40 Great Jazz Performances

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Take the "A" Train
2▶CD: How High the Moon
3▼CD: Perido
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1Perdido (Drake/Lengsfelder/Tizol)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1946-03-28) and Johnny Hodges (on 1946-03-28)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1946-03-28)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-03-28)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-03-28)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-03-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-03-28)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-03-28) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-03-28)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-03-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-03-28), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-03-28), Claude Jones (on 1946-03-28) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-03-28)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-03-28), Bernard Flood (on 1946-03-28), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-03-28), Taft Jordan (on 1946-03-28) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-03-28)
valve trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1946-03-28)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1946-03-28)
composer:
Juan Tizol
2:24
2On the Alamo (Kahn/Lyons/Jones)
recording of:
On the Alamo
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
2:17
3Ko Ko (Ellington)
recording of:
Ko-Ko
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:15
4The Mooche (Ellington/Mills)
recording of:
The Mooche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
4:04
5Tootie for Cootie (Ellington)
recording of:
Tutti for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
6:34
6Cotton Tail (Ellington)
recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:52
7Primpin' at the Prom (Ellington)
3:07
8Jam With Sam (Ellington)
recording of:
Jam With Sam
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:10
9One O'Clock Jump (Basie)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
5:38
10Crosstown (Hodges)
recording of:
Crosstown
composer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Nat Simon
2:49
11Double Ruff (Strayhorn)
2:51
12Rose of the Rio Grande (Leslie/Warren/Gorman)
recording of:
Rose of the Rio Grande
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ross Gorman and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:26
13Rockabye River (Ellington)
recording of:
Rockabye River
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:53
14Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen - Mercer)
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
2:46