The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1939-1940

Tracklist

• 1
  Blues

  Duke Ellington
  2:46
• 2
  Early Mornin'

  Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
  2:33
• 3
  Killin' Myself
  2:28
• 4
  Your Love Has Faded
  2:56
• 5
  Country Gal
  2:59
• 6
  Minuet in Blues

  Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
  2:54
• 7
  Lost in Two Flats

  Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
  2:36
• 8
  Honey Hush

  Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
  2:56
• 9
  Blues

  Duke Ellington - Jimmy Blanton
  2:59
• 10
  Plucked Again

  Duke Ellington - Jimmy Blanton
  3:06
• 11
  Solitude
  3:05
• 12
  Stormy Weather
  2:39
• 13
  Mood Indigo
  2:48
• 14
  Sophisticated Lady
  2:53
• 15
  Pelican Drag

  Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
  3:00
• 16
  Tapioca

  Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
  2:31
• 17
  Mardi Gras Madness

  Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
  2:36
• 18
  Watch the Birdie

  Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
  2:45
• 19
  Black Butterfly

  Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters
  2:44
• 20
  Dry Long So

  Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters
  2:54
• 21
  Toasted Pickle

  Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters
  2:40
• 22
  Give It Up

  Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters
  3:00

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Duke Ellington's Finest Hour

Duke Ellington's Finest Hour 2002

The Best of Early Ellington

The Best of Early Ellington 1996

The Intimacy of the Blues

The Intimacy of the Blues 1991

JazzTime

JazzTime 1989

Latin American Suite

Latin American Suite 1972

…and His Mother Called Him Bill

…and His Mother Called Him Bill 1968

Release credits

• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [2-8, 11-18], reeds [14, 19-22]
• Ben Webster
  tenor saxophone [11-14]
• Billy Strayhorn
  arranger [2, 6-8], piano [6-8, 15-19], vocal [3]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [3-5, 11-14, 19-22], vocal [20]
• Duke Ellington
  piano [1-2, 9-10, 14, 20-22], solo [1]
• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [14]
• Fred Guy
  guitar [3-5, 11-14]
• Harry Carney
  baritone saxophone [2, 6-8, 15-22], reeds [3-5, 11-14]
• Ivie Anderson
  vocal [3-4, 11-13]
• Jimmy Blanton
  double bass
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [3-5, 11-14]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [14, 19-22], reeds [3-5, 11-14]
• Juan Tizol
  valve trombone [3-8, 11-18]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [3-5, 11-14]
• Otto Hardwick
  reeds [14], saxophone [3-5, 11-14]
• Rex Stewart
  cornet [2, 5-8, 14]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [2-8, 11-22]
• Wallace Jones
  trumpet [3-5, 11-14]
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Issues

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  The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1939-1940

  CD
  1994