The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1940

Tracklist

• 1
  You, You Darlin'

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:23
• 2
  Jack the Bear

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:19
• 3
  Ko-Ko

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  2:45
• 4
  Morning Glory

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:20
• 5
  So Far, So Good

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  2:55
• 6
  Conga Brava

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  2:59
• 7
  Concerto for Cootie

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:18
• 8
  Me and You

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  2:55
• 9
  Bojangles

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  2:45
• 10
  Cotton Tail

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:12
• 11
  Never No Lament

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:19
• 12
  Blue Goose

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:21
• 13
  Dusk

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:21
• 14
  Bojangles

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  2:54
• 15
  A Portrait of Bert Williams

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:12
• 16
  Blue Goose

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:24
• 17
  Harlem Air-Shaft

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:01
• 18
  At a Dixie Roadside Diner

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  2:50
• 19
  All Too Soon

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:32
• 20
  Rumpus in Richmond

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  2:48
• 21
  My Greatest Mistake

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:26
• 22
  Sepia Panorama

  Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
  3:24

More by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

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 [1-4, 6-7, 10, 10-11, 17, 17-19, 19, 21], reeds [7-10, 12, 15, 20], tenor saxophone [1-4, 6-7, 10, 10-11, 17-19, 21]
• Ben Webster
  arranger [10], tenor saxophone [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Billy Strayhorn
  arranger [1-2, 18]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Duke Ellington
  arranger [1-2, 10, 17-18], piano [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Fred Guy
  guitar [1-7, 10, 10-11, 17-21]
• Harry Carney
  alto saxophone [1-4, 6-7, 10-11, 17-19, 21], baritone saxophone [1-4, 6-7, 10, 10-11, 17-19, 21], clarinet [1-4, 6-7, 10, 10-11, 17-19, 21], reeds [3-5, 7-10, 12, 15, 20]
• Herb Jeffries
  vocal [1]
• Ivie Anderson
  vocal [5, 8, 18]
• Jimmy Blanton
  double bass [1-10, 10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [1-4, 6-7, 10, 10-11, 17-19, 21], clarinet [1-4, 6-7, 10-11, 17-19, 21], reeds [9-10, 15, 20], saxophone [3-5, 7-8], soprano saxophone [12]
• Juan Tizol
  trombone [10], valve trombone [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Otto Hardwick
  alto saxophone [1-4, 6-7, 10, 10-11, 17-20], clarinet [3], reeds [3-5, 7-10, 12, 15]
• Rex Stewart
  cornet [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21], trumpet [10]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Wallace Jones
  trumpet [1-10, 10-12, 15, 17-21]
• Show all credits (18)

Issues

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  The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1940

  CD
  1995