The Duke In Boston 1939-40

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1	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Written-By – Ellington*	1:01
2	Jazz Potpurri Written-By – Ellington*	3:01
3	Something To Live For Written-By – Strayhorn*, Ellington*	3:32
4	Old King Dooji Written-By – Ellington*	2:45
5	In A Mizz Vocals – Ivie AndersonWritten-By – Barnet*, Johnson*	3:06
6	Rose Of Rio Grande Vocals – Ivie AndersonWritten-By – Leslie*, Warren*, Gorman*	3:19
7	Pussy Willow Written-By – Ellington*	3:57
8	You Can Count On Me Vocals – Ivie AndersonWritten By – Maxwell, Myrow	2:49
9	Way Low Written-By – Ellington*	2:43
10	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Written-By – Ellington*	1:07
11	Me And You Vocals – Herb JeffriesWritten-By – Ellington*	2:46
12	Grievin' Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Ellington*	3:37
13	Little Posey Written-By – Ellington*	3:06
14	My Last Goodbye Vocals – Herb JeffriesWritten By – Howard	3:08
15	The Gal From Joe's Written-By – Ellington*	3:36
16	Tootin' Through The Roof Written-By – Ellington*	4:58
17	Day In, Day Out Written-By – Mercer*, Bloom*	4:16
18	Merry-Go-Round Written-By – Ellington*	2:23

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – The Southland Café
• Recorded At – Ritz Carlton, Boston

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Harry Carney
• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
• Bass – Billy Taylor* (tracks: 1 to 9), Jimmy Blanton (tracks: 10 to 18)
• Drums – Sonny Greer
• Liner Notes – Theodore R. Hudson
• Photography By [Courtesey] – Rolf Dahlgren
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Reissue Producer – Carl A. Hällström
• Tenor Saxophone – Otto Hardwicke*
• Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Barney Bigard
• Trombone – Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown
• Trumpet – Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, Wallace Jones

Notes

Track 1 to 9 recorded at Ritz Carlton, Boston, July 26, 1939.
Tracks 10 to 18 recorded at Southland, Boston, January 9, 1940.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 717101202225
• Rights Society: BIEM/ncb
• SPARS Code: AAD