Tracklist
1 | Take Love Easy |
2 | Once Upon A Dream |
3 | Singin' In The Rain |
4 | A Woman And A Man |
5 | New York City Blues |
6 | The Greatest There Is |
7 | Snibor |
8 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
9 | Three Cent Stomp |
10 | Creole Love Call |
11 | The Clothed Woman |
12 | Progressive Gavotte |
13 | Stomp, Look, And Listen |
14 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
15 | Air Conditioned Jungle |
16 | Boogie Bop Blues |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
- Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Rusell Procope (tracks: A1 to A8, B4 to B6)
- Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Harry Carney
- Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: B1 to B8), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A1 to A8), Wendell Marshall (tracks: B4 to B8)
- Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
- Drums – Sonny Greer
- Guitar – Fred Guy (tracks: A1 to A8)
- Piano, Conductor – Duke Ellington
- Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears, Charlie Rouse (tracks: B4 to B6), Jimmy Forrest (tracks: B4 to B6), Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: A1 to A8, B4 to B8)
- Trombone – Claude Jones (tracks: A1 to A8), Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson (tracks: B4 to B6), Tyree Glenn (tracks: A1 to A8, B4 to B8), Wilbur DeParis
- Trumpet – Al Killian (tracks: B1 to B8), Dave Burns (tracks: B4 to B6), Dud Bascomb (tracks: A1 to A8), Francis Williams (tracks: A1 to A8), Harold Baker, Nelson Williams (tracks: B4 to B6), Ray Nance (tracks: B4 to B8), Shelton Hemphill (tracks: A1 to A8)
- Trumpet, Violin, Vocals – Ray Nance (tracks: A1 to A8)
- Vibraphone – Tyree Glenn (tracks: B7, B8)
- Vocals – Dolores Parker (tracks: A1, A6, A8, B1 to B8), Kay Davis (tracks: B4), Lu Elliott (tracks: B5, B7, B8)
Notes
Up-To-Date Records are produced by the Meritt Record Society for its members. These rare recordings of Duke Ellington consist of previously unissued material including many alternate takes.
release date from The Meritt Rag Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall 1980.
Recording dates:
Track A1: Hollywood 6 Oct 1947
Tracks A2 to A4: New York 10 Nov 1947
Track A5: New York 11 Nov 1947
Tracks A6 & A7: New York 14 Nov 1947
Track A8: New York 20 Nov 1947
Tracks B1 to B3: New York 30 Dec 1947
Tracks B4 to B6: New York 1 Sep 1949
Tracks B7 & B8: New York 22 Dec 1949
Companies
- Record Company – Meritt Record Society