Used to be Duke, on the sunny side of the street, sweat as bear meat, madame Butterfly, warm valley, autumn in New York, sweet Lorraine, time on my hands, smoke gets in your eyes, if you were mine, poor butterfly, all of me, burgundy waltz, skokiaan
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Johnny Hodges (alto sax), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Shorty Baker (trumpet), Harry Carney (bs), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor sax) (cl), Richie Powell or Cal Cobbs (piano), John Williams (bass), Louie Bellson (drum)
Castle rock, the jeep is jumping, a gentle breeze, globe trotter, jeep's blues, a pound of blues, sideways, wham, you blew out the flame in my heart, something to pat your foot to, blue fantasia, my reward
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Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Al Sears (tenor sax), Lawrence Brown (tb), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Leroy Lovett (piano), Lloyd Trotman or Alfred McKibbon (bass), Sonny Greer or Joseph Marshall (drum)
Good queen Bess, solitude, sophisticated lady, i got it bad and that ain't good, come sunday, in a mellow tone, i let a song go out of my heart, don't get around much anymore
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Emmett Berry (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Al Sears or Ben Webster (tenor sax), Leroy Lovett or Ted Brannon (piano), Lloyd Trotman or Barney Richmond (bass), Sonny Greer or Al Walker (drum)
Wham, who's excited?, sweeping the blues away, standing room only, below the azores, tenderly, sweet Georgia Brown, Duke's blues, tea for two, what's i'm gotchere, nothin' yet
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Emmett Berry (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Al Sears or Flip Phillips (tenor sax), Leroy Lovett (piano), Lloyd Trotman or Barney Richmond (bass), Joe Marshall or J.C. Heard (drum)
For this is my night of love,this love of mine, rose room, blues for Basie, mood indigo, squatty roo, perdido
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Emmett Berry or Harold Baker (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Flip Phillips or Ben Webster or Arthur Clarke (tenor sax), Leroy Lovett or Teddy Brannon (piano), Red Callender or John Williams (bass), J.C. Heard or Louie Bellson (drum), Al Hibber (voc)
Rosanne, hodge podge, jappa, through for the night, the sheik of Araby, latino, easy going home, Indiana, Johnny's blues, burgundy walk, madam Butterfly, used to be Duke, ballad medley
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Emmett Berry or Harold Baker (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Ben Webster, Rudy Williams or Arthur Clark (tenor sax), Leroy Lovett or Ted Brannon (piano), Red Callender or Barney Richmond (bass), J.C. Heard or Al Walker (drum), Al Hibber (voc)
Honey bunny, passion, pretty little girl, no use kickin', whispering, tenderly, don't take your love from me, prelude to a kiss, but not for me, polka dots and moonbeams, passion flower, soufflin'
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Clark Terry (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (tb), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor sax) (cl), Harry Carney (bs), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Sonny Greer (drum)
Hi'ya, i'm gonna sit right down, snibor, Texas blues, the happy one, night walk, you got it coming, Duke's jam
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Ray NanceClark Terry, Cat Anderson, Willie Cook (trumpet), Lawrence Brown, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson (tb), Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonzalves, Russel Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney (sax), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Sam Woodyard (drum)
A-oodie-oobie, meet Mr. Rabbit, Duke's in bed, just squeeze me, ballad for very tired and very sad lotus eaters, cinfab with Rab, it had to be you, black and tan fantasy, take the "A" train
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Clark terry (trumpet), Ray Nance (trumpet) (vln) (voc), Quentin Jackson (tb), Jimmy Hodges (alto sax), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor sax) (cl), Harry Carney (bs), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Sam Woodyard (drum)
Gone and crazy, segdoh, little rabbit blues, Johnny come lately, don't call me i' ll call you, an ordinary thing, waiting for Duke, dust bowl, viscount, bouquet of roses, digits, early morning rock
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Clark Terry (trumpet), Ray Nance (trumpet) (voc), Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tb), Russell Procope (cl) (alto sax), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Jimmy Hamilton (cl) (tenor sax), Harry Carney (bs), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Sam Woodyard (drum)
Blues-a-plenty, cool your motor, gone with the wind, honey hill, i didn't know about you, satin doll, reeling and rocking, don't take your love from me, saturday afternoon blues
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Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Vic Dickenson (tb), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Sam Woodyard (drum)
M. H. R., broadway babe, three and six, not so dukish, central park swing, preacher blues, jeep bounced back, the last time i saw Paris
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Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Roy Eldridge, Ray Nance (trumpet), Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Lawrence Brown (tb), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Sam Woodyard (drum)
Love is here to stay, nice work if you can get it,'s wonderful, summertime, soon, but not for me, they all laughed, somebody loves me, they can't take that away from me, someone to watch over me, the man i love, lady be good
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Johnny Hodges (alto sax) + Stuttgart light orchestra
CD Album
VERVE 8314
AT THE SPORTPALAST, BERLIN (01-03-1961) by johnny hodges
Songs
Take the "A" train, in the kitchen, mood indigo, solitude, satin doll, i got it bad and that ain't god, rockin' in rhythm, autumn leaves, stompy Jones, C-jam blues, the jeep is jumpin', i 'll get by, blue moon, perdido, rose of Rio Grande, ...
