The Collection '46-47 Recordings

Compilation by Duke Ellington & His World Famous Orchestra

Released 1992

big band jazz swing

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Tracklist

CD 1
1
Take the "A" Train (theme)
3:00
2
Crosstown
2:47
3
Passion Flower
3:31
4
Magenta Haze
4:23
5
Everything Goes
4:51
6
The Eighth Veil
3:06
7
Riff n' Drill
2:49
8
Blue Abandon
1:48
9
Transblucency
3:55
10
Rugged Romeo
3:04
11
Jennie
2:17
12
Sono
4:26
13
Jeep Is Jumpin'
2:17
14
Perdido
2:21
15
Tip Toe Topic
2:00
16
Rockabye River
2:47
17
Pretty Woman
2:45
18
Gatherin' in a Clearing
2:59
19
You Don't Love Me No More
3:07
20
Just Squeeze Me
3:31
21
Hey, Baby
2:50
22
Suddenly It Jumped
2:51
CD 2
1
Come Rain or Come Shine
2:44
2
Fickle Fling
3:10
3
9:20 Special
2:56
4
One O'Clock Jump
5:38
5
The Unbooted Character
3:22
6
The Suburbanite
2:28
7
Indiana
3:01
8
Moon Mist
3:21
9
In a Jam
3:15
10
On the Alamo
2:12
11
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
3:31
12
Tea for Two
1:52
13
Just You, Just Me
3:51
14
Someone
3:21
15
Double Ruff
2:46
16
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
3:10
17
The Mooche
4:32
18
Golden Cress
4:25
19
Flippant Flurry
3:07
20
Jam-A-Ditty
2:56
CD 3
1
Fugueaditty
2:43
2
Happy Go Lucky Local
6:20
3
Overture to a Session
5:02
4
Sultry Sunset
3:40
5
Beale St. Blues
4:06
6
Memphis Blues
3:16
7
St. Louis Blues
2:36
8
Who Struck John?
1:27
9
Swamp Fire
3:05
10
How High the Moon
2:28
11
Blue Lou
3:10
12
Violet Blue
3:07
13
Royal Garden Blues
3:32
14
Jumpin' Punkins
3:54
15
Frustration
3:29
16
Blue Is the Night
2:57
17
Jump for Joy
2:31
18
Far Away Blues
2:42
19
Embraceable You
2:14
20
Frisky
2:00
21
Park at 106th
2:24
22
Take the "A" Train (closer)
0:30

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Release credits

Al Hibbler
chorus master [19], vocal [17, 19]
Al Sears
reeds [2-7, 9-13], tenor saxophone [2.1-6, 2.8-20, 1.14, 1.16-22, 3.1-18, 3.20-21]
Bernard Flood
trumpet [2-7, 9-14]
Billy Strayhorn
piano [3]
Claude Jones
trombone [3.1-18, 3.20-21, 1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-20], valve trombone [14]
Duke Ellington
piano [2.1-6, 2.8-20, 3.1-18, 3.20-21, 1.2, 1.4-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22]
Francis Williams
trumpet [2.1-6, 2.8-20, 1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 3.1-18, 3.20-21]
Fred Guy
guitar [1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-20, 3.1-18, 3.20-21, 3.21]
Harold “Shorty” Baker
trumpet [3.5-18, 3.20-21, 2.1-6, 2.8-17, 1.16-22]
Harry Carney
baritone saxophone [14], reeds [3.1-18, 3.20-21, 1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-20]
Jimmy Hamilton
clarinet [14], reeds [1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-20, 3.1-18, 3.20-21], tenor saxophone [14]
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trombone [1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-17]
Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone [2.1-6, 2.8-20, 3.1-18, 3.20-21, 1.14, 1.16-22], reeds [2-7, 9-13]
Kay Davis
vocal [3.19, 2.1]
Lawrence Brown
trombone [1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-20, 3.1-18, 3.20-21]
Oscar Pettiford
double bass [1.6-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 3.1-18, 3.20-21, 2.1-6, 2.8-20]
Otto Hardwick
alto saxophone [14], reeds [2-7, 9-13]
Ray Nance
vocal [3.7, 3.17, 1.20-21]
Russell Procope
reeds [3.1-18, 3.20-21, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-20]
Shelton "Scad" Hemphill
trumpet [2.1-6, 2.8-20, 3.1-18, 3.20-21, 1.2-22]
Sonny Greer
drums (drum set) [1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-20, 3.1-18, 3.20-21]
Taft Jordan
trumpet [2.1-6, 2.8-20, 3.1-18, 3.20-21, 1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22]
Tyree Glenn
vibraphone [5-18, 20-21]
Wallace Jones
trumpet [2.18-20, 3.1-4]
Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb
trumpet [5-18, 20-21]
Wilbur de Paris
trombone [1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 3.1-18, 3.20-21, 2.1-6, 2.8-20]
William “Cat” Anderson
trumpet [1.2-7, 1.9-14, 1.16-22, 2.1-6, 2.8-17]
Wilson Myers
double bass [2-5]

Issues

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The Collection '46-47 Recordings
3x CD
1992