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Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
Disc #-Track #Song
Composer Lyrics Arranger		Musicinas
Additional Musicinas Group Name Soloists		Recording DateRecording LocationAttribution
1-1You, You Darlin’
Music:Maurice K. Jerome		 Herb Jeffries(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/6 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-2Jack The Bear
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/6 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-3Ko-Ko
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/6 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-4Morning Glory
Music:Duke Ellington,Rex Stewart		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/6 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-5So Far, So Good
Music:James Mundy, Edward White		 Ivie Anderson(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/6 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-6Conga Brava
Music:Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/15 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-7Concerto For Cootie
Music:Edward Kennedy Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/15 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-8Me And You
Music:Duke Ellington		 Ivie Anderson(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/15 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-9Cotton Tail
Music:Duke Ellington , Lyrics:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 5/4 1940
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
1-10Never No Lament
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 5/4 1940
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
1-11Dusk
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 5/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-12Bojangles
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 5/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-13A Portrait Of Bert Williams
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 5/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-14Blue Goose
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 5/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-15Harlem Air Shaft
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 7/22 1940
  • RCA Studios 2,NY,NY
  • Big Band
1-16At A Dixie Roadside Diner
Music:Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 7/22 1940
  • RCA Studios 2,NY,NY
  • Big Band
1-17All Too Soon
Music:Duke Ellington , Lyrics:Carl Sigman		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 7/22 1940
  • RCA Studios 2,NY,NY
  • Big Band
1-18Rumpus In Richmond
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 7/22 1940
  • RCA Studios 2,NY,NY
  • Big Band
1-19My Greatest Mistake
Music:Jack Fulton, Jack O’Brien		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 7/24 1940
  • RCA Studios 2,NY,NY
  • Big Band
1-20Sepia Panorama
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 7/24 1940
  • RCA Studios 2,NY,NY
  • Big Band
1-21There Shall Be No Night
Music:Abner Silver		 Herb Jeffries(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 9/5 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-22In A Mellow Tone (In A Mellotone)
Music:Duke Ellington , Lyrics:Milt Gabler		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 9/5 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-23Five O’Clock Whistle
Music:Kim Gannon, William C K Irwin, Josef Myrow		 Ivie Anderson(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 9/5 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-24The Flaming Sword
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 10/17 1940
  • NBC Radio Broadcast,Hotel Sherman,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
1-25Warm Valley
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 10/17 1940
  • NBC Radio Broadcast,Hotel Sherman,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
2-1Across The Track Blues
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 10/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
2-2Chlo-e (Song Of The Swamp)
Music:Charles N. Daniels(Neil Morét) , Lyrics:Gus Kahn		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 10/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
2-3I Never Felt This Way Before [Take 1]
Music:Duke Ellington		 Herb Jeffries(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Cootie Williams,Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 10/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
2-4The Sidewalks Of New York
Music:Charles B. Lawlor		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 12/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
2-5Flamingo
Music:Ted Grouya , Lyrics:Edmund Anderson		 Herb Jeffries(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Billy Strayhorn(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 12/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
2-6The Girl In My Dreams Tries To Look Like You [Take 1]
Music:Mercer Ellington		 Herb Jeffries(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 12/28 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Big Band
2-7Take The “A” Train
Music:Billy Strayhorn , Lyrics:Billy Strayhorn,Joya Sherrill		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 2/15 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-8Jumpin’ Punkins
Music:Mercer Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 2/15 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-9John Hardy’s Wife
Music:Mercer Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 2/15 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-10Blue Serge
Music:Mercer Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 2/15 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-11After All
Music:Billy Strayhorn		 Fred Guy(gt),Billy Strayhorn(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 2/15 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-12Bakiff
Music:Juan Tizol		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/5 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-13Are You Sticking?
