&#8220;At Columbia University&#8217;s New College, where I was studying engineering, my instructors constantly inquired whether I had written any songs. I was persuaded to sit down and play several of my compositions for them. Next they demanded why I wasn&#8217;t studying music formally. Their insistence convinced me that I ought to take a try.&#8221; 



Mercer Ellington, Negro Digest, May 1951



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Mercer Kennedy Ellington
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Mercer Ellington can be seen briefly as part of one of the dancing couples in this 1941 video
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">The recordings heard on this podcast episode:</h2>
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Pigeons and Peppers (CD: “The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
Recorded 7 October 1937, New York City
Cootie Williams &#8211; trumpet; Juan Tizol &#8211; valve trombone; Barney Bigard &#8211; clarinet; Otto Hardwick &#8211; alto sax; Harry Carney &#8211; baritone sax; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Billy Taylor &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer &#8211; drums.
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<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2518" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blanton-webster.jpg?w=300&amp;h=253" alt="blanton webster" width="300" height="253" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blanton-webster.jpg?w=300&amp;h=253 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blanton-webster.jpg?w=150&amp;h=127 150w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blanton-webster.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />
The Girl in my Dreams (CD: “The Webster Blanton Band,” Bluebird 74321131812)
Recorded 28 December 1940, Chicago
Wallace Jones, Ray Nance –trumpets; Rex Stewart – cornet; Lawrence Brown, Juan Tizol, Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton – trombones; Otto Hardwicke, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Barney Bigard, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Jimmie Blanton – bass; Sonny Greer – drums; Herb Jeffries &#8211; vocal.
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<img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2518" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blanton-webster.jpg?w=300&amp;h=253" alt="blanton webster" width="300" height="253" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blanton-webster.jpg?w=300&amp;h=253 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blanton-webster.jpg?w=150&amp;h=127 150w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/blanton-webster.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Blue Serge / John Hardy&#8217;s Wife (CD: “The Webster Blanton Band,” Bluebird 74321131812)
Recorded 15 February 1941, Los Angeles
Wallace Jones, Ray Nance –trumpets; Rex Stewart – cornet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol -trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto  Hardwicke, Ben Webster, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Jimmie Blanton – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
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<img loading="lazy" class=" size-full wp-image-100 aligncenter" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ellington-hollywd-bowl.jpg?w=640&amp;h=480" alt="ellington hollywd bowl" width="320" height="240" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ellington-hollywd-bowl.jpg 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ellington-hollywd-bowl.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" />
Jumpin&#8217; Punkins / Moon Mist (LP: “The Hollywood Bowl Concert” Unique Jazz UJ-001)
Recorded 31 August 1947 Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Shelton Hemphill, Dud Bascomb, Francis Williams, Harold Baker – trumpets; Ray Nance – trumpet, violin; Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Tyree Glenn – trombones; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
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<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4316" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/centennial-edition.jpg?w=300&amp;h=294" alt="centennial edition" width="300" height="294" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/centennial-edition.jpg?w=300&amp;h=294 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/centennial-edition.jpg?w=150&amp;h=147 150w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/centennial-edition.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Brown Suede (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63386-2)
Recorded 29 September 1941, Los Angeles
Ray Nance &#8211; trumpet; Juan Tizol &#8211; trombone; Barney Bigard &#8211; clarinet; Harry Carney &#8211; baritone sax; Billy Strayhorn &#8211; piano; Jimmie Blanton &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer &#8211; drums.
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<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4689" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/circle-vol-1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=299" alt="circle vol 1" width="300" height="299" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/circle-vol-1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=299 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/circle-vol-1.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/circle-vol-1.jpg 476w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />A Slip of the Lip (CD: “World Broadcasting Series, Volume 1” Circle ‎ CCD-101)
Recorded 9 November 1943, New York City
Wallace Jones, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan – trumpet; Ray Nance &#8211; trumpet, vocal; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Skippy Williams, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Junior Raglin – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
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<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1927" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cw-classics-1945-1946.jpg?w=300&amp;h=295" alt="CW Classics 1945-1946" width="300" height="295" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cw-classics-1945-1946.jpg?w=300&amp;h=295 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cw-classics-1945-1946.jpg?w=150&amp;h=147 150w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cw-classics-1945-1946.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />
He Should’a flip’d when he flop’d (CD: “Cootie Williams and his Orchestra 1945-1946” Classics 981)
Recorded 29 January 1946, New York City
Cootie Williams, Bob Merrill, Ermit V. Perry, George Treadwell, Billy Ford, Gene Redd – trumpet; Ed Burke, Bob Horton, Edward “Jack Raggs” Johnson – trombone; Rupert Cole, John Jackson– alto sax; Everett Gaines, Sam Taylor – tenor sax; Bob Ashton – baritone sax; Arnold Jarvis – piano; Sam “Christopher” Allen – guitar; Norman Keenan – bass; Butch Ballard – drums, Johnny Mercer – vocal.
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— Our closing music—-