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Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Ray Nance (vln) (co) (voc), Lawrence Brown (tb), Harry Carney (bs), Al Williams (piano), Aaron Bell (bass), Sam Woodyard (drum)
Blue Hodge, it shouldn't happen to a dream, why are you blue?, knuckles, stand by blues, hodge-podge, there is no greater love, and then some, i wonder why, azure te!
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Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Les Spann (guitar), Wild Bill Davis (org), Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drum)
Oclupaca, chico cuadradino, eque, Tina, the sleeping lady and the giant who watches over her, latin american sunshine, brasilliance
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cat anderson, willie cook, herbie jones, m. ellington, cootie williams (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper, chuck connors (tb), russel procope, johnny hodges, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), jeff castleman (bass), rufus jones (drum)
The little purple flower, put-tin, a chromatic love affair, boola boola, warm valley, drag, Salome, swamp goo, up-jump, take the "A" train
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cat anderson, cootie williams, m. ellington, herbie jones (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper, chuck connor (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), j. castleman (bass), sam woodyard (dr
Mean to me, night train to Memphis, doll valley, can a moose crochet?, one night in Trinidad, bustin' with Buster, do it yourself, over the rainbow, open ears, the cannery walk
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cat anderson (trumpet), buster cooper (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), jimmy hamilton (cl) (tenor sax), earl hines (piano), jeff castleman (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
CD Album
VERVE 8732
...AND HIS MOTHER CALLED HIM BILL (28-08-1967) by duke ellington
Songs
Snibor, boo-dah, blood count, upper Manhattan medical group, charpov, after all, the intimacy of the blues, rain check, day-dream, rock skippin' at the blue note, all day long, lotus blossom
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cat anderson, m. ellington, h. jones, cootie williams (trumpet), clark terry (flh), lawrence brown, buster cooper (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonzalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellingtton (piano), aaron bell (bass), steve little (dr
Tourist point of view, bluebird of Dehli, Isfahan, depk, mount Harissa, blue pepper, agra, amad, ad lib on nippon
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harry carney, russell procope, johnny hodges, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves (reeds), lawrence brown, buster cooper, chuck connors (tb), cootie williams, cat anderson, m. ellington, herbie jones (trumpet), duke ellington (piano), john lamb (bass), rufus jones (drum)
La plus belle africaine, west indian pancake, soul call, skin deep, jam with Sam, sophisticated lady, *wings and things, *the opener, *caravan, *kinda dukish, *rockin' in rhythm, *such sweet thunder, *madness in great ones, *main stem, *take the "A" trai
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cat anderson, cootie williams, herbie jones (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper, chuck connors (tb), russell procope, johnny hodges, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), john lamb (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Stomp Jones, mood indigo, good queen Bess, little brother, jeep's blues, do nothin' till you hear from me, ruint, sassy cue
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johnny hodges, russell procope (alto sax), paul gonsalves, harold ashby (tenor sax), ray nance, cat anderson (trumpet), buster cooper, lawrence brown (tb), jimmy jones (piano), richard davis (bass), gus johnson (drum)
Moon river, all my lovin', days of wine and roses, satin doll, red roses for a blue lady, i want to hold your hand, a beautiful friendship, Ellington '66, people, the good life, charade, i can't stop loving you
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cat anderson, mercer ellington, cootie williams, ray nance (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper, chuck connors (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), john lamb (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Mood indigo, prelude to a kiss, i'm beginning to see the light, sophisticated lady, kissing bug, in a sentimental mood, Duke^s place, i'm just a lucky so and so, day dream, things ain't what they used to be, just squeeze me, a flower is a lovesome thing
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joya sherrill (vcl), cootie williams (trumpet), ray nance (co) (vln), johnny hodges (alto sax), paul gonsalves (tenor sax), ernie harper ou billy strayhorn (piano), joe benjamin or john lamb (bass), shep shepherd or sam woodyard (drum)
A spoonful of sugar, stay awake, feed the birds, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, let's go fly a kite, chim chim cheree, sister suffragette, the perfect Nanny, i love to laugh, the life i lead, Jolly holiday
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cat anderson, nat woodard, cootie williams, herbie jones (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper, chuck connors (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), john lamb (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Tell it the way it is, things ain't what they used to be, Duke's place, impulsive, rapscallion in rab's canyon, body and soul
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paul gonsalves (tenor sax), johnny hodges (alto sax), ray nance (trumpet) (vln), rolf ericson (trumpet), walter bishop (piano), ernie shepard (bass), osie johnson (drum)
cat anderson, cootie williams, ray nance (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper (tb), russell proscope, johnny hodges, jimmy hamilton, paul gonslves, harry carney (sax), billy strayhorn, duke ellington (piano), ernie shepherd (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
CD Album
REPRISE 6069 - Réédition : WARNER 47876
WILL THE BIG BANDS EVER COME BACK? (29-11-1962) by duke ellington
Songs
Smoke rings, the waltz you saved for me, woodchoppers ball, artistry in rhythm, don't get around much anymore, goodbye, one o'clock jump, Tuxedo junction, sentimental journey, when it's sleepy time down south, rhapsody in blue, sleep
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cootie williams, cat anderson, roy burrowes, ray nance (trumpet), lawrence brown, chuck connors, buster cooper (tb), johnny hodges,, russell procope, jimmy hamilton,paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), ernie shepard (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Christopher Columbus, let's get together, chant of the weed, i'm getting sentimental over you,auld lang syne, contrasts, cherokee, Minnie the moocher, the midnight sun will never set, ciribiribin, for dancers only, it's a lonesome old town
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cootie williams, cat anderson, ray nance, roy burrows (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper chuck connors (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), ernie shepard (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Limbo jazz, mood indigo, Ray Charles'place, wanderlust, you dirty dog, self portrait, the jeep is jumpin', the ricitic, *solitude
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coleman hawkins (tenor sax), ray nance (co) (vln), lawrence brown (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), harry carney (bs) (bcl), duke ellington (piano), aaron bell (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
C-jam blues, take the "A" train, happy go lucky local,jam with Sam, caravan, just a-sittin' and a-rockin', Paris blues, ready go
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bill berry, cat anderson, ray nance, roy burrowes (trumpet), lawrence brown, leon cox, chuck connors (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), aaron bell (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Anatomy of a murder, flirtibird, way early subtone, hero to zero, low key lichtly, happy anatomy, midnight indigo, almost cried, sunswept sunday, grace valse, haupe, upper and outest, *beer garden, *Polly, *more blues, *almost cried
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cat anderson, ray nance, clark terry, gerald wilson, h. baker (trumpet), john sanders, britt woodman, quentin jackson (tb), johnny hodges, harry carney, r. procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves (reeds), duke ellington (piano), jimmy woode (bass), james johnson (dr
The queen's suite (sunset and the mocking bird, lightning bugs and frogs, nothern light, the single petal of a rose, apes and peacocks), the goutelas suite (fanfare, get with-itness, something, having at it), the uwis suite (klop, loco madi)
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cat anderson, clark terry, harold baker, ray nance (trumpet), britt woodman, quentin jackson, john sanders (tb), russell procope, jimmy hamilton, johnny hodges, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), jimmy woode (bass), jimmy johnson (drum)
Stompy Jones, squeeze me, big shoe, going up, just a memory, let's fall in love, ruint, bend one, you need to rock
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roy eldridge or harry edison (trumpet), lawrence brown (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), ben webster (tenor sax), les spann (fl) (guitar), duke ellington or billy strayhorn (piano), al hall or wendell marshall (bass), jo jones (drum)
Biddy's beat, Theodora, mood for Mendes, daddy-O, cu-blu, day dreaming, can you tell by looking at me, tune for Tex
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clark terry, willie cook (trumpet), britt woodman (tb), harry carney (bs), paul gonzalves (tenor sax), johnny hodges (alto sax), billy taylor (piano), earl may (bass), ed thigpen (drum)
Solitude, where or when, mood indigo, autumn leaves, the sky fell down, prelude to a kiss, willow weep for me, tenderly, dancing in the dark, *night and day, *all the things you are
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ray nance, cat anderson, shorty baker, clark terry (trumpet), britt woodman, quentin jackson, john sanders (tb), johnny hodges, harry carney, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves (sax), duke ellington (piano), jimmy wood (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
CD Album
COL 8053 - Réédition : COL 472364
DUKE WITH A DIFFERENCE (29-07-1957) by clark terry
Songs
Come sunday, in a sentimental mood, just squeeze me, C jam blues, mood indigo, cottain tail, take the "A" train, in a mellow tone
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clark terry (trumpet), johnny hodges (alto sax), paul gonsalves (tenor sax), quentin jackson or tyree glenn, britt woodman (tb), billy strayhorn or jimmy jones (piano), jimmy woode (bass), sam woodyard (drum), marion bruce (voc)
dizzy gillespie, roy eldridge (trumpet), ben webster, illinois jacquet, flip phillips (tenor sax), johnny hodges (alto sax), lionel hampton (vib), oscar peterson (piano), ray brown (bass), buddy rich (drum)
dizzy gillespie, roy eldridge (trumpet), ben webster, illinois jacquet, flip phillips (tenor sax), johnny hodges (alto sax), lionel hampton (vib), oscar peterson (piano), ray brown (bass), buddy rich (drum)
Tenderly, i've got the world on a string, what's new?, i got bad and that ain't good, don't blame me, imagination, someone to watch over me, body and soul, she's funny that way
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dizzy gillespie, roy eldridge (trumpet), ben webster, illinois jacquet, flip phillips (tenor sax), johnny hodges (alto sax), lionel hampton (vib), oscar peterson (piano), ray brown (bass), buddy rich (drum)
charlie shavers (trumpet), benny carter, charlie parker, johnny hodges (alto sax), flip phillips, ben webster (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), barney kessel (guitar), ray brown (bass), j.c. heard (drum)
Jam blues, all the things you are, dearly beloved, the nearness of you, i'll get by, everything happens to me, what's new, someone to watch over me, isn't romantic?, *funky blues
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charlie shavers (trumpet), benny carter, charlie parker, johnny hodges (alto sax), flip phillips, ben webster (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), barney kessel (guitar), ray brown (bass), j.c. heard (drum)
harold baker, al killian, ray nance, francis williams (trumpet), lawrence brown, terry glenn (tb), jimmy hamilton, johnny hodges, russell procope, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), oscar pettiford, junior raglin (bass), sonny greer (drum), al hibbler (voc)
Take the "A" train, black and tan fantasy/creole love call/the mooche, newport up, tenderly, juniflip, frustration, rockin' in rhythm, jeep's blues, all of me, things ain't what they used to be, jam with Sam, hi fi fo fum, diminuendo and crescendo in blu
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johnny hodges, harry carney, paul gonsalves, jimmy hamilton (sax), russell procope, clark terry, ray nance, cat anderson, shorty baker (trumpet), quentin jackson, britt woodman, john sanders (tb), duke ellington (piano), jimmy woods (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Blem, goof, Dick, love is just around the corner, bateau, wanderlust, neo-creole, black butterfly, mendoza
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cat anderson, cootie williams, johnny coles, mercer ellington (trumpet), lawrence brown, julian priester (tb), johnny hodges (alto sax), paul gonsalves, russell procope (tenor sax), harry carney (bs), duke ellington (piano) + others
wallace jones, cootie williams, rex stewart (trumpet), joe nanton, lawrence brown, juan tizol (tb), barney bigard (cl), otto hardwick, johnny hodges (alto sax), ben webster (tenor sax), harry carney (bs), duke ellington (piano), fred guy (guitar),jimmy blanton (bass), sonny greer (dr
