Never No Lament: The Blanton‐Webster Band, 1940–1942

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

This particular edition is the third incarnation of the Blanton-Webster RCA sessions as a CD box set, and is the choice for Ellington completists (as it contains alternate takes).

Annotation last modified on 2012-07-06 18:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1You, You Darlin’
recording of:
You, You Darling
writer:
M.K. Jerome and Jack Scholl
3:20
2Jack the Bear
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-06)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-06)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-06) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-03-06)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-06)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
recording of:
Jack the Bear (on 1940-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:17
3Ko‐Ko
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-06)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-06)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-06)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-06) and Tricky Sam Nanton (on 1940-03-06)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-06)
recording of:
Ko-Ko (on 1940-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
12:43
4Morning Glory
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet and saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-06)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-06)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-06)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-06) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-03-06)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-06)
recording of:
Morning Glory (on 1940-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:18
5So Far, So Good
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-06)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-06)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-06) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-03-06)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-06)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1940-03-06)
recording of:
So Far, So Good (on 1940-03-06)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter), Jimmy Mundy and Eddie White
2:53
6Conga Brava
recording of:
Conga Brava
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
2:59
7Concerto for Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie (on 1940-03-15)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:20
8Me and You
recording of:
Me and You
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:55
9Cotton Tail
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone [as]:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04) and Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet, baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet:
Harry Carney and Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet [cl] and clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
cornet and cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass, double bass [b] and double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [d]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
guitar and guitar [g]:
Fred Guy (on 1940-05-04)
piano and piano [p]:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04) and Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04) and Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
trombone [tb]:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04), Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet [t]:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone and valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Ben Webster
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
13:13
10Never No Lament (Don’t Get Around Much Anymore)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-05-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
recording of:
Never No Lament (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
13:19
11Dusk
recording of:
Dusk
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:21
12Bojangles
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-28)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-28)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-28), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-28), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-28) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-28) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-28)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-28) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-28)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-28)
recording of:
Bojangles (on 1940-05-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:54
13A Portrait of Bert Williams
recording of:
Portrait of Bert Williams
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:10
14Blue Goose
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-28)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-28)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-28), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-28) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-28)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-28) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-28)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-28) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-28)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-28)
recording of:
Blue Goose (on 1940-05-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:23
15Harlem Air‐Shaft
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-07-22)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-07-22)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-07-22)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-07-22)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-07-22)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-07-22)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-07-22)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-07-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-07-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-07-22) and Joe Nanton (on 1940-07-22)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-07-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-07-22)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-07-22)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft (on 1940-07-22)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
13:00
16At a Dixie Roadhouse Diner
recording of:
At a Dixie Roadside Diner
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
2:49
17All Too Soon
recording of:
All Too Soon
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
3:31
18Rumpus in Richmond
recording of:
Rumpus in Richmond
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:50
19My Greatest Mistake
recording of:
My Greatest Mistake
composer:
Jack Fulton (songwriter) and Jack O'Brien (US songwriter)
3:27
20Sepia Panorama
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:25
21There Shall Be No Night
recording of:
There Shall Be No Night
writer:
Gladys Shelley and Abner Silver
3:13
22In a Mellow Tone
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-09-05)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-09-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-09-05)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-09-05)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-09-05)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-09-05)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-09-05)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-05) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-09-05)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-09-05) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-09-05)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-09-05)
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1940-09-05)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
13:17
23Five O’Clock Whistle
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-09-05)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-09-05)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-09-05)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-09-05)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-09-05) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-09-05)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-09-05)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-05) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-09-05)
trumpet:
Wardell Jones (on 1940-09-05) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-09-05)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-09-05)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1940-09-05)
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle (on 1940-09-05)
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
3:19
24The Flaming Sword
recording of:
The Flaming Sword
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:09
25Warm Valley
recording of:
Warm Valley
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:21
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