Big band music. All compositions by Duke Ellington unless otherwise indicated. Duke Ellington, piano ; Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, vocals ; Ray Nance, trumpet, violin, vocals ; William Cat Anderson, Francis Cootie Williams, Taft Jordan, Harold Baker, Shelton Hemphill, trumpet ; Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis, trombone ; Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, clarinet saxophone ; Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, saxophone ; Freddy Guy, guitar ; Oscar Pettiford, bass ; Sonny Greer, drums. Recorded at WOR Studio No. 3, New York City, Oct. 23-Dec. 18, 1946. Compact disc. Program notes inserted in container.
Contents:
Jam-a-ditty (Concerto for four jazz horns) (2:55) -- Magenta haze (2:56) -- Happy-go-lucky local, pts. 1 & 2 / Duke Ellington, Mercer K. Ellington (5:27) -- Golden feather / Al Sears, Duke Ellington (2:45) -- It shouldn't happen to a dream / Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, Don George (3:00) -- Flippant flurry / Billy Strayhorn (2:49) -- Diminuendo in blue (2:44) -- The beautiful Indians. Pt. 1: Hiawatha / Al Sears, Duke Ellington ; Pt. 2: Minnehaha (2:54) -- Sultry sunset (3:06) -- Tulip or turnip / Duke Ellington, Don George (3:07) -- Overture to a jam session, pts. 1 & 2 / Billy Strayhorn (5:35) -- Blue skies (Trumpet no end) / Irving Berlin (2:30)
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