Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Volume 1: 1943

Tracklist

• 1
  Rockin' in Rhythm (take 1)
  4:11
• 2
  Rockin' in Rhythm (takes 2 & 3, incomplete)
  0:32
• 3
  Rockin' in Rhythm (take 4)
  3:55
• 4
  Rockin' in Rhythm (take 5)
  3:55
• 5
  Blue Skies (take 1)
  3:14
• 6
  Blue Skies (takes 2, 3 & 4, incomplete)
  2:50
• 7
  Boy Meets Horn (take 1)
  4:46
• 8
  Boy Meets Horn (take 2)
  4:46
• 9
  Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (take 1, false start)
  0:16
• 10
  Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (take 2)
  3:16
• 11
  Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (take 3)
  3:23
• 12
  Summertime (take 1, false start)
  0:26
• 13
  Summertime (take 2)
  2:58
• 14
  Sentimental Lady (take 1)
  3:00
• 15
  Sentimental Lady (take 2)
  3:02
• 16
  Tea for Two (take 1, incomplete)
  1:40
• 17
  Tea for Two (take 2)
  2:33
• 18
  "C" Jam Blues
  3:06
• 19
  Hop-Skip-Jump
  2:40
• 20
  Blue Skies (take 5)
  0:32
• 21
  Blue Skies (take 6)
  3:13
• 22
  Mood Indigo (take 1, incomplete)
  0:45
• 23
  Mood Indigo (take 2)
  5:03
• 24
  Main Stem (take 1, false start)
  0:27
• 25
  Main Stem (take 2)
  2:32

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Release credits

• Al Hibbler
  vocal [10-11]
• Dizzy Gillespie
  trumpet [1-13, 16-23]
• Duke Ellington
  piano [1-13, 16-25]
• Elmer Williams
  tenor saxophone [1-13, 16-25]
• Fred Guy
  guitar [1-13, 16-25]
• Harold “Shorty” Baker
  trumpet [24-25]
• Harry Carney
  reeds [1-13, 16-25]
• Jimmy Hamilton
  reeds [1-13, 16-25]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [1-13, 16-25]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [1-13, 16-25]
• Juan Tizol
  valve trombone [1-13, 16-25]
• Junior Raglin
  double bass [24-25]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [1-13, 16-25]
• Otto Hardwick
  reeds [1-13, 16-25]
• Rex Stewart
  trumpet [1-13, 16-25]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [1-13, 16-25]
• Taft Jordan
  trumpet [1-13, 16-25]
• Wallace Jones
  trumpet [1-13, 16-25]
• Wilson Myers
  double bass [1-13, 16-23]
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Issues

• D
  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Volume 1: 1943

  CD
  1985