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Duke Ellington

Title: In Small Bands 1937-41

Label: Acrobat

Cat No:ACRCD179
Format:CD

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Duke Ellington was no exception when it came to small band recordings featuring musicians from his touring and recording orchestra. Unlike most of his contemporaries, though, Ellington chose to design his small bands around one or more soloist and instead of using his own name as leader had the recordings released under the soloist's own name. This selection features five major players from the Ellington Orchestra and the 25 tracks on this compilation represent only a fraction of the many small band recordings Ellington produced during the 1930s and '40s. Tracks include Tea And Trumpets ( Rex Stewart and His Fifty-Second Street Stompers), C-Jam Blues ( Barney Bigard And His Orchestra ), Echoes Of Harlem ( Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters) , The Jeep Is Jumpin ( Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra) and Cherry ( Rex Stewart's Big Seven).

Track Listing for In Small Bands 1937-41

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Tea And Trumpets Duke EllingtonRex Stewart And His Fifty-Second Street Stompers

Pigeons And Peppers Duke EllingtonCootie Williams And His Rug Cutters

Echoes Of Harlem Duke EllingtonCootie Williams And His Rug Cutters

The Jeep Is Jumpin' Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Krum Elbow Blues Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Hodge Podge Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Wanderlust Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Delta Mood Duke EllingtonCootie Williams And His Rug Cutters

Swingin' On The Campus Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Dooji Wooji Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

San Juan Hill Duke EllingtonRex Stewart And His Fifty-Second Street Stompers

Savoy Strut Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Rent Party Blues Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Cherry Duke EllingtonRex Stewart's Big Seven

Diga Diga Doo Duke EllingtonRex Stewart's Big Seven

Day Dream Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Good Queen Bess Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Mobile Bay Duke EllingtonRex Stewart And His Orchestra

Linger Awhile Duke EllingtonRex Stewart And His Orchestra

Lament For Javanette Duke EllingtonBarney Bigard And His Orchestra

Subtle Slough (Just Squeeze Me) Duke EllingtonRex Stewart And His Orchestra

Menelik (The Lion Of Judah) Duke EllingtonRex Stewart And His Orchestra

Squatty Roo Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Time's A-Wastin') Duke EllingtonJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

C Blues (C-Jam Blues) Duke EllingtonBarney Bigard And His Orchestra

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