S)
03. Sharpie (S)
04. Swing Pan Alley (S)
05. Prelude To A Kiss (T)
06. There's Something About An Old Love (T)
07. The Jeep Is Jumpin' (T)
08. Krum Elbow Blues (T)
09. I'm In Another World (U)
10. Hodge Podge (U)
11. Dancing On The Stars (U)
12. Wanderlust (U)
13. Delta Mood (V)
14. (The) Boys From Harlem (V)
15. Mobile Blues (V)
16. Mobile Blues (alt tk) (V)
17. Gal-avantin' (V)
18. Blue Light (-2) (W)
19. Blue Light (-1) (W)
20. Like A Ship In The Night (X)
21. Mississippi Dreamboat (X)
22. Swingin' On The Campus (X)
23. Dooji Wooji (X)

DISC SIX
01. Beautiful Romance (Y)
02. Boudoir Benny (Y)
03. Ain't The Gravy Good ? (alt tk) (Y)
04. Ain't The Gravy Good ? (Y)
05. She's Gone (Y)
06. Just Good Fun (Z)
07. Informal Blues (Z)
08. San Juan Hill (AA)
09. I'll Come Back For More (AA)
10. "Fat Stuff" Serenade (AA)
11. Savoy Strut (alt tk) (BB)
12. Savoy Strut (BB)
13. Rent Party Blues (BB)
14. Dance Of The Goons (BB)
15. Good Gal Blues (BB)
16. Finesse (CC)
17. Kitchen Mechanic's Day (DD)
18. My Heart Jumped Over The Moon (DD)
19. You Can Count On Me (DD)
20. Home Town Blues (DD)
21. Utt-Da-Zay (The Tailor Song) (EE)
22. Chew-Chew-Chew (Chew Your Bubble Gum) (EE)
23. Barney Goin' Easy (EE)
24. Just Another Dream (EE)
25. Night Song (FF)

DISC SEVEN
01. Blues A Poppin' (GG)
02. Top And Bottom (GG)
03. Black Beauty (GG)
04. The Rabbit's Jump (HH)
05. Moon Romance (HH)
06. Truly Wonderful (HH)
07. Dream Blues (HH)
08. Skunk Hollow Blues (II)
09. I Know What You Do (II)
10. Your Love Has Faded (II)
11. Tired Socks (II)
12. Blues (JJ)
13. Early Mornin' (KK)
14. Minuet In Blues (LL)
15. Lost In Two Flats (LL)
16. Honey Hush (LL)
17. Blues (MM)
18. Plucked Again (MM)
19. Pelican Drag (NN)
20. Tapioca (NN)
21. Mardi Gras Madness (OO)
22. Watch The Birdie (OO)
23. Black Butterfly (PP)
24. Dry Long So (PP)
25. Toasted Pickle (PP)
26. Give It Up (PP)