The Duke Box 1940-1949

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
  1:07
• 2
  Me and You
  2:43
• 3
  Grievin'
  3:40
• 4
  Little Posey
  2:54
• 5
  My Last Goodbye
  3:19
• 6
  The Gal From Joe's
  3:36
• 7
  Tootin' Through the Roof
  4:57
• 8
  Day In, Day Out
  4:16
• 9
  Merry-Go-Round
  2:26
• 10
  East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
  1:09
• 11
  Ko Ko
  2:25
• 12
  Blue Goose
  3:18
• 13
  So Far, So Good
  2:38
• 14
  Cotton Tail
  3:41
• 15
  Concerto for Cootie
  4:14
• 16
  Jack the Bear
  3:14
• 17
  Boy Meets Horn
  5:08
• 18
  The Sergeant Was Shy
  2:37
• 19
  Never No Lament
  0:56
• CD 2
• 1
  It's Glory
  0:46
• 2
  The Mooche
  5:23
• 3
  The Sheik of Araby
  2:55
• 4
  Sepia Panorama
  1:15
• 5
  Ko Ko
  2:23
• 6
  There Shall Be No Night
  3:09
• 7
  Pussy Willow
  4:34
• 8
  Chatterbox
  3:22
• 9
  Mood Indigo
  4:14
• 10
  Harlem Airshaft
  3:42
• 11
  Ferryboat Serenade
  1:34
• 12
  Warm Valley
  3:36
• 13
  Stompy Jones
  2:45
• 14
  Chloe
  4:03
• 15
  Bojangles
  4:02
• 16
  On the Air
  5:08
• 17
  Rumpus in Richmond
  2:36
• 18
  Chaser
  0:16
• 19
  The Sidewalks of New York
  5:06
• 20
  The Flaming Sword
  5:00
• 21
  Never No Lament
  4:21
• 22
  Caravan
  3:44
• 23
  Clarinet Lament
  3:28
• CD 3
• 1
  Slap Happy
  3:24
• 2
  Sepia Panorama
  5:12
• 3
  Boy Meets Horn
  5:36
• 4
  Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
  1:28
• 5
  Oh Babe, Maybe Someday
  2:17
• 6
  Five O'Clock Whistle
  2:01
• 7
  Fanfare
  0:35
• 8
  Call of the Canyon/Unidentified Title/All This and Heaven Too
  1:35
• 9
  Rockin' in Rhythm
  4:52
• 10
  Sophisticated Lady
  5:11
• 11
  Cotton Tail
  3:07
• 12
  Whispering Grass
  2:30
• 13
  Conga Brava
  4:07
• 14
  I Never Felt This Way Before
  5:31
• 15
  Across the Track Blues
  6:44
• 16
  Honeysuckle Rose
  5:08
• 17
  Wham
  2:49
• 18
  Star Dust
  4:16
• 19
  Rose of the Rio Grande
  3:34
• 20
  St. Louis Blues
  5:39
• 21
  Warm Valley
  0:51
• 22
  God Bless America
  0:28
• CD 4
• 1
  Take the "A" Train
  0:40
• 2
  Hayfoot Strawfoot
  2:36
• 3
  It Can't Be Wrong
  3:02
• 4
  What Am I Here For?
  3:35
• 5
  Mainstem, a.k.a., Altitude
  3:07
• 6
  Could It Be You?
  2:51
• 7
  Goin' Up
  3:45
• 8
  Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  3:48
• 9
  Nevada
  2:42
• 10
  Things Ain't What They Used to Be
  1:05
• 11
  Take the "A" Train
  0:46
• 12
  Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  4:01
• 13
  Mainstem, a.k.a., Altitude
  3:00
• 14
  I Don't Want Anyone at All
  3:12
• 15
  Johnny Come Lately
  2:51
• 16
  Things Ain't What They Used to Be
  0:37
• 17
  Moon Mist
  2:59
• 18
  You'll Never Know
  3:08
• 19
  Tonight I Shall Sleep
  3:35
• 20
  I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got
  3:23
• 21
  Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  4:31
• 22
  Moon Mist
  0:39
• 23
  Introduction
  0:26
• 24
  I Wonder Why
  3:03
• 25
  Goin' Up
  3:44
• CD 5
• 1
  Star Spangled Banner
  1:37
• 2
  Introduction by Duke Ellington
  1:03
• 3
  Take the "A" Train
  3:18
• 4
  Moon Mist
  3:37
• 5
  Tea for Two
  3:00
• 6
  Honeysuckle Rose
  3:46
• 7
  Star Dust
  4:42
• 8
  The "C" Jam Blues
  4:42
• 9
  West Indian Influence
  3:20
• 10
  Lighter Attitude
  3:59
• 11
  New World A-Comin'
  14:11
• 12
  Floor Show
  3:50
• 13
  Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  4:22
• CD 6
• 1
  Introduction by Duke Ellington
  0:41
• 2
  Ring Dem Bells
  2:54
• 3
  Medley
  6:40
• 4
  Jack the Bear
  3:42
• 5
  Do Nothing 'til You Hear From Me
  3:19
• 6
  Summertime
  3:59
• 7
  Cotton Tail
  3:50
• 8
  Black and Tan Fantasy
  5:56
• 9
  Rockin' In Rhythm
  5:16
• 10
  Sentimental Lady
  3:52
• 11
  Trumpet in Spades
  4:45
• 12
  Things Ain't What They Used to Be
  5:10
• 13
  Announcer and Duke Ellington Introduction
  0:35
• 14
  G.I. Jive
  1:40
• 15
  Amor, Amor
  2:32
• 16
  Frankie and Johnny
  2:59
• CD 7
• 1
  Take the "A" Train
  0:45
• 2
  Suddenly It Jumped
  2:50
• 3
  Laura
  3:05
• 4
  Kissing Bug
  3:16
• 5
  Stompy Jones
  3:54
• 6
  Solid Old Man
  3:20
• 7
  Carnigie Blues
  3:01
• 8
  In a Mellotone
  3:01
• 9
  Fancy Dan
  4:15
• 10
  Things Ain't What They Used to Be
  1:02
• 11
  Black and Tan Fantasy
  2:17
• 12
  Mood to Be Wooed
  4:56
• 13
  Frantic Fantasy
  5:11
• 14
  The "C" Jam Blues
  2:47
• 15
  Air Conditioned Jungle
  4:45
• 16
  On the Sunny Side of the Street
  4:33
• 17
  Rockin' in Rhythm
  4:50
• 18
  Take the "A" Train
  0:41
• 19
  The Blues
  7:28
• 20
  Sono
  5:24
• CD 8
• 1
  Solid Old Man
  3:27
• 2
  Singin' in the Rain
  6:06
• 3
  Three Cent Stomp
  4:07
• 4
  Tulip or Turnip
  3:00
• 5
  Take the "A" Train
  8:15
• 6
  Hy'a Sue
  3:53
• 7
  The "C" Jam Blues
  3:23
• 8
  Passion Flower
  4:12
• 9
  Clementine
  2:59
• 10
  Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
  3:17
• 11
  One O'Clock Jump
  1:57
• 12
  Unbooted Character
  4:59
• 13
  Paradise
  4:48
• 14
  How You Sound
  4:15
• 15
  It's Monday Every Day
  3:16
• 16
  Caravan
  5:16
• 17
  Cotton Tail
  3:45