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It’s Something You Ought To Know&nbsp;(Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)



Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City



Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.

<description>Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington, is an underrated contributor to the world of Ellingtonia. &lt;a href="https://ellingtonreflections.com/2024/02/29/portrait-of-mercer-ellington-part-i-podcast-24-002/"&gt;Continue reading &lt;span class="meta-nav"&gt;&amp;#8594;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington, is an underrated contributor to the world of Ellingtonia. Continue reading →

Portrait of Mercer Ellington, Part I (Podcast #24-002)

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&#8220;Jimmy Jones is a close member of our musical family. Outside of our original version, he and Toby Hardwick were the first to do &#8220;Come Sunday.&#8221; I have had many different associations with him, the most notable being when we did My People in Chicago in 1963. I could not be there during the entire run, and he took over many of my responsibilities, played the piano and directed the orchestra. Then, when we were touring with Ella Fitzgerald, he was acting as her pianist, conductor, and orchestrator.&#8221;
Duke Ellington, Music is my Mistress
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Jimmy Jones</h2>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">The recordings heard on this podcast episode:</h2>
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(CD: &#8220;Jimmy Jones 1946-1947,&#8221; Classics 1301)
Old Juice on the Loose/A Woman&#8217;s Got a Right to Change her Mind
Recorded 10 January 1946, New York City
Joe Thomas &#8211; trumpet; Lawrence Brown &#8211; trombone; Otto Hardwick &#8211; alto sax; Ted Nash &#8211; tenor sax; Harry Carney &#8211; baritone sax; Jimmy Jones &#8211; piano; Billy Taylor &#8211; bass; Shelly Manne &#8211; drums.
Come Sunday
Recorded 4 March 1947, New York City
Otto Hardwick &#8211; alto sax; Jimmy Jones &#8211; piano; Al Casey &#8211; guitar; Al Hall &#8211; bass.
New World A&#8217; Coming
Recorded 4 March 1947, New York City
Jimmy Jones &#8211; piano; John Levy &#8211; bass; Denzil Best &#8211; drums.
New York City Blues/On a Turquoise Cloud/Bakiff
Recorded 1947, New York City
Jimmy Jones &#8211; piano
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<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-10994 aligncenter" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jazz-party.jpg" alt="jazz-party" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jazz-party.jpg 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/jazz-party.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />
Hello Little Girl (CD: “Jazz Party” Columbia CK-40712)
Recorded 19 February 1959, New York City
Dizzy Gillespie, Cat Anderson, Harold Baker, Clark Terry, Ray Nance – trumpet; Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Jimmy Jones – piano; Jimmy Woode – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums, Jimmy Rushing – vocal.
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Satin Doll/The Old Circus Train (CD: “The Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington Cote d&#8217;Azur Concerts on Verve,” Verve 314 539 033-2 QS01)
Recorded 28 July 1966, Cote d&#8217;Azur, France
Ella Fitzgerald – vocal;  Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington, Jimmy Jones – piano; John Lamb – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums. Jimmy Jones – piano; Joe Comfort – bass; Gus Johnson – drums.
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<img class=" aligncenter" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81vPlXq4neL._SY355_.jpg" alt="Image result for francis a and edward k album&quot;" />I Like the Sunrise (CD: “Francis A. &amp; Edward K.” Reprise Records 1024-2)
Recorded 11/12 December 1967, Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra – vocal; Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Jimmy Jones – piano; Jeff Castleman – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.
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<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-6451 aligncenter" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kb.jpg" alt="KB" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kb.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kb.jpg?w=600&amp;h=600 600w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kb.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />
Orson (LP: “Ellington is Forever, Volume 2” Fantasy F-79008)
Recorded November/December 1975, Berkeley, California
Jimmy Jones – piano.
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In a Mellotone (LP: “Ellington is Forever, Volume 2” Fantasy F-79008)
Recorded July/August 1976, Berkeley, California
Nat Adderley – cornet; Quentin Jackson – trombone; Gary Bartz – soprano sax; Jimmy Jones – piano; Kenny Burrell – guitar; Monk Montgomery – bass; Philly Joe Jones – drums.
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— Our closing music—-
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It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.
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<description>&amp;#8220;Jimmy Jones is a close member of our musical family. Outside of our original version, he and Toby Hardwick were the first to do &amp;#8220;Come Sunday.&amp;#8221; I have had many different associations with him, the most notable being when we &amp;#8230; &lt;a href="https://ellingtonreflections.com/2024/01/31/portrait-of-jimmy-jones-podcast-24-001/"&gt;Continue reading &lt;span class="meta-nav"&gt;&amp;#8594;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>

