Cotton Tail

~ Recording by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.14Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraFargo, North Dakota, November 7, 1940 (Deluxe Golden Anniversary Edition)Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraAlbum + Live
Vintage Jazz ClassicsVJC-1019/20-2

Relationships

recorded in:Fargo, North Dakota, United States (on 1940-11-07)
alto saxophone:Otto Hardwick (on 1940-11-07)
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-11-07)
baritone saxophone:Harry Carney (on 1940-11-07)
clarinet:Barney Bigard (on 1940-11-07)
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-11-07)
cornet:Rex Stewart (on 1940-11-07)
double bass:Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-11-07)
drums (drum set):Sonny Greer (on 1940-11-07)
guitar:Freddie Guy (on 1940-11-07)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-11-07)
tenor saxophone:Ben Webster (on 1940-11-07)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-11-07)
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-11-07)
Juan Tizol (on 1940-11-07)
trumpet:Wallace Jones (on 1940-11-07)
Ray Nance (on 1940-11-07)
recording of:Cotton Tail (on 1940-11-07: live, instrumental)

Cotton Tail

lyricist and composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
later versions:Cotton Tail (English language version)