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Release credits

• Al Hibbler
  vocal [5-6]
• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22]
• Ben Webster
  tenor saxophone [3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23]
• Duke Ellington
  piano [2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 5.1, 5.3-13, 6.2-11], spoken vocals [6.1, 5.2]
• Fred Guy
  guitar [5.1, 5.3-13, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 6.2-11, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22]
• Harold “Shorty” Baker
  solo [7], trumpet [5.1, 5.3-13, 6.2-11]
• Harry Carney
  baritone saxophone [2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 6.2-11, 5.1, 5.3-13]
• Herb Jeffries
  lead vocals [2.6, 3.8, 3.14], vocal [6]
• Ivie Anderson
  lead vocals [2.11, 3.4-6, 3.19-20], vocal [11]
• Jimmy Blanton
  double bass [2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22]
• Jimmy Hamilton
  clarinet [5.1, 5.3-13, 6.2-6, 6.8-11], solo [6], tenor saxophone [7]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  solo [8], trombone [6.2-11, 5.1, 5.3-13, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 5.1, 5.3-13, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 6.2-11], solo [10]
• Juan Tizol
  trombone [3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23], valve trombone [5.1, 5.3-13, 6.2-11]
• Junior Raglin
  bass [5.1, 5.3-13, 6.2-11], solo [4]
• Lawrence Brown
  solo [5], trombone [3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 5.1, 5.3-13, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 6.2-11]
• Otto Hardwick
  alto saxophone [3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 5.1, 5.3-13, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 6.2-11], clarinet [3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23]
• Ray Nance
  lead vocals [17], solo [3], trumpet [5.1, 5.3, 5.5-11, 5.13, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 6.2-5, 6.7, 6.9-11, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23], violin [5.4, 5.12, 6.6, 6.8], vocal [2]
• Rex Stewart
  cornet [2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22], solo [11], trumpet [2.2-3, 2.5-7, 2.9-11, 2.13, 5.1, 5.3-13, 6.2-11]
• Skippy Williams
  solo [7], tenor saxophone [5.1, 5.3-13, 6.2-11]
• Sonny Greer
  chimes [2, 9], drums (drum set) [6.2-11, 5.1, 5.3-13, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23]
• Taft Jordan
  solo [5], trumpet [6.2-11, 5.1, 5.3-13]
• Wallace Jones
  solo [8], trumpet [5.1, 5.3-13, 2.2-3, 2.5-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19, 2.22-23, 6.2-11, 3.1, 3.3-7, 3.9, 3.13, 3.15-16, 3.19-20, 3.22]
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Issues

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  The Duke Box 1940-1949

  8x CD
  2006