“Jimmy Jones is a close member of our musical family. Outside of our original version, he and Toby Hardwick were the first to do “Come Sunday.” I have had many different associations with him, the most notable being when we … Continue reading →

Portrait of Jimmy Jones (Podcast #24-001)

&#8220;Harold &#8220;Shorty&#8221; Baker came into the band in 1942 to give us our first trumpet section of four. He joined Ray Nance, Rex Stewart, and Wallace Jones, and with his phenomenal phrasing and tone control he was an immense asset. He ad-libbed hot or blues as though he were recalling some beautiful dreams of St. Louis, his home and birthplace. His way of playing a melody was absolutely personal, and he had no bad notes at all.&#8221;



&#8211; Duke Ellington, Music is my Mistress



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Harold &#8220;Shorty&#8221; Baker (1914-1966)



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">The recordings heard on this podcast episode:</h2>



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I Can&#8217;t Believe That You&#8217;re In Love with Me (CD: “Duke Ellington: The Columbia Years 1927-1962” Columbia 5176872)



Recorded 10 November 1947 in New York City



Shelton Hemphill, Dud Bascomb, Francis Williams, Harold Baker, Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Tyree Glenn – trombone;&nbsp;Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Oscar Pettiford – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.


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Before My Time&nbsp;(from&nbsp;The Controversial Suite) (LP: “The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952” (French) CBS 66607)



Recorded 11 December 1951, New York City



Willie Cook, Harold Baker, Clark Terry, Ray Nance – trumpet; Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Willie Smith, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Wendell Marshall – bass; Louie Bellson – drums.


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<figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img loading="lazy" width="600" height="594" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/all-star-road-band.jpg" alt="All Star Road Band" class="wp-image-6458" style="width:277px;height:auto" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/all-star-road-band.jpg 600w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/all-star-road-band.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150 150w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/all-star-road-band.jpg?w=300&amp;h=297 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure></div>


Stardust&nbsp;&nbsp;(CD: “All Star Road Band” Doctor Jazz WGK 39137)



Recorded 22 June 1957, Carroltown, PA



Willie Cook, Harold &#8220;Shorty&#8221; Baker, Clark Terry, Ray Nance – trumpet; Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington &nbsp;– piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.


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Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool/El Gato&nbsp;(CD: “Live at Newport 1958”&nbsp;Sony Music Distribution 53584) Recorded 21 July 1958, New York City



Cat Anderson, Harold &#8220;Shorty&#8221; Baker, Clark Terry – trumpets; Ray Nance – trumpet, violin; Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders – trombones; Jimmy Hamilton, &nbsp;Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Bill Graham, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Jimmy Woode – bass; Sam Woodyard – drums.



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It’s Something You Ought To Know&nbsp;(Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)



Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City



Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.

