Highlights From the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (1927 – 1973)

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

Annotation

3 CD set in a fatbox case, with a cardboard slipcase
Booklet shows a few errors in personnel or dates
1-14: actual recording date perhaps March 6, 1940
1-15, 1-16: actual recording date May 4, 1940
3-10: no drums or bass on this recording

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-27 12:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Black and Tan Fantasy
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-10-26)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1927-10-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1927-10-26)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1927-10-26)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1927-10-26)
clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1927-10-26), Otto Hardwick (on 1927-10-26) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1927-10-26)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1927-10-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1927-10-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1927-10-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1927-10-26) and Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1927-10-26)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1927-10-26)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Jackson (clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1927-10-26)
trombone:
Tricky Sam Nanton (on 1927-10-26)
trumpet:
Louis Metcalf (on 1927-10-26), Bubber Miley (on 1927-10-26) and unidentified ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1927-10-26)
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy (on 1927-10-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
3:12
2Black Beauty
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-03-26)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1928-03-26) and Otto Hardwick (on 1928-03-26)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1928-03-26)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1928-03-26)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-03-26)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1928-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1928-03-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1928-03-26)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1928-03-26)
trumpet:
Bubber Miley (on 1928-03-26) and Arthur Whetsel (on 1928-03-26)
recording of:
Black Beauty (on 1928-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Black Beauty (on 1928-03-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:53
3The Mooche
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1928-10-30) and Johnny Hodges (on 1928-10-30)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1928-10-30)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-10-30), Harry Carney (on 1928-10-30) and Johnny Hodges (on 1928-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1928-10-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1928-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1928-10-30)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1928-10-30)
trumpet:
Arthur Whetsel (on 1928-10-30)
tuba [brass bass]:
Wellman Braud (on 1928-10-30)
recording of:
The Mooche (on 1928-10-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:34
4A Night at the Cotton Club, Part 1: Cotton Club Stomp / Misty Mornin’
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1929-04-12)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1929-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1929-04-12)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1929-04-12)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1929-04-12), Harry Carney (on 1929-04-12) and Johnny Hodges (on 1929-04-12)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1929-04-12)
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins (on 1929-04-12) and Arthur Whetsel (on 1929-04-12)
3:51
5Jungle Nights in Harlem
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-06-04)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-06-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-06-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-06-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-06-04), Harry Carney (on 1930-06-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-06-04)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-06-04)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-06-04), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-06-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-06-04)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-06-04)
recording of:
Jungle Nights in Harlem (on 1930-06-04)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
2:54
6Ring Dem Bells
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-08-20)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-08-20)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-08-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-08-20)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-08-20), Harry Carney (on 1930-08-20) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-08-20)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-08-20)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-08-20), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-08-20) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-08-20)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-08-20)
vocals:
Cootie Williams
recording of:
Ring Dem Bells (on 1930-08-20)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:54
7Mood Indigo
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1930-12-10)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1930-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1930-12-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-12-10)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1930-12-10), Harry Carney (on 1930-12-10) and Johnny Hodges (on 1930-12-10)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1930-12-10)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1930-12-10), Arthur Whetsel (on 1930-12-10) and Cootie Williams (on 1930-12-10)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1930-12-10)
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1930-12-10)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:09
8Rockin’ in Rhythm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-01-16)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1931-01-16) and Johnny Hodges (on 1931-01-16)
banjo:
Fred Guy (on 1931-01-16)
clarinet, reeds and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1931-01-16)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Wellman Braud (on 1931-01-16)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sonny Greer (on 1931-01-16)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1931-01-16)
trombone:
Joe Nanton (on 1931-01-16)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1931-01-16), Arthur Whetsel (on 1931-01-16) and Cootie Williams (on 1931-01-16)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1931-01-16)
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1931-01-16)
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
2:57
9Creole Rhapsody, Part 1
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1931-06-11)
banjo and guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1931-06-11)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1931-06-11)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1931-06-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1931-06-11)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1931-06-11), Harry Carney (on 1931-06-11) and Johnny Hodges (on 1931-06-11)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1931-06-11)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1931-06-11)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1931-06-11), Arthur Whetsel (on 1931-06-11) and Cootie Williams (on 1931-06-11)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1931-06-11)
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 1 (on 1931-06-11)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:01
10Creole Rhapsody, Part 2
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 2
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:24
11Echoes of the Jungle
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1931-06-16)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1931-06-16)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1931-06-16)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1931-06-16)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1931-06-16) and Johnny Hodges (on 1931-06-16)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1931-06-16)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1931-06-16), Arthur Whetsel (on 1931-06-16) and Cootie Williams (on 1931-06-16)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1931-06-16)
recording of:
Echoes of the Jungle (on 1931-06-16)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:28
12Daybreak Express
2:58
13My Old Flame
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1934-05-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1934-05-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1934-05-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1934-05-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1934-05-09), Harry Carney (on 1934-05-09), Otto Hardwick (on 1934-05-09), Johnny Hodges (on 1934-05-09) and Marshall Royal (on 1934-05-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-05-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1934-05-09)
trumpet:
Arthur Whetsel (on 1934-05-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1934-05-09)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1934-05-09)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1934-05-09)
recording of:
My Old Flame (on 1934-05-09)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:24
14Jack 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)
3:18
15Cotton Tail
recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:13
16Never 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)
13:17
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