1945-1946

by Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Overview

There is a lot of intriguing music on this CD, which features Duke Ellington's postwar orchestra. "Dancers in Love" (from "Perfume Suite") and "Carnegie Blues" (from "Black, Brown and Beige") managed to catch on as individual pieces, "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" and "Just Squeeze Me" were hits, and both "Tonk" and "Drawing Room Blues" showcased the piano duo of Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. A few numbers are V-Discs, including a brief version of "C Jam Blues" that features the combined orchestras of Duke Ellington and Woody Herman (his First Herd). Among the changes in personnel were Russell Procope taking over for the retiring Otto Hardwick on alto and clarinet and Oscar Pettiford succeeding Junior Raglin on bass. This underrated music ranks with some of Duke's best work. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/1998
Label:	Classics
UPC:	3307517098528
Rank:	227466

Tracks

1. Perfume Suite: Coloratura
2. Time's A-Wastin'
3. Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love
4. Carnegie Blues
5. Tell Ya What I'm Gonna Do
6. Come to Baby, Do!
7. I'm Just a Lucky So and So
8. Long, Strong and Consecutive
9. The Wonder of You
10. Tonk
11. Drawing Room Blues
12. Esquire Swank
13. C Jam Blues
14. Unbooted Character
15. Rockabye River
16. Suddenly It Jumped
17. Transblucency
18. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
19. A Gathering in a Clearing
20. You Don't Love Me No More
21. Pretty Woman
22. Hey Baby

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Duke Ellington   Primary Artist,Piano,Director
Harold Baker   Trumpet
Sam Marowitz   Sax (Alto)
Rex Stewart   Cornet
Oscar Pettiford   Bass
Don Lamond   Drums
Cat Anderson   Trumpet
Wilbur De Paris   Trombone
John LaPorta   Sax (Alto)
Joya Sherrill   Vocals
Jimmy Hamilton   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Billy Strayhorn   Accordion
Ray Nance   Violin,Vocals,Trumpet
Otto Hardwick   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Red Norvo   Vibraphone
Johnny Hodges   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Al Hibbler   Violin,Vocals
Al Sears   Sax (Tenor)
Mickey Folus   Sax (Tenor)
Tony Aless   Piano
Harry Carney   Baritone
Woody Herman   Clarinet
Ralph Pfiffner   Trombone
Scad Hemphill   Trumpet
Bernard Flood   Trumpet
Irvin "Marky" Markowitz   Trumpet
Sam Rubinwich   Baritone
Ed Kiefer   Trombone
Shorty Rogers   Trumpet
Sonny Greer   Drums
Big Sid Catlett   Drums
Sonny Berman   Trumpet
Billy Bauer   Guitar
Chubby Jackson   Bass
Fred Guy   Guitar
Conrad Gozzo   Trumpet
Junior Raglin   Bass
Claude Jones   Trombone
Russell Procope   Clarinet,Sax (Alto)
Francis Williams   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Inez James   Composer
Lawrence Brown   Composer
Barney Bigard   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Ralph Blane   Composer
Mack David   Composer
Cat Anderson   Composer
Lee Gaines   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Mercer Ellington   Composer
Johnny Hodges   Composer
Sid Miller   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra   Performer
Don George   Composer