Duke Ellington – Volume 1 (1924-1929). The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order

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Label:	Neatwork – RP 2009
Format:	CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country:	Europe
Released:	2001
Genre:	Jazz
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Tracklist

1	Joe Trent And The Deacons–	Deacon Jazz Vocals – Jo Trent	3:03
2	Sonny And The Deacons–	Oh! How I Love My Darling Vocals – Sonny Greer	2:50
3	Florence Bristol–	How Come You Like Me Like You Do? Written-By – Austin, Pergere	3:08
4	The Hotsy Totsy Boys*–	Everything Is Hotsy Totsy Now Vocals, Kazoo – Irving Mills Written-By – Mills*	2:53
5	Duke Ellington–	Jig Walk Written-By – Ellington*	2:15
6	Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra–	The Creeper Written-By – Ellington*	2:46
7	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–	Washington Wobble Written-By – Ellington*	2:47
8	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–	The Blues I Long To Sing Vocals – Adelaide Hall Written-By – Miley, Ellington	3:05
9	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–	Black And Tan Fantasy Written-By – Miley, Ellington	3:23
10	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–	Harlem River Quiver Written-By – Healy, McHugh-Fields	2:47
11	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–	Harlem River Quiver Written-By – Healy, McHugh-Fields	2:46
12	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–	Blue Bubbles Written-By – Miley, Ellington	3:15
13	The Washingtonians–	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Written-By – Miley, Ellington	2:53
14	The Washingtonians–	Jubilee Stomp Written-By – Ellington*	2:38
15	The Washingtonians–	Take It Easy Written-By – Ellington*	2:33
16	The Washingtonians–	Black Beauty (Firewater) Written-By – Ellington*	3:04
17	The Whoopee Makers–	The Mooche Written-By – Ellington*	2:56
18	Warren Mills And His Blue Serenaders–	St. Louis Blues Written-By – Handy*	4:08
19	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra–	Tiger Rag - Part 1 Written-By – De Costa, La Rocca	2:51
20	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra–	The Dicty Glide Written-By – Ellington*	3:06
21	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra–	Sloppy Joe Written-By – Bigard, Ellington	3:09
22	Six Jolly Jesters*–	Six Or Seven Times Vocals – Freddy Jenkins, Sonny Greer Written-By – Waller, Mills	3:00
23	Six Jolly Jesters*–	Oklahoma Stomp Written-By – Ellington*	2:40
24	The Jungle Band (2)–	Wall Street Wail Written-By – Ellington, Mills	2:57

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Neatwork
Copyright © – Neatwork
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0100365279-0101
Remastered At – Soundborn Studios

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 17 to 24), Otto Hardwicke* (tracks: 3, 6 to 16. 19)
Arranged By – Duke Ellington (tracks: 6 to 21, 24)
Banjo – Fred Guy (tracks: 6 to 24)
Banjo [Uncredited] – Fred Guy (tracks: 1, 2)
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: 7 to 21, 24), Otto Hardwicke* (tracks: 1, 2, 6 to 16, 19)
Brass Bass – Henry Edwards (tracks: 6)
C Melody Saxophone – Otto Hardwicke* (tracks: 1, 2)
Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: 13 to 15, 18 to 21, 24), Johnny Hodges (tracks: 17, 19 to 21)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: 7 to 21)
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Prince Robinson (tracks: 6), Rudy Jackson (tracks: 7 to 12)
Compiled By, Producer – Riki Parth
Cover [Cover Art] – K. H. Rosenzopf
Double Bass – Wellman Braud (tracks: 7 to 24)
Drums – Sonny Greer (tracks: 1, 2, 6 to 24)
Flugelhorn – Freddy Jenkins (tracks: 18)
Guitar – Teddy Bunn (tracks: 23)
Kazoo – Harold Randolph (tracks: 23)
Music Director – Duke Ellington (tracks: 6 to 17, 19 to 21, 24)
Piano – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 24)
Piano [Uncredited] – J. Lawrence Cook (tracks: 5), Jimmy McHugh (tracks: 4)
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Soprano Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: 12), Johnny Hodges (tracks: 17 to 21), Otto Hardwicke* (tracks: 6 to 16)
Tenor Saxophone – Barney Bigard (tracks: 13 to 15, 18 to 21)
Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* (tracks: 6 to 20, 22 to 24)
Trumpet – Arthur Whetsol* (tracks: 16, 18 to 20, 24), Bubber Miley (tracks: 6 to 8, 10 to 15, 17 to 19), Cootie Williams (tracks: 20, 21, 23, 24), Freddy Jenkins (tracks: 18 to 24), Jabbo Smith (tracks: 9), Louis Metcalf (tracks: 6 to 17)
Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol (tracks: 24)
Violin, Music Director – Matty Malneck (tracks: 18)

Notes

Complementing the French CLASSICS CD-series.
Made in EU.

Certain performance credits listed in the CD booklet are at odds with many Ellington discographies:
- booklet identifies the banjo player on tracks 1 and 2 as George Francis, but most discographies show him to be Fred Guy, who appears to have replaced Francis in the band in February 1924.
- booklet identifies the Duke Ellington as the pianist on tracks 4 and 5; however, the current consensus is that Jimmie McHugh performs on track 4 and J. Lawrence Cook made the piano roll from which track 5 was dubbed.

