The Small Group Sessions are indicated as follows:
BB=Barney Bigard Co=Coronets CW=Cootie Williams DE=Duke Ellington
GS=Gotham Stompers JH=Johnny Hodges RS=Rex Stