1	Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra–	East St. Louis Toodle-O Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:51
2	Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra–	New Orleans Low-Down Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	3:00
3	Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra–	Immigration Blues Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:59
4	Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra–	Birmingham Breakdown Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:38
5	The Washingtonians–	Black And Tan Fantasy Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	3:16
6	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra–	Doin' The Frog Banjo – Fred Guy Bass – Wellman Braud Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Harry Carney, Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Rudy Jackson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf	3:10
7	The Washingtonians–	Take It Easy Banjo – Fred Guy Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] – Barney Bigard Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Arthur Whetsel, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:36
8	The Washingtonians–	Jubilee Stomp Banjo – Fred Guy Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] – Barney Bigard Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Arthur Whetsel, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:40
9	The Washingtonians–	Black Beauty Banjo – Fred Guy Clarinet, Saxophone [Tenor] – Barney Bigard Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Arthur Whetsel, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	3:01
10	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–	Yellow Dog Blues Banjo – Fred Guy Clarinet, Saxophone [Soprano], Saxophone [Alto] – Johnny Hodges Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Miley*, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:52
11	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–	Tishomingo Blues Banjo – Fred Guy Clarinet, Saxophone [Soprano], Saxophone [Alto] – Johnny Hodges Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Miley*, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:55
12	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra–	Awful Sad Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Arthur Whetsel, Unknown Artist Tuba – Mack Shaw	3:17
13	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra–	The Mooche Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Miley*, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	3:11
14	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra–	Louisiana Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Miley*, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	3:00
15	The Jungle Band (2)–	Tiger Rag-Part I Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Ellington* Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton* Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Freddy Jenkins, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:52
16	The Jungle Band (2)–	Tiger Rag-Part II Banjo – Fred Guy Drums – Sonny Greer Piano – Duke Ellington Reeds – Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Unknown Artist Trombone – Joe Nanton Trumpet – Bubber Miley, Freddy Jenkins, Louis Metcalf Tuba – Mack Shaw	2:51

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
Manufactured For – MCA Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Digital Audio Disc Corp.
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-005716

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Executive-Producer – Ricky Schultz
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
Reissue Producer – Orrin Keepnews

Notes

Recorded in New York City between November 29, 1927 and January 8, 1929.

Tracks 3 ("Immigration Blues") and 14 ("Louisiana") are labeled as "Bonus tracks available on CD only".

Photographs provided by the Frank Driggs Collection

℗ © 1990 MCA Records, Inc. [on rear inlay]
℗ 1989 MCA Records, Inc. [on CD face]

Jewel case, incl. 12-page booklet.

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Barcode (scanned): 076742232528
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-005716 2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Brunswick Era, Volume I (1926-29) (LP, Compilation)	MCA Records	MCA-42325	US	1990
New Submission	The Brunswick Era, Volume I (1926-29) (Cassette, Compilation)	MCA Records, Decca	MCAC-42325	US	1990

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