Track 1 (mx. T-2007-1) was recorded (possibly) at Emerson Recording Laboratories, 307-309 Sixth Ave., New York, NY ca. November 5, 1924 and was first released on Sunny And The D'C'ns / Jo Trent And The D'C'ns - Oh How I Love My Darling / Deacon Jazz.
Track 2 (mx. T-2008-1) was recorded (possibly) at Emerson Recording Laboratories, 307-309 Sixth Ave., New York, NY ca. November 5, 1924 and was first released on Sunny And The D'C'ns / Jo Trent And The D'C'ns - Oh How I Love My Darling / Deacon Jazz.
Track 3 (mx. T-2018-2) was recorded (possibly) at Emerson Recording Laboratories, 307-309 Sixth Ave., New York, NY between ca. November 1924 and January 1925 and was first released on Florence Bristol With Duke Ellington And Otto Hardwick / Paul Robeson Assisted By Willie Jones (16) - How Come You Do Me Like You Do / Since You Went Away.
Track 4 (mx. 9533-A) was recorded at Gennett recording studios, 9 East 37th St., New York, NY and is a Gennett test pressing.
Track 5 (no mx.) was dubbed from a piano roll (QRS 3565) that was made in New York, ca. June 1926 originally released on Duke Ellington / Fats Waller - Jig Walk / The Mess-Around (A Wholetone Study).
Track 6 (mx. E-4324) was recorded at Brunswick Studio, 799 Seventh Ave., Rm. 1, New York, NY on December 29, 1926 (booklet erroneously claims November 29) and was originally released on Oriole (3) 1010.
Track 7 (mx. BVE-40156-2) was recorded at Victor's 28 W. 44th Street Studio, New York, NY on October 6, 1927 and was originally released on Duke Ellington - Early Recordings: Duke Ellington, Volume 1.
Track 8 (mx. BVE-39371-2) was recorded at Victor's Studio #1, Camden, NJ on October 26, 1927 and was originally released on Duke Ellington - Early Recordings: Duke Ellington, Volume 1.
Track 9 (mx. W81776-B) was recorded at OKeh Studio, 11 Union Square W., New York, NY on November 3, 1927 and was originally released on Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Black And Tan Fantasy / What Can A Poor Fellow Do?.
Track 10 (mx. BVE-41244-2) was recorded at Liederkranz Hall, 111 East 58th St., New York, NY on December 18, 1927 and was originally unissued.
Track 11 (mx. BVE-41244-3) was recorded at Liederkranz Hall, 111 East 58th St., New York, NY on December 18, 1927 and was originally unissued.
Track 12 (mx. BVE-41246-2) was recorded at Liederkranz Hall, 111 East 58th St., New York, NY on December 18, 1927 and was originally unissued.
Track 13 (mx. 2944-A) was recorded at Pathé or Cameo studio, New York, NY ca. March 8, 1928 and was originally released on The Washingtonians - East St. Louis Toodle-Oo / Jubilee Stomp.
Track 14 (mx. 2945-A) was recorded at Pathé or Cameo studio, New York, NY ca. March 8, 1928 and was originally released on The Whoopee Makers - East St. Louis Toodle-Oo / Jubilee Stomp.
Track 15 (mx. 2946-B) was recorded at Pathé or Cameo studio, New York, NY ca. March 8, 1928 and was originally released on The Whoopee Makers - East St. Louis Toodle-Oo / Jubilee Stomp.
Track 16 (mx. E-27093) was recorded at Brunswick Studio, 799 Seventh Ave., Rm. 2, New York, NY on March 21, 1928 and may have originally been released on The Washingtonians - Take It Easy / Black Beauty.
Track 17 (mx. 108446-1) was recorded at Pathé Studio, 150 E. 53rd St., New York, NY ca. October 19, 1928 and was originally released on Cameo (3) 9032.
Track 18 (mx. CVE-49007-1) was recorded at Liederkranz Hall, 111 East 58th St., New York, NY and was originally unissued.
Track 19 (mx. E-28940-B) was recorded at Brunswick Studio, 799 Seventh Ave., Rm. 2, New York, NY and was originally issued on The Jungle Band (2) - Tiger Rag.
Track 20 (mx. BVE-49767-1) was recorded at Liederkranz Hall, 111 East 58th St., New York, NY and was originally unissued.
Track 21 (mx. BVE-49769-2) was recorded at Liederkranz Hall, 111 East 58th St., New York, NY and was originally issued on Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra - Hot Feet / Sloppy Joe.
Track 22 (mx. E-31301-B) was recorded at Brunswick Studio, 799 Seventh Ave., New York, NY on October 25, 1929 and is a Vocalion test pressing.
Track 23 (mx. E-31372-B) was recorded at Brunswick Studio, 799 Seventh Ave., Rm. 3, New York, NY on October 29, 1929 and is a Vocalion test pressing.
Track 24 (mx. E-31509-B) was recorded at Brunswick Studio, 799 Seventh Ave., Rm. 2, New York, NY on December 10, 1929 and was originally unissued.