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Duke Ellington: Live in Concert, Chicago, Illinois 1946

TRACKS 1-19

DUKE ELLINGTON piano
DJANGO REINHARDT, guitar (tracks 15-18)
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson,
Harold Baker & Ray Nance, trumpets
Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur De Paris, trombones
Russell Procope, alto sax & clarinet Johnny Hodges, alto sax
Jimmy Hamilton, tenor sax & clarinet Al Sears, tenor sax
Harry Carney, baritone sax & clarinet
Fred Guy, guitar
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Sonny Greer, drums

TRACKS 20-36

DUKE ELLINGTON piano

Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson,
Francis Williams, Bernard Flood, trumpets

Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur De Paris, trombones

Otto Hardwick, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton,
Al Sears, Harry Carney, reeds

Fred Guy, guitar

Oscar Pettiford, bass

Sonny Greer, drums

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TRACKS 1-19 - Recorded November 10, 1946 in Chicago

TRACKS 20-36 - Recorded January 20, 1946 in Chicago

TRACK LISTING

[1] Ring Dem Bells  
(Duke Ellington & Irving Mills) Famous Music & Warner Bros. Music

[2] Jumpin' Punkins  
(Mercer Ellington) Tempo Music

[3] Beale Street Blues  
(W.C. Handy) W.C. Handy Music

[4] Memphis Blues  
(George A. Norton & W.C. Handy) W.C. Handy Music

[5] The Golden Feather  
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music

[6] The Air-Conditioned Jungle  
(Duke Ellington & J. Hamilton) Tempo Music

[7] A Very Unbooted Character  
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music

[8] Sultry Sunset 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music
 
The Deep South Suite:
[9] Magnolias Just Dripping With Molasses
 
[10] Hearsay 

[11] There Was Nobody Looking 

[12] Happy-Go-Lucky Local 
(Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn) Tempo Music

[13] Things Ain't What They Used To Be   
(Mercer Ellington) Tempo Music:
 
[14] Hiawatha 
 (Duke Ellington & Al Sears) Tempo Music

[15] Ride, Red, Ride*  
(Lucky Millinder & Irving Mills) Mills Music 

[16] A Blues Riff*   
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music 

[17] Improvisation, #2*   
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music 

[18] Honeysuckle Rose*   
(Andy Raza! & Thomas "Fats" Waller) Chappell Music & Randy Raza! Music 

[19] Blue Skies (Trumpet No End) 
(Irving Berlin) Irving Berlin Music

[20] Star Spangled Banner 
(arr. Mercer Ellington) Duke Ellington Music

[21] In A Mellotone 
(Duke Ellington & Milt Gabler) EMI Robbins Music

[22] Solid Old Man 
(Duke Ellington) EMI Mills Music

[23] Come Sunday, Work Song
(excerpts from Black, Brown & Beige) (Duke Ellington) G. Schirmer

[24] Rugged Romeo  
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[25] Circe 
(Duke Ellington) Duke Ellington Music/Tempo Music

[26] Dancers in Love 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[27] Coloratura 
(Duke Ellington) Duke Ellington Music/Tempo Music

[28] Frankie & Johnny 
(Duke Ellington/ arr. Mercer Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[29] Caravan 
(Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) EMI Mills Music

[30] Take the A Train 
(Billy Strayhorn) Tempo Music 

[31] Mellow Ditty 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[32] Fugue 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[33] Jam a Ditty 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[34] Magenta Haze 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[35] Pitter Panther Patter 
(Duke Ellington) EMI Robbins Music 

[36] Suburbanite 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

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Duke Ellington: Live in Concert, Chicago, Illinois 1946

TRACKS 1-19

DUKE ELLINGTON piano
DJANGO REINHARDT, guitar (tracks 15-18)
Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson,
Harold Baker & Ray Nance, trumpets
Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur De Paris, trombones
Russell Procope, alto sax & clarinet Johnny Hodges, alto sax
Jimmy Hamilton, tenor sax & clarinet Al Sears, tenor sax
Harry Carney, baritone sax & clarinet
Fred Guy, guitar
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Sonny Greer, drums

TRACKS 20-36

DUKE ELLINGTON piano

Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson,
Francis Williams, Bernard Flood, trumpets

Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur De Paris, trombones

Otto Hardwick, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton,
Al Sears, Harry Carney, reeds

Fred Guy, guitar

Oscar Pettiford, bass

Sonny Greer, drums

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TRACKS 1-19 - Recorded November 10, 1946 in Chicago

TRACKS 20-36 - Recorded January 20, 1946 in Chicago

TRACK LISTING

[1] Ring Dem Bells  
(Duke Ellington & Irving Mills) Famous Music & Warner Bros. Music

[2] Jumpin' Punkins  
(Mercer Ellington) Tempo Music

[3] Beale Street Blues  
(W.C. Handy) W.C. Handy Music

[4] Memphis Blues  
(George A. Norton & W.C. Handy) W.C. Handy Music

[5] The Golden Feather  
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music

[6] The Air-Conditioned Jungle  
(Duke Ellington & J. Hamilton) Tempo Music

[7] A Very Unbooted Character  
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music

[8] Sultry Sunset 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music
 
The Deep South Suite:
[9] Magnolias Just Dripping With Molasses
 
[10] Hearsay 

[11] There Was Nobody Looking 

[12] Happy-Go-Lucky Local 
(Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn) Tempo Music

[13] Things Ain't What They Used To Be   
(Mercer Ellington) Tempo Music:
 
[14] Hiawatha 
 (Duke Ellington & Al Sears) Tempo Music

[15] Ride, Red, Ride*  
(Lucky Millinder & Irving Mills) Mills Music 

[16] A Blues Riff*   
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music 

[17] Improvisation, #2*   
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music 

[18] Honeysuckle Rose*   
(Andy Raza! & Thomas "Fats" Waller) Chappell Music & Randy Raza! Music 

[19] Blue Skies (Trumpet No End) 
(Irving Berlin) Irving Berlin Music

[20] Star Spangled Banner 
(arr. Mercer Ellington) Duke Ellington Music

[21] In A Mellotone 
(Duke Ellington & Milt Gabler) EMI Robbins Music

[22] Solid Old Man 
(Duke Ellington) EMI Mills Music

[23] Come Sunday, Work Song
(excerpts from Black, Brown & Beige) (Duke Ellington) G. Schirmer

[24] Rugged Romeo  
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[25] Circe 
(Duke Ellington) Duke Ellington Music/Tempo Music

[26] Dancers in Love 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[27] Coloratura 
(Duke Ellington) Duke Ellington Music/Tempo Music

[28] Frankie & Johnny 
(Duke Ellington/ arr. Mercer Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[29] Caravan 
(Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) EMI Mills Music

[30] Take the A Train 
(Billy Strayhorn) Tempo Music 

[31] Mellow Ditty 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[32] Fugue 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[33] Jam a Ditty 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[34] Magenta Haze 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

[35] Pitter Panther Patter 
(Duke Ellington) EMI Robbins Music 

[36] Suburbanite 
(Duke Ellington) Tempo Music/Duke Ellington Music

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