<description>Duke Ellington said of trumpeter Harold "Shorty" Baker that "his way of playing a melody was absolutely personal, and he had no bad notes at all." &lt;a href="https://ellingtonreflections.com/2023/12/29/portrait-of-harold-shorty-baker-podcast-23-011/"&gt;Continue reading &lt;span class="meta-nav"&gt;&amp;#8594;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Duke Ellington said of trumpeter Harold "Shorty" Baker that "his way of playing a melody was absolutely personal, and he had no bad notes at all." Continue reading →

Portrait of Harold “Shorty” Baker (Podcast #23-011)

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&#8220;Bill &#8220;Bojangles&#8221; Robinson and Wellman Braud were like Jelly [Roll Morton]; they&#8217;d talk as long as anyone would listen and hung around outside the Band Box. After Braud got written up in Ripley&#8217;s &#8220;Believe It or Not&#8221; column, he was too big for anybody. Ripley said he could pick faster than any bass player. He quit Duke&#8217;s band and started one of his own. He got a nice little band together to play a place over in Jersey. He talked so much to the man who owned the place about where to put the tables and how things were in the wrong place, the man told him to get his band together and get the hell outta there. He was always talking himself in by showing the clipping from the column and then he&#8217;d talk himself right out again.&#8221;



George &#8220;Pops&#8221; Foster, The Autobiography of a New Orleans Jazzman


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Wellman Braud [1891-1966]


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Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, 1930
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The Indianapolis Star, 12 January 1935
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<h2 class="has-text-align-center">The recordings heard on this podcast episode:</h2>
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<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4316" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/centennial-edition.jpg?w=300&amp;h=294" alt="centennial edition" width="300" height="294" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/centennial-edition.jpg?w=300&amp;h=294 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/centennial-edition.jpg?w=150&amp;h=147 150w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/centennial-edition.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63386-2)
Washington Wabble &#8211; Recorded 6 October 1927, New York City
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf &#8211; trumpet; Joe Nanton &#8211; trombone; Edgar Sampson, Otto Hardwick &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; banjo; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Black and Tan Fantasy/Blues I Love to Hear &#8211; Recorded 26 October 1927, New York City
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf &#8211; trumpet; Joe Nanton &#8211; trombone; Edgar Sampson, Otto Hardwick &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; banjo; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Black Beauty/Jubilee Stomp &#8211; Recorded 26 March 1928, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf &#8211; trumpet; Joe Nanton &#8211; trombone; Barney Bigard, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; banjo; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Freeze and Melt &#8211; Recorded 26 March 1928, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddy Jenkins &#8211; trumpet; Joe Nanton &#8211; trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; banjo; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer – drums, chimes.
Old Man Blues &#8211; Recorded 20 August 1930, Los Angeles
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddy Jenkins &#8211; trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol &#8211; trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; banjo; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-290" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/elling_duke_complete1_101b.jpg?w=296&amp;h=300" alt="elling_duke_complete1_101b" width="296" height="300" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/elling_duke_complete1_101b.jpg?w=296&amp;h=300 296w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/elling_duke_complete1_101b.jpg?w=148&amp;h=150 148w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/elling_duke_complete1_101b.jpg 546w" sizes="(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px" />(CD: “The Complete 1933-1940 Brunswick, Columbia and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra” Mosaic Records #248)
Rose Room &#8211; Recorded 11 February 1932, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
Harlem Speaks &#8211; Recorded 15 August 1933, New York City
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol – trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Wellman Braud – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.
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Tough Truckin&#8217;  (CD: &#8220;The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
Recorded 5 March 1938, New York City
Rex Stewart – cornet; Johnny Hodges &#8211; soprano sax; Harry Carney – baritone sax; Duke Ellington – piano; Wellman Braud, Billy Taylor – bass
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 <img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-263" src="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mi0001691166.jpg?w=300&amp;h=294" alt="MI0001691166" width="300" height="294" srcset="https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mi0001691166.jpg?w=300&amp;h=294 300w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mi0001691166.jpg?w=150&amp;h=147 150w, https://ellingtonreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mi0001691166.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Portrait of Wellman Braud (CD: “New Orleans Suite” Warner Bros. 7411644)
Recorded 13 May 1970, New York City
Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Fred Stone – trumpet; Booty Wood, Julian Priester, Chuck Connors – trumpet; Russell Procope, Norris Turney, Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Joe Benjamin – bass; Rufus Jones – drums.
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It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.

