"First complete release of the legendary dance date"--Container. If played on a system with visual element, the internal index for disc 2 is incorrect. St. Louis Blues is listed first, but is actually the last number on the disc; hence all other pieces are listed one place off, i.e. the first played is the second listed. The index on the container is correct. Composed in part by Duke Ellington ; additional arrangements by Billy Strayhorn.. Duke Ellington, piano, arranger, conductor ; orchestra consisting of Rex Stewart, cornet ; Wallace Jones, Ray Nance, trumpets ; Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, trombones ; Barney Bigard, clarinet ; Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone ; Otto "Toby" Hardwick, clarinet, alto saxophone ; Ben Webster, tenor saxophone ; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone, reeds ; Freedie Guy, guitar ; Jimmy Blanton, bass ; Sonny Greer, drums ; [vocals by Ivie Anderson and Herb Jeffries]. Recorded live at the Crystal Ballroom, Fargo, ND, Nov. 7, 1940. Compact discs. Program notes by Ben Webster, and notes on the sections of the orchestra ([8] pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
Contents:
Disc 1. The mooche (5:23) ; The Sheik of Araby (2:53) ; Ko-Ko (2:21) ; There shall be no night (3:09) ; Pussy willow (5:33) ; Chatterbox (3:16) ; Mood indigo (4:19) ; Harlem airshaft (3:43) ; Ferryboat serenade (1:32) ; Warm Valley (:06) ; Stompy Jones (2:42) ; Chloe (3:59) ; Bojangles (4:06) ; On the air (4:42) ; Rumpus in Richmond (3:01) ; The sidewalks of New York (5:07) ; The flaming sword (4:36) ; Never no lament (4:46) ; Caravan (3:51) ; Clarinet lament (3:34) -- Disc 2. Slap happy (3:24) ; Sepia panorama (#2) (complete performance) (5:10) ; Boy meets horn (5:21) ; Way down yonder in New Orleans (1:29) ; Oh, babe! Maybe someday (2:17) ; The five o'clock whistle (2:01) ; Fanfare (:31) ; The call of the canyon (:58) ; Rockin' in rhythm (4:57) ; Sophisticated lady (5:06) ; Cotton tail (3:13) ; Whispering grass (2:30) ; Conga brava (4:06) ; I never felt this way before (5:05) ; Across the track blues (6:45) ; Honeysuckle Rose (5:05) ; Wham! : Re-bop-boom-bam (2:30) ; Star dust (4:15) ; Rose of the Rio Grande (3:33) ; St. Louis blues (5:28).
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