Duke Ellington's Finest Hour

Tracklist

• 1
  East St. Louis Toodle-O
  2:55
• 2
  Black and Tan Fantasy
  3:20
• 3
  Jubilee Stomp
  2:47
• 4
  Black Beauty
  3:15
• 5
  The Mooche
  3:14
• 6
  Rent Party Blues
  3:27
• 7
  Double Check Stomp
  2:53
• 8
  Mood Indigo
  2:58
• 9
  Creole Rhapsody, Part 1
  3:10
• 10
  Creole Rhapsody, Part 2
  3:22
• 11
  Stompy Jones
  6:40
• 12
  Self Portrait (Of the Bean)
  3:54
• 13
  In a Sentimental Mood
  4:16
• 14
  Take the 'A' Train
  4:57
• 15
  Prelude to a Kiss
  4:29
• 16
  Sophisticated Lady / Solitude
  4:45
• 17
  Satin Doll
  2:52

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…and His Mother Called Him Bill

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Indigos

Indigos 1958

Release credits

• Aaron Bell
  bass [12], double bass [12-13]
• Al Hall
  double bass [11]
• Arthur Whetsel
  trumpet [4-10]
• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [3-5, 8-10], tenor saxophone [3, 6-7, 9-10]
• Bass Edward
  tuba [1-2]
• Bob Thiele
  producer [12-13]
• Bubber Miley
  trumpet [1-2, 4-5]
• Buster Cooper
  trombone [15]
• Coleman Hawkins
  tenor saxophone [2, 12]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [6-7, 9-10, 15]
• Cornell Smelser
  accordion [7]
• Duke Ellington
  piano
• Elvin Jones
  drums (drum set) [13]
• Fred Guy
  banjo [1-5, 7-10]
• Freddy Jenkins
  trumpet [6, 9-10]
• Harry Carney
  alto saxophone [2, 6-7, 9-10], baritone saxophone [1, 7, 9-10, 12, 15], bass clarinet [12], clarinet [5]
• Harry “Sweets” Edison
  trumpet [11]
• Jimmy Hamilton
  clarinet [15], tenor saxophone [15]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [1-9]
• John Coltrane
  tenor saxophone [13]
• John Lamb
  double bass [15]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [4-5, 11-12, 15], soprano saxophone [6]
• Juan Tizol
  valve trombone [7, 9-10]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [12, 15]
• Les Spann
  guitar [1-12, 15]
• Louis Metcalf
  trumpet [1-3]
• Mercer Ellington
  trumpet [15]
• Otto Hardwick
  alto saxophone [2-3], baritone saxophone [1], soprano saxophone [1]
• Paul Gonsalves
  tenor saxophone [15]
• Philly Joe Jones
  drums (drum set) [11]
• Prince Robinson
  clarinet [1], tenor saxophone [1]
• Ray Nance
  cornet [12], violin [12]
• Rudy Jackson
  clarinet [1], tenor saxophone [1-2]
• Rudy van Gelder
  engineer [12], recording [12-13]
• Sam Woodyard
  drums (drum set) [12, 15], membranophone [12]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [1-10]
• Wellman Braud
  bass guitar [4], double bass [3, 5-10]
• William “Cat” Anderson
  trumpet [15]
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Issues

• 

  D
  Duke Ellington's Finest Hour

  CD
  12 February 2002
• 

  E
  El momento

  CD
  2007