100ᵉ Anniversaire

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Jungle Band
2▶CD: Cotton Club Days
3▼CD: The Famous Orchestra
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1Jack 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)
3:14
2Koko
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)
12:44
3Concerto for Cootie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet and saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-15)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-15)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-15)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-15), Harry Carney (on 1940-03-15) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-15) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-03-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-15)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-15)
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie (on 1940-03-15)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:22
4Cotton 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)
13:14
5Never 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)
13:20
6In 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.)
13:21
7Warm Valley
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-10-17)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-10-17)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-10-17)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-10-17)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-10-17)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-10-17)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-10-17)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-10-17)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-10-17)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-10-17) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-10-17)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-10-17) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-10-17)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-10-17)
recording of:
Warm Valley (on 1940-10-17)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:21
8Chloe
recording of:
Chloë (Song of the Swamp)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1927)
composer:
Gus Kahn and Charles N. Daniels (in 1927)
3:27
9Take the "A" Train
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-02-15)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1941-02-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-02-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-02-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-02-15) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-02-15) and Ray Nance (on 1941-02-15)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
arranger:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-02-15)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1941-02-15)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
2:53
10John Hardy's Wife
recording of:
John Hardy's Wife
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:29
11Blue Serge
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-02-15) and Johnny Hodges (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney
baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-02-15, on 1941-02-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-02-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-02-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-02-15), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-02-15) and Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-02-15), Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet [t]:
Ray Nance (on 1941-02-15)
valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1940-02-15)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1941-02-15)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:24
12Clementine
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-07-02)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1941-07-02)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1941-07-02)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-07-02)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-07-02)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1941-07-02)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-07-02)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-07-02)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-02) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-07-02)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-07-02) and Ray Nance (on 1941-07-02)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-07-02)
arranger:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-07-02)
recording of:
Clementine (on 1941-07-02)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
live recording of:
Clementine
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:59
13Five O'Clock Drag
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-09-26)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1941-09-26)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1941-09-26)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-09-26)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-09-26)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1941-09-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-09-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-09-26)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-09-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-09-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-09-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-09-26) and Ray Nance (on 1941-09-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-09-26)
recording of:
Five O'Clock Drag (on 1941-09-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:17
14Perdido
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1942-01-21)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1942-01-21)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1942-01-21)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1942-01-21)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1942-01-21)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1942-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1942-01-21)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1942-01-21)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1942-01-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1942-01-21)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-01-21) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1942-01-21)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1942-01-21) and Ray Nance (on 1942-01-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1942-01-21)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1942-01-21)
composer:
Juan Tizol
3:13
15"C" Jam Blues
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1942-01-21)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1942-01-21)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1942-01-21)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1942-01-21)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1942-01-21)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1942-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1942-01-21)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1942-01-21)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1942-01-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1942-01-21)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-01-21) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1942-01-21)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1942-01-21)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (on 1942-01-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1942-01-21)
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues (on 1942-01-21)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
2:42
16Main Stem
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1942-06-26)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1942-06-26)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1942-06-26)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1942-06-26)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1942-06-26)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1942-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1942-06-26)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1942-06-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1942-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1942-06-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-06-26) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1942-06-26)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1942-06-26) and Ray Nance (on 1942-06-26)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1942-06-26)
recording of:
Main Stem (on 1942-06-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:51
17I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:14
18Carnegie Blues
recording of:
Carnegie Blues
composer:
Bennie R. Crawford, Jr
2:49
19The Mood to Be Wooed
3:03
20Things Ain't What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
13:09
4▶CD: Duke's Encore

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