Island virgin, virgin jungle, fiddler on the diddle, jungle Kitty, things ain't what they used to be, big fat Alice's blues, Chelsa bridge, the opener, mysterious chick, barefoot stomper, fade up
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cat anderson, cootie williams, ray nance (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper (tb), russell proscope, johnny hodges, jimmy hamilton, paul gonslves, harry carney (sax), billy strayhorn, duke ellington (piano), ernie shepherd (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Hello Dolly!, danke schoen, i left my heart in San Francisco, fly me to the moon, so little time, more, stranger on the shore, call me irresponsible, the second time around, never on Sunday, blowin' in the wind
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cat anderson, r. ericson, cootie williams, herbie jones (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper, chuck connors (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves, harry carney (reeds), duke ellington (piano), major holley (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Jack the bear, concerto for Cootie, Harlem air shaft, across the track blues, Chloe, royal garden blues, warm valley, ko-ko, black brown and beige, creole love call, transblucency
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wallace jones, cootie williams, rex stewart (trumpet), joe nanton, lawrence brown, juan tizol (tb), barney bigard (cl), otto hardwick, johnny hodges (alto sax), ben webster (tenor sax), harry carney (bs), duke ellington (piano), fred guy (guitar),jimmy blanton (bass), sonny greer (dr
Such sweet thunder, sonnet for Caesar, sonnet for Hank cinq, laady Mac, sonnet in search of a moor, the telecaster, up and down, sonnet for sister Kate, the star-crossed lovers, madness in great one, half the fun, circle of fourths
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cat anderson, ray nance, clark terry, willie cook (trumpet), john sanders, britt woodman, quentin jackson (tb), johnny hodges, harry carney, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves (sax), duke ellington (piano), jimmy woode (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Morning mood, in the hall of the mountain king, Solvejg's song, Ase's death, Anitra's dance, misfit blues, schwiphti, zweet zurzday, lay-by
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willie cook, ray nance, andres meringuito, eddie mullins (trumpet), britt woodman, lawrence brown; juan tizol (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, harry carney, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves (reeds), duke ellington (piano), jimmy woode (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Under Paris skies, i wish you love, Mademoiselle de Paris, comme ci comme ça, speak to me of love, a midnight in Paris, my heart sings, guitar amour, the petite waltz, Paris blue, javapachacha, no regrets, the river Seine
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ray nance, cat anderson, shorty baker, bill berry (trumpet), lawrence brown, chuck connors, lyle cox (tb), johnny hodges, harry carney, russell procope, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves (sax), duke ellington (piano), aaron bell (bass), sam woodyard (drum)
Hey baby, sophisticated lady, me and you, passion flower, i let a song go out of my heart, it don't mean a thing, crievin', blue rose, i'm checking out, i got bad, mood indigo, if you were in my place, just a-sittin' and rockin'
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willie cook, ray nance, clark terry, cat anderson (trumpet), britt woodman, g. jackson (tb), johnny hodges, russell procope, harry carney, jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves (reeds), duke ellington (piano), jimmy woode (bass), sam woodyard (drum), rosemary clooney (voc)
Imagine my frustration, Duke's place, satin doll, something to live for, wives and lovers, so danco samba, let's do it, lover man, cotton tail
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cootie williams, herbie jones, cat anderson (trumpet), lawrence brown, buster cooper (tb), johnny hodges, russel proscope (alto sax), jimmy hamilton, paul gonsalves (tenor sax), harry carney (bass), duke ellington (piano), john lamb (bass), sam woodyard (drum), ella fitzgerald (vcl)
Kansas city caboose, sleepy baboon, ration stomp, blues on my very mind, i'll get by, Cat's boogie, for jumpers only, i gotta go baby, swingin' the cat, Helene's dream, i love my lovin' lover, life with Fatha, trouble trouble
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earl hines (piano), johnny hodges (alto sax), cat anderson (trumpet), sonny greer, ...