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The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1939Classics 765 |
The Classics Chronological series on Ellington is not to be missed. Classics has plenty of albums out and good sound as well. The liner notes could be more extensive, but no other company is this far along in reissuing Ellington.
| Date | Track | Title (Composer) [Vocalist] |
| 20mar39 | 1 | Lady In Blue (Ellington) |
| 20mar39 | 2 | Smorgasbord And Schnapps (Ellington-Stewart-Fleagle) |
| 21mar39 | 3 | Savoy Strut (Ellington-Hodges) |
| 21mar39 | 4 | Rent Party Blues (Ellington-Hodges) |
| 21mar39 | 5 | Dance Of The Goon (Ellington-Hodges) |
| 21mar39 | 6 | Good Gal Blues (Ellington) |
| 21mar39 | 7 | Finesse (Ellington-Hodges) |
| 21mar39 | 8 | Portrait Of The Lion (Ellington) |
| 21mar39 | 9 | (I Want) Something To Live For
(Ellington-Strayhorn) [Jean Eldridge, vocal] |
| 21mar39 | 10 | Solid Old Man (Ellington) |
| 2jun39 | 11 | Kitchen Mechanic's Day (Hodges-Mills) |
| 2jun39 | 12 | My Heart Jumped Over The Moon (Hodges-Mills) |
| 2jun39 | 13 | You Can Count On Me (Maxwell-Myrow) |
| 2jun39 | 14 | Home Town Blues (Hodges) |
| 6jun39 | 15 | Cotton Club Stomp (Ellington-Hodges-Carney) |
| 6jun39 | 16 | Doin' The Voom Voom (Ellington-Miley) |
| 6jun39 | 17 | Way Low (Ellington) |
| 6jun39 | 18 | Serenade To Sweden (Ellington) |
| 8jun39 | 19 | Utt-Da-Zay (The Tailor Song)
(Ram-Mills) [The Quintones, vocal] |
| 8jun39 | 20 | Chew-Chew-Chew (Your Bubble Gum)
(Ram-Webb-Fitzgerald) [The Quintones, vocal] |
| 8jun39 | 21 | Barney Goin' Easy (Bigard) |
| 8jun39 | 22 | Just Another Dream (Bigard) |