<description>&amp;#8220;Bill &amp;#8220;Bojangles&amp;#8221; Robinson and Wellman Braud were like Jelly [Roll Morton]; they&amp;#8217;d talk as long as anyone would listen and hung around outside the Band Box. After Braud got written up in Ripley&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;Believe It or Not&amp;#8221; column, he was &amp;#8230; &lt;a href="https://ellingtonreflections.com/2023/12/01/portrait-of-wellman-braud-podcast-23-010/"&gt;Continue reading &lt;span class="meta-nav"&gt;&amp;#8594;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>

“Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Wellman Braud were like Jelly [Roll Morton]; they’d talk as long as anyone would listen and hung around outside the Band Box. After Braud got written up in Ripley’s “Believe It or Not” column, he was … Continue reading →

Portrait of Wellman Braud (Podcast #23-010)

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(CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63386-2)
I Can&#8217;t Give You Anything But Love (Recorded 30 October 1928 and 10 November 1928, NYC)
Arthur Whetsel, Freddie Jenkins &#8211; trumpet; Joe Nanton &#8211; trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; banjo; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer &#8211; drums; Irving Mills, Baby Cox &#8211; vocal.
When A Black Man&#8217;s Blue (Record 21 November 1930 and 10 December 1930, NYC)
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins &#8211; trumpet; Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol &#8211; trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; banjo; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer &#8211; drums; Dick Robertson &#8211; vocal (21 November); Bennie Payne &#8211; vocal (10 December).
My Old Flame (Recorded 9 May 1934, Los Angeles)
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams &#8211; trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol &#8211; trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; guitar; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer &#8211; drums; Ivie Anderson &#8211; vocal.
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My Old Flame (LP: &#8220;The Works of Duke, Volume 9&#8221; French RCA FPM1 7002)
Recorded 24 March 1934, Los Angeles
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams, Freddie Jenkins &#8211; trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol &#8211; trombone; Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Marshal Royal, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; guitar; Wellman Braud &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer &#8211; drums; Ivie Anderson &#8211; vocal.
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Boy Meets Horn (CD: &#8220;World Broadcasting Series, Volume 1&#8221; Circle CCD-101)
Recorded 8 November 1943, NYC
Wallace Jones, Rex Stewart, Dizzy Gillespie, Taft Jordan &#8211; trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol &#8211; trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Skippy Williams, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; guitar; Wilson Myers &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer &#8211; drums.
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Boy Meets Horn (LP: &#8220;West Coast Tour&#8221; Jazz Bird Records JAZ-2010)
Recorded 20 June 1951, Birdland, NYC
Nelson Williams, Cat Anderson, Harold Baker, Ray Nance – trumpet; Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol &#8211; trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope, Willie Smith, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Wendell Marshall &#8211; bass; Louie Bellson – drums.
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Concerto for Cootie (CD: &#8220;Roll &#8216;Em!&#8221; Vintage Jazz Classics VJC-1032)
Recorded 14 September 1941 at the Meadowbrook Country Club, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Benny Goodman – clarinet; Cootie Williams, Jimmy Maxwell, Billy Butterfield – trumpet; Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall – trombone; Gene Kinsey, Clint Neagley – alto sax; George Berg, Vido Musso – tenor sax; Chuck Gentry – baritone sax; Mel Powell – piano; Tommy Morganelli – guitar; Marty Blitz –bass; Big Sid Catlett – drums.
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Concerto for Cootie (CD: &#8220;The Treasury Shows, Vol. 25&#8221; Storyville 903 9025)
Recorded 5 May 1944 at the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance &#8211; trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones &#8211; trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Otto Hardwick, Johnny Hodges, Skippy Williams, Harry Carney &#8211; reeds; Duke Ellington &#8211; piano; Fred Guy &#8211; guitar; Junior Raglin &#8211; bass; Sonny Greer &#8211; drums.
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It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)
Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City
Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.

<description>The recordings heard on this podcast episode: (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63386-2) I Can&amp;#8217;t Give You Anything But Love (Recorded 30 October 1928 and 10 November 1928, NYC) Arthur Whetsel, Freddie Jenkins &amp;#8211; trumpet; Joe Nanton &amp;#8230; &lt;a href="https://ellingtonreflections.com/2023/10/29/side-by-side-and-back-to-back-podcast-23-009/"&gt;Continue reading &lt;span class="meta-nav"&gt;&amp;#8594;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The recordings heard on this podcast episode: (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63386-2) I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Recorded 30 October 1928 and 10 November 1928, NYC) Arthur Whetsel, Freddie Jenkins – trumpet; Joe Nanton … Continue reading →

Side by Side and Back to Back (Podcast #23-009)

Reflections on the many facets of the world of Duke Ellington, sometimes referred to as “Ellingtonia.”

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