Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928) mp3 flac

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A1	Immigration Blues Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:00
A2	The Creeper Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:47
A3	New Orleans Low Down Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:04
A4	Song Of The Cotton Field Written-By – Porter Grainger	3:03
A5	Birmingham Breakdown Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:37
A6	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington	3:00
A7	Black And Tan Fantasy Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington	3:17
B1	Red Hot Band Written-By – Dan Healy , Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh	2:46
B2	Doin' The Frog Written-By – Dan Healy , Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh	3:16
B3	Take It Easy Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:35
B4	Jubilee Stomp Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:41
B5	Black Beauty Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:05
B6	Yellow Dog Blues Written-By – W. C. Handy	2:47
B7	Tishomingo Blues Written-By – Spencer Williams	2:57

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick (tracks: A1 to B5)
• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: B6, B7)
• Bass – Wellman Braud (tracks: B1 to B7)
• Compiled By – Stanley Dance
• Drums – Sonny Greer
• Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Recording Supervisor – Milt Gabler
• Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: B3 to B7), Rudy Jackson (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Trombone – Joe Nanton
• Trumpet – Arthur Whetsol (tracks: B3 to B5), Bubber Miley (tracks: A1 to B2, B6, B7), Louis Metcalf
• Tuba – Bass Edwards* (tracks: A1 to A7)

Notes

Rereleased in the '70s.
All selections previously released in on Decca album old number DL7-9224 entitled In The Beginning Vol. 1 (1926-1928).

Recorded in New York:
A1, A2 on 29 December 1926
A3, A4 on 3 February 1927
A5 on 28 February 1927
A6 on 14 March 1927
A7 on 7 April 1927
B1, B2 on 29 December 1927
B3 to B5 on 21 March 1928
B6, B7 on 5 June 1928

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DL 79224	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra	Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp)	Decca	DL 79224	US	1967
510011	Duke Ellington	1 - "The Beginning" (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records	510011	France	Unknown
DL 7-9224	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra	Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp)	Decca	DL 7-9224	Canada	1967
ORL 8510, (MCA 2075)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records, MCA Records	ORL 8510, (MCA 2075)	Italy	Unknown
MCA-1358	Duke Ellington	The Beginning, Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records	MCA-1358	US	1980