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/5 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-14Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’
Music:Billy Strayhorn,Duke Ellington,Lee Gaines		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/5 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-15The Giddybug Gallop
Music:Duke Ellington		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/5 1941
  • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
  • Big Band
2-16Pitter Panther Patter [Take 2]
Music:Duke Ellington		 Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b) 10/1 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Duo
2-17Body And Soul [Take 3]
Music:Johnny Green , Lyrics:Edward Heyman,Frank Eyton,Robert Sour		 Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b) 10/1 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
  • Duo
2-18Sophisticated Lady [Take 2]
Music:Duke Ellington,Irving Mills , Lyrics:Mitchell Parish		 Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b) 10/1 1940
  • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    2-19Mr. J.B. Blues
    Music:Duke Ellington,Jimmy Blanton    		 Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b) 11/22 1940
    • Chicago,IL
    • Duo
    2-20Ko-Ko [Alt Take]
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 3/6 1940
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band
    2-21Bojangles [Alt Take]
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 5/28 1940
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band
    2-22Sepia Panorama [Alt Take]
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/24 1940
    • RCA Studios 2,NY,NY
    • Big Band
    2-23Jumpin’ Punkins [Alt Take]
    Music:Mercer Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 2/15 1941
    • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    2-24Jump For Joy [Take 2]
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/2 1941
    • Hollywood RCA Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-1Chocolate Shake
    Music:Duke Ellington, Ben Webster    		 Ivie Anderson(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 6/26 1941
    • RCA Victor Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-2I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
    Music:Duke Ellington , Lyrics:Paul Francis Webster    		 Ivie Anderson(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(clst),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 6/26 1941
    • RCA Victor Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-3Clementine
    Music:Billy Strayhorn    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/2 1941
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-4The Brown Skin Gal In The Calico Gown
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/2 1941
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-5Jump For Joy [Take 1]
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/2 1941
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-6Moon Over Cuba
    Music:Juan Tizol    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/2 1941
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-7Five O’Clock Drag
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 9/26 1941
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-8Rocks In My Bed
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Billy Strayhorn(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 9/26 1941
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-9Bli-Blip
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 9/26 1941
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-10Rain Check
    Music:Billy Strayhorn    		 Fred Guy(gt),Billy Strayhorn(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 12/2 1941
    • RCA Hollywood StudioLA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-11What Good Would It Do?
    Music:Buddy Pepper, Harry James    		 Herb Jeffries(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Billy Strayhorn(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 12/2 1941
    • RCA Hollywood StudioLA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-12I Don’t Know What Kind Of Blues I Got [Take 1]
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Herb Jeffries(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Billy Strayhorn(p),Jimmy Blanton(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 12/2 1941
    • RCA Hollywood StudioLA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-13Chelsea Bridge
    Music:Billy Strayhorn , Lyrics:Bill Comstock    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 12/2 1941
    • RCA Hollywood StudioLA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-14Perdido
    Music:Juan Tizol , Lyrics:Ervin Drake,Hans Lengsfelder    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 1/1 1942
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band
    3-15C Jam Blues
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 1/1 1942
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band
    3-16Moon Mist
    Music:Mercer Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 1/1 1942
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band
    3-17What Am I Here For?
    Music:Duke Ellington , Lyrics:Frankie Laine    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 2/26 1942
    • RCA Studios 1,NY,NY
    • Big Band
    3-18I Don’t Mind [Take 2]
    Music:Billy Strayhorn,Duke Ellington    		 Ivie Anderson(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 2/26 1942
    • RCA Studios 1,NY,NY
    • Big Band
    3-19Someone
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 2/26 1942
    • RCA Studios 1,NY,NY
    • Big Band
    3-20My Little Brown Book
    Music:Billy Strayhorn    		 Herb Jeffries(vo),Fred Guy(gt),Billy Strayhorn(clst),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 6/26 1942
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-21Main Stem
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 6/26 1942
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-22Johnny Come Lately
    Music:Billy Strayhorn    		 Fred Guy(gt),Billy Strayhorn(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Barney Bigard(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 6/26 1942
    • RCA Hollywood Studio,LA,CA
    • Big Band
    3-23Hayfoot, Strawfoot [Take 1]
    Music:Ervin Drake, H.J. Lengsfelder, Paul McGrane    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Chauncey Haughton(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/28 1942
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band
    3-24I Didn’t Know About You (AKA Sentimental Lady)
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Chauncey Haughton(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/28 1942
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band
    3-25A Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship)
    Music:Duke Ellington, Luther Henderson    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Chauncey Haughton(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/28 1942
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band
    3-26Sherman Shuffle
    Music:Duke Ellington    		 Fred Guy(gt),Duke Ellington(p),Junior Raglin(b),Sonny Greer(d) & His Orchestra
    Otto Hardwick(as,bs),Johnny Hodges(as,ss,cl),Harry Carney(as,bs,cl),Ben Webster(ts),Chauncey Haughton(ts,cl),Wallace Jones(tp),Rex Stewart(cor),Lawrence Brown,Tricky Sam Nanton(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
    		 7/28 1942
    • RCA Studio A,Chicago,IL
    • Big Band