The Okeh Ellington

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  East St. Louis Toodle-oo

  The Washingtonians
  3:05
• 2
  Hop Head

  The Washingtonians
  2:57
• 3
  Down in Our Alley Blues

  The Washingtonians
  3:02
• 4
  What Can a Poor Fellow Do?

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:10
• 5
  Black and Tan Fantasy

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:25
• 6
  Chicago Stomp Down

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  2:47
• 7
  Sweet Mama (Papa's Getting Mad)

  The Washingtonians
  2:53
• 8
  Stack O'Lee Blues

  The Washingtonians
  2:51
• 9
  Bugle Call Rag

  The Washingtonians
  2:39
• 10
  Take It Easy

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:13
• 11
  Jubilee Stomp

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  2:44
• 12
  Harlem Twist (East St. Louis Toodle-oo)

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:16
• 13
  Diga Diga Doo

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  2:53
• 14
  Doin' the New Low Down

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:06
• 15
  Black Beauty
  3:01
• 16
  Swampy River
  2:50
• 17
  The Mooche

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:12
• 18
  Move Over

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:04
• 19
  Hot and Bothered

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:17
• 20
  The Blues with a Feelin'

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:14
• 21
  Goin' to Town

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  2:57
• 22
  Misty Mornin'

  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  3:21
• 23
  I Must Have That Man

  Joe Turner and His Memphis Men
  3:21
• 24
  Freeze and Melt

  Joe Turner and His Memphis Men
  2:52
• 25
  Mississippi Moan

  Joe Turner and His Memphis Men
  3:25
• CD 2
• 1
  That Rhythm Man

  Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men
  2:43
• 2
  Begger's Blues

  Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men
  3:18
• 3
  Saturday Night Function

  Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men
  3:23
• 4
  Jungle Jamboree

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  3:04
• 5
  Snake Hip Dance

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  2:49
• 6
  Lazy Duke

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  3:08
• 7
  Blues of the Vagabond

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  3:15
• 8
  Syncopated Shuffle

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  2:46
• 9
  The Mooche

  Mills' Ten Blackberries
  3:22
• 10
  Ragamuffin Romeo

  Mills' Ten Blackberries
  3:17
• 11
  East St. Louis Toodle-oo

  Mills' Ten Blackberries
  3:14
• 12
  Sweet Mama

  Mills' Ten Blackberries
  3:02
• 13
  Hot and Bothered

  Mills' Ten Blackberries
  2:53
• 14
  Double Check Stomp

  Mills' Ten Blackberries
  3:22
• 15
  Black and Tan Fantasy

  Mills' Ten Blackberries
  3:09
• 16
  Big House Blues

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  3:02
• 17
  Rocky Mountain Bues

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  3:10
• 18
  Ring Dem Bells

  The Harlem Music Masters
  2:48
• 19
  Three Little Words

  Frank Brown & His Tooters
  3:13
• 20
  Old Man Blues

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  3:07
• 21
  Sweet Chariot

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  2:48
• 22
  Mood Indigo

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  3:08
• 23
  I Can't Realize You Love Me

  New York Syncopators
  3:24
• 24
  I'm So In Love With You

  New York Syncopators
  2:57
• 25
  Rockin' in Rhythm

  The Harlem Footwarmers
  3:15

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Copenhagen 1964

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Sentimental Swing 1927-53

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Release credits

• Adelaide Hall
  vocal [6]
• Allen Weinberg
  art direction
• Arthur Whetsel
  trumpet [1.13-14, 1.17-20, 1.20-25, 2.1-5, 2.7-15, 2.15-25]
• Baby Cox
  vocal [17, 19]
• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [2.1-25, 1.7-14, 1.17-25], reeds [2.6-8, 2.13, 2.15, 1.7-9, 1.21-22], tenor saxophone [1.7-14, 1.17-25, 2.4-15, 2.18-25]
• Bubber Miley
  trumpet [1-3, 7-14, 17-22]
• Charlie Johnson
  trumpet [1-3]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [1.23-25, 2.6-15, 2.15, 2.18-25], vocal [18]
• Cornell Smelser
  accordion [13]
• Dick Robertson
  vocal [13]
• Duke Ellington
  arranger [1.1-6, 1.10-14, 1.17-22, 2.6-25], piano [1.1-15, 1.15-16, 1.16-25, 2.1-15, 2.15-18, 2.20-25], solo [15-16]
• Edgar Sampson
  alto saxophone [1-3]
• Fred Guy
  banjo [2.1-15, 2.15-25, 1.1-14, 1.17-25]
• Freddy Jenkins
  trumpet [2.1-3, 2.6-15, 2.15, 2.18-25, 1.20-25]
• Harry Carney
  alto saxophone [2.4-15, 2.18-25, 1.2, 1.4-14, 1.17-20, 1.23-25], baritone saxophone [2.1-15, 2.18-25, 1.1-14, 1.17-20, 1.23-25], clarinet [2.1-15, 2.18-25, 1.2, 1.4-14, 1.17-20, 1.23-25], reeds [2.6-8, 2.13, 2.15, 1.7-9]
• Henry Edwards
  tuba [2]
• Henry Edwards
  tuba [1-2, 2-3, 3]
• Irving Mills
  vocal [2.19, 1.13-14]
• Jabbo Smith
  trumpet [4-6]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [1.13-14, 1.17-25, 2.1-3, 2.7-15, 2.18-25], baritone saxophone [13-14], clarinet [2.9-11, 2.18-25, 1.17-25], reeds [1.21-22, 2.13, 2.15], soprano saxophone [2.9-15, 2.18-25, 1.13-14, 1.17-25]
• Juan Tizol
  valve trombone [7-15, 18-25]
• Larry Keyes
  engineer
• Lonnie Johnson
  guitar [17-19, 21-22]
• Louis Metcalf
  trumpet [1-12]
• Mack Shaw
  tuba [1-3]
• Michael Brooks
  producer
• Otto Hardwick
  alto saxophone [1-12], baritone saxophone [1-12], reeds [1-3, 7-9], saxophone [21-22], soprano saxophone [1-12]
• Prince Robinson
  clarinet [1-3], reeds [1-3], tenor saxophone [1-3]
• Rudy Jackson
  baritone saxophone [2], clarinet [1-6], reeds [7-9], tenor saxophone [1-6]
• Sid Garry
  vocal [23-24]
• Sonny Greer
  chimes [18-25], drums (drum set) [2.1-6, 2.6-7, 2.7-8, 2.8-11, 2.11-15, 2.15-25, 1.1-2, 1.2-3, 1.3-7, 1.7-8, 1.8-14, 1.17-19, 1.19-20, 1.20-21, 1.21-22, 1.22-25]
• Sonny Greer and His Memphis Men
  vocal [1]
• Stanley Dance
  liner notes
• Tim Geelan
  engineer
• Wellman Braud
  double bass [1.4-7, 1.7-8, 1.8-14, 1.17-19, 1.19-20, 1.20-21, 1.21-22, 1.22-25, 2.1-11, 2.11-15, 2.15-25]
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Issues

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  The Okeh Ellington

  2x CD
  1991
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  T
  The OKeh Ellington

  2x CD
  1991