Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928)


  • Singer: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
  • Album's title: The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928)
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA 2075
    Type: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
    Country: US
    Date of released: 1980
    Category: Jazz
    Style: Big Band, Swing
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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928)

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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Immigration Blues
Written-By – Duke Ellington
 3:00
A2 The Creeper
Written-By – Duke Ellington
 2:47
A3 New Orleans Low Down
Written-By – Duke Ellington
 3:04
A4 Song Of The Cotton Field
Written-By – Porter Grainger
 3:03
A5 Birmingham Breakdown
Written-By – Duke Ellington
 2:37
A6 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington
 3:00
A7 Black And Tan Fantasy
Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington
 3:17
B1 Red Hot Band
Written-By – Dan Healy , Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
 2:46
B2 Doin' The Frog
Written-By – Dan Healy , Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
 3:16
B3 Take It Easy
Written-By – Duke Ellington
 2:35
B4 Jubilee Stomp
Written-By – Duke Ellington
 2:41
B5 Black Beauty
Written-By – Duke Ellington
 3:05
B6 Yellow Dog Blues
Written-By – W. C. Handy
 2:47
B7 Tishomingo Blues
Written-By – Spencer Williams
2:57

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick (tracks: A1 to B5)
  • Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: B6, B7)
  • Bass – Wellman Braud (tracks: B1 to B7)
  • Compiled By – Stanley Dance
  • Drums – Sonny Greer
  • Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
  • Piano – Duke Ellington
  • Recording Supervisor – Milt Gabler
  • Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: B3 to B7), Rudy Jackson (tracks: A1 to B2)
  • Trombone – Joe Nanton
  • Trumpet – Arthur Whetsol (tracks: B3 to B5), Bubber Miley (tracks: A1 to B2, B6, B7), Louis Metcalf
  • Tuba – Bass Edwards* (tracks: A1 to A7)

Notes

Rereleased in the '70s.
All selections previously released in on Decca album old number DL7-9224 entitled In The Beginning Vol. 1 (1926-1928).

Recorded in New York:
A1, A2 on 29 December 1926
A3, A4 on 3 February 1927
A5 on 28 February 1927
A6 on 14 March 1927
A7 on 7 April 1927
B1, B2 on 29 December 1927
B3 to B5 on 21 March 1928
B6, B7 on 5 June 1928

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
DL 79224 Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp) Decca DL 79224 US 1967
ORL 8510, (MCA 2075) Duke Ellington And His Orchestra The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE) MCA Records, MCA Records ORL 8510, (MCA 2075) Italy Unknown
510011 Duke Ellington 1 - "The Beginning" (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE) MCA Records 510011 France Unknown
DL 7-9224 Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp) Decca DL 7-9224 Canada 1967
MCA-1358 Duke Ellington The Beginning, Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE) MCA Records MCA-1358 US 1980


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