Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings 1926-1931

1

East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (1st Version)

02:51

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Bubber Miley - Composer: Duke Ellington - Composer: James Wesley "Bubber" Miley

2

Birmingham Breakdown (1st Version)

02:44

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

3

Immigration Blues

02:59

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

4

The Creeper (1st Take)

02:48

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Recording Arranger: Duke Ellington - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

5

The Creeper (2nd Take)

02:46

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Recording Arranger: Duke Ellington - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

6

New Orleans Low-Down

03:00

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

7

Song Of The Cotton Field

02:57

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Porter Grainger

8

Birmingham Breakdown (2nd Version)

02:38

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Composer: Duke Ellington

9

East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (2nd Version)

03:04

Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Bubber Miley - Composer: Duke Ellington - Composer: James Wesley "Bubber" Miley

10

Black And Tan Fantasy

03:16

The Washingtonians

Recording Arranger: Duke Ellington - Artist: The Washingtonians - Trumpet: Louis Metcalf - Trumpet: Bubber Miley - Trombone: Joe Nanton - Alto Saxophone: Otto Hardwick - Banjo: Fred Guy - Tuba: Bass Edward - Drums: Sonny Greer - Composer/Author: Bubber Miley

11

Soliloquy

03:06

Traymore Orchestra

Artist: Traymore Orchestra - Composer/Author: Rube Bloom

12

Red Hot Band

02:52

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Dan Healy - Composer: Jimmy McHugh

13

Doin' The Frog

03:10

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Dan Healy - Composer: Jimmy McHugh

14

Take It Easy

02:39

The Washingtonians, The Hotsy Totsy Gang, Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Artist: The Washingtonians - Artist: The Hotsy Totsy Gang - Artist: Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

15

Jubilee Stomp

02:40

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

16

Black Beauty (1st Take)

03:01

The Hotsy Totsy Gang

Artist: The Hotsy Totsy Gang - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

17

Black Beauty (2nd Take)

03:11

The Hotsy Totsy Gang

Artist: The Hotsy Totsy Gang - Composer: Duke Ellington

18

Yellow Dog Blues

02:52

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Composer/Author: William Christopher Handy

19

Tishomingo Blues

02:55

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Composer/Author: Spencer Williams

20

Awful Sad

03:17

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

21

The Mooche

03:11

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra - Composer: Duke Ellington - Composer: Irving Mills

22

Louisiana

03:00

Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra - Composer/Author: Andy Razaf - Composer/Author: Bob Schafer - Composer/Author: J.C. Johnson

23

Doin' The Voom Voom

03:09

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

24

Tiger Rag (Pt. 1/Take A)

02:52

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Eddie Edwards - Composer/Author: Harry De Costa - Composer/Author: Henry Ragas - Composer/Author: Larry Shields - Composer/Author: Nick LaRocca - Composer/Author: Tony Sbarbaro

25

Tiger Rag (Pt. 1/Take B)

02:52

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Eddie Edwards - Composer/Author: Harry De Costa - Composer/Author: Henry Ragas - Composer/Author: Larry Shields - Composer/Author: Nick LaRocca - Composer/Author: Tony Sbarbaro

26

Tiger Rag (Pt. 2)

02:51

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Eddie Edwards - Composer/Author: Harry De Costa - Composer/Author: Henry Ragas - Composer/Author: Larry Shields - Composer/Author: Nick LaRocca - Composer/Author: Tony Sbarbaro

27

Rent Party Blues

03:24

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer: Duke Ellington - Composer: Johnny Hodges

28

Paducah

02:28

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer: Don Redman

29

Harlem Flat Blues

03:05

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Recording Arranger: Duke Ellington - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

30

(What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue

03:27

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Andy Razaf

31

Jungle Jamboree

02:43

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Andy Razaf

32

Ain't Misbehavin'

03:18

Bill Robinson, Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Gang

Artist: Bill Robinson - Artist: Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Gang - Composer/Author: Andy Razaf

33

Doin' The New Low-Down

03:03

Bill Robinson, Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Gang

Artist: Bill Robinson - Artist: Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Gang - Composer/Author: Jimmy McHugh

34

Jolly Wog

03:03

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer: Duke Ellington

35

Jazz Convulsions

02:49

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

36

Six Or Seven Times (Take A)

03:05

The Six Jolly Jesters

Artist: The Six Jolly Jesters

37

Six Or Seven Times (Take B/ The Canadian Brunswick Take)

03:00

The Six Jolly Jesters

Artist: The Six Jolly Jesters

38

Goin' Nuts

02:31

The Six Jolly Jesters

Artist: The Six Jolly Jesters - Composer/Author: Johnny Hodges

39

Oklahoma Stomp (Take A)

02:44

The Six Jolly Jesters

Artist: The Six Jolly Jesters - Composer: Duke Ellington

40

Oklahoma Stomp (Take B)

02:40

The Six Jolly Jesters

Artist: The Six Jolly Jesters - Composer: Duke Ellington

41

Sweet Mama

03:06

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

42

Wall Street Wail (Take A)

02:56

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

43

Wall Street Wail (Take B)

02:58

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

44

Cincinnati Daddy

03:15

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

45

Maori (A Samoan Dance) (1st Version)

03:07

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: William H. Tyers

46

When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (Take A)

03:03

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Joe Goodwin - Composer/Author: Larry Shay - Composer/Author: Mark Fisher - Composer/Author: Marvin Fisher

47

When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (Take B)

03:03

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Larry Shay

48

Maori (A Samoan Dance) (2nd Version/Take A)

02:58

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: William H. Tyers

49

Maori (A Samoan Dance) (2nd Version/Take B)

03:03

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: William H. Tyers

50

Admiration

03:07

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Irving Mills - Composer/Author: Juan Tizol - Composer/Author: Manny Kurtz

51

Double Check Stomp

02:54

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Irving Mills

52

Accordion Joe (Take A)

02:56

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Dale Wimbrow

53

Accordion Joe (Take B)

02:57

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Dale Wimbrow

54

Cotton Club Stomp (Take A)

02:50

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Harry Carney

55

Cotton Club Stomp (Take B)

02:53

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Harry Carney

56

Runnin' Wild

02:43

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Joseph W. Grey

57

Mood Indigo

02:53

Duke Ellington, The Jungle Band

Artist: Duke Ellington - Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Irving Mills

58

Home Again Blues

02:56

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Harry Akst - Composer/Author: Irving Berlin

59

Wang Wang Blues

02:59

The Jungle Band

Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer: Buster Johnson - Composer: Gus Mueller - Composer: Henry Busse

60

Rockin' Chair

03:07

Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions, The Jungle Band

Artist: Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions - Artist: The Jungle Band - Composer/Author: Hoagy Carmichael

61

Rockin' In Rhythm

03:00

The Jungle Band, Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions

Artist: The Jungle Band - Artist: Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington - Composer/Author: Harry Carney - Composer/Author: Irving Mills

62

Twelfth Street Rag

02:57

The Jungle Band, Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions

Artist: The Jungle Band - Artist: Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions - Composer/Author: Euday L. Bowman

63

The Peanut Vendor

03:16

The Jungle Band, Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions

Artist: The Jungle Band - Artist: Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions - Composer/Author: Moises Simons

64

Creole Rhapsody (Pt. 1)

03:07

Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra

Artist: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

65

Creole Rhapsody (Pt. 2/Take A)

03:18

The Jungle Band, Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions

Artist: The Jungle Band - Artist: Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

66

Creole Rhapsody (Pt. 2/Take AA)

02:52

The Jungle Band, Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions

Artist: The Jungle Band - Artist: Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

67

Is That Religion?

02:20

The Jungle Band, Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions

Artist: The Jungle Band - Artist: Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions - Composer/Author: Maceo Pinkard - Composer/Author: Mitchell Parish