Blood Count

~ Recording by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Blood Count4:16Duke Ellington and His Orchestra... And His Mother Called Him BillDuke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)LSP-3906
1.3Blood Count4:20Duke Ellington and His Orchestra…and His Mother Called Him BillDuke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)6287-2-RB
1.3Blood Count4:17Duke Ellington and His Orchestra"... And His Mother Called Him Bill"Duke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)ND86287
2.13Blood Count4:19Duke Ellington & His OrchestraBeyond CategoryDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
RCA Special Products (a label of BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.)RD 104
23.13Blood Count4:18Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-04-27
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)63386
23.13Blood Count4:18Duke EllingtonThe Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927–1973)Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor09026-63386-2
3.12Blood Count4:19Duke Ellington & His OrchestraHighlights From the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (1927 – 1973)Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-04-04
BMG Classics (read annotations before use), RCA Victor09026 63672-2
1.19Blood Count4:19Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Very Best of Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
BMG Classics (read annotations before use), RCA Victor09026-63729-2
1.3Blood Count4:18Duke Ellington & His Orchestra…and His Mother Called Him BillDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
RCA Victor74321851512
1.3Blood Count4:18Duke Ellington & His Orchestra…and His Mother Called Him BillDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
  • US2002-09-10
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)09026 63744 2
3.15Blood Count4:17Duke Ellington & His OrchestraTrésorsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraOther + Compilation
  • -2004-10
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)
1.3Blood Count4:18Duke Ellington & His Orchestra…and His Mother Called Him BillDuke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA Victor, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88985346442
1.3Blood Count4:17Duke Ellington"...And His Mother Called Him Bill" (24 bit - 192 kHz Stereo Reissue)Duke EllingtonAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)[none]
Promotion
1.12Blood Count4:19Duke EllingtonJazz PizazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Novus, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)RDJ 61083-2

Relationships

producer:Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (on 1967-09-01)
Russell Procope (on 1967-09-01)
bass trombone:Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-09-01)
double bass:Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1967-09-01)
drums (drum set):Steve Little (on 1967-09-01)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-09-01)
reeds:Harry Carney (on 1967-09-01)
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-09-01)
Russell Procope (on 1967-09-01)
tenor saxophone:Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-09-01)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-09-01)
Buster Cooper (on 1967-09-01)
trumpet:Cat Anderson (on 1967-09-01)
Mercer Ellington (on 1967-09-01)
Herbie Jones (on 1967-09-01)
Cootie Williams (on 1967-09-01)
DJ-mixer:Ray Hall (engineer)
recording of:Blood Count (on 1967-09-01)

Blood Count

composer:Billy Strayhorn (in 1967)
later versions:Blood Count (English language version)