Hittin' the Bottle (take 1) (studio, 1930-10-02; matrix BVE-63360-1)

~ Recording by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
4.20Hittin' the Bottle (take 1)3:01Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club 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
4.20Hittin’ the Bottle (take 1)3:01Duke EllingtonThe Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927–1973)Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor09026-63386-2

Relationships

banjo:Fred Guy (on 1930-10-02)
double bass:Wellman Braud (on 1930-10-02)
drums (drum set):Sonny Greer (on 1930-10-02)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-10-02)
reeds:Barney Bigard (on 1930-10-02)
Harry Carney (on 1930-10-02)
Johnny Hodges (on 1930-10-02)
trombone:Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-10-02)
trumpet:Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-10-02)
Cootie Williams (on 1930-10-02)
valve trombone:Juan Tizol (on 1930-10-02)
vocals:Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (on 1930-10-02)
recording of:Hitting the Bottle (on 1930-10-02)

Hitting the Bottle

lyricist:Ted Koehler
composer:Harold Arlen