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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows Vol.17

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Label:	D.E.T.S. – 903 9017
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation
Country:	Europe
Released:	2013
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Big Band

Tracklist

1-1	(Theme) Take The "A" Train & Intro Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	0:47
1-2	Way Low Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:10
1-3	"C" Jam Blues Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:16
1-4	The Kissing Bug Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Joya Sherrill, Rex Stewart	3:21
1-5	Duke Ellington Bond Promo	4:03
1-6	Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines	4:12
1-7	Caldonia Written-By – Fleecie Moore	2:44
1-8	Fancy Dan Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:01
1-9	I'm Just A Lucky So And So Written-By – Duke Ellington, Mack David	5:21
1-10	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	3:33
1-11	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	1:42
1-12	The Last Time I Saw You Written-By – E. Osser, M. Groetschius	3:10
1-13	On The Atchinson, Topeka And Santa Fe Written-By – Harry Warren*, Johnny Mercer	2:41
1-14	Duke Ellington Bond Promo	1:14
1-15	If I Loved You Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein III*, Richard Rodgers	2:54
1-16	I Can't Begin To Tell You Written-By – J. Monaco, M. Gordon	3:46
1-17	The Wonder Of You Written-By – Don George, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges	2:51
1-18	Riff 'N' Drill And Close Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:34
1-19	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	0:25
1-20	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:30
1-21	It Don't Mean A Thing If Ain't Got That Swing Written-By – Duke Ellington, Mills*	2:54
1-22	Things Ain't What They Used To Be Written-By – Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington	0:57
1-23	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	0:35
1-24	San Fernando Valley Written-By – Gordon Jenkins	2:51
1-25	Way Low (Aborted) ; Suddendly It Jumped Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:10
1-26	Summertime (Incomplete) Written-By – George Gershwin	0:37
1-27	On The Alamo Written-By – Gus Kahn, Joe Lyons*	2:27
1-28	Things Ain't What They Used To Be Written-By – Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington	1:12
2-1	Caravan Written-By – Juan Tizol	3:34
2-2	Rugged Romeo Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:58
2-3	Sono Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:07
2-4	Air Conditioned Jungle Written-By – Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton	5:56
2-5	Circe Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:47
2-6	Rhapsoditty Written-By – Duke Ellington	7:03
2-7	Fugueaditty Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:25
2-8	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	1:02
2-9	Jam-A-Ditty Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:05
2-10	Magenta Haze Written-By – Duke Ellington	5:11
2-11	Diminuendo In Blue, Transbluency, Crescendo In Blue Written-By – Duke Ellington	12:08
2-12	Pitter Panther Patter Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:29
2-13	The Suburbanite Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:55
2-14	Boys Meets Horn Written-By – Duke Ellington, Rex Stewart	3:52
2-15	Jump For Joy Written-By – Duke Ellington, Paul Webster*, Sid Kuller	2:15
2-16	Three Cent Stomp (Incomplete) Written-By – Duke Ellington	1:29
2-17	Solid Old Man Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:05
2-18	How Blue The Night Written-By – Harold Admson*, Jimmy McHugh	1:41
2-19	Ring Dem Bells Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills	1:33

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Credits

Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-13 to 2-31), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1-1 to 1-18, 2-14 to 2-19)
Drums – Sonny Greer
Guitar – Fred Guy
Piano, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn
Piano, Arranged By, Leader – Duke Ellington
Producer – Jerry Valburn
Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears (tracks: 1-1 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-13)
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Elmer Williams (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19), Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton (tracks: 2-14 to 2-19), Juan Tizol (tracks: 1-23 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-24), Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Bernard Flood (tracks: 2-1 to 2-13), Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-13), Ray Nance (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19), Rex Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19), Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-1 to 2-19)
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19)
Voice – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1-9, 1-26,), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 1-4, 1-17), The Mellotones (9) (tracks: 1-7)

Notes

Tracks 1-1 to 1-18 - Treasury Broadcast No. 32, Radio City, Studio 6-B, NYC, November 24,1945 (ABC)
Tracks 1-19 to 1-22 - Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 9, 1943 (MPS)
Tracks 1-23 to 1-28 - Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 20 , 1943 (MPS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-13 - Treasury Broadcast No. 33, Civic Opera House, Chicago, ILL, January 20, 1946
Tracks 2-14 to 2-16 - Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 21, 1944 (MBS)
Tracks 2-25 to 2-31 - Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 27, 1944 (MBS)