Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
CD1
Track 1-16: Broadcast recorded at Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, August 3, 1946
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Francis Williams, Cat Anderson, Harold Baker (tp), Ray Nance (tp, vln, vo), Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis (tb), Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Russell Procope (cl, as), Johnny Hodges (as), Al Sears (ts), Harry Carney (bs, cl, bcl), Duke Ellington (p), Billy Strayhorn (1p), Fred Guy (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Sonny Greer (dr), Kay Davis (2), Marion Cox (1), Al Hibbler (3) (vo).
Track 17-20: Recorded at Lakeside Park, El Patio Ballroom, Denver, July 15, 1942
Rex Stewart, Wallace Jones (tp), Ray Nance (tp, vln), Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Chauncey Haughton (cl, ts), Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Otto Hardwicke (as), Ben Webster (ts), Harry Carney (bs, cl, as), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Junior Raglin (b), Sonny Greer (dr), Ivie Anderson (vo).
CD2
Track 1-16: Broadcast recorded at Meadowbrook, Culver City, California, August 17, 1946
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Francis Williams, Cat Anderson, Harold Baker (tp), Ray Nance (tp, vln, vo), Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis (tb), Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Russell Procope (cl, as), Johnny Hodges (as), Al Sears (ts), Harry Carney (bs, cl, bcl), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Sonny Greer (dr), Kay Davis, Marion Cox, Al Hibbler (vo).
Track 17-19: Broadcast at Hurricane Restaurant NYC, August 21, 1943
Taft Jordan, Wallace Jones, Harold Baker (tp), Ray Nance (tp, vln, vo), Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Bernard Archer (tb), Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Nat Jones (cl, as), Ben Webster (ts), Harry Carney (bs, cl, as), Duke Ellington (p), Fred Guy (g), Junior Raglin (b), Sonny Greer (dr).
Take the “A” Train
The Eighth Veil
Duke Ellington Bond Promo
Lover Man
Blue Is The Night
Just Squeeze Me
Duke Ellington Bond Promo
Blues Cluster
Duke Ellington Bond Promo
Things Ain’t What They Used To Be
Take The “A” Train
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Duke Ellington Bond Promo
Hollywood Hangover
I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good
The Jeep Is Jumping
Take The “A” Train
The Strollers
Rocks In My Bed
John Hardy’s Wife
Take The “A” Train
9:20 Special
Day Dream
Metronome All Out
Duke Ellington Bond Promo
The Tonal Group
Fugaditty
Jam-A-Ditty
Duke Ellington Bond Promo
Take The “A” Train
Take The “A” Train
Just Squeeze Me
Duke Ellington Bond Promo
One O’Clock Jump
Cynthia’s In Love
Take The “A” Train
Baby, Please Stop And Think About Me
And Russia Is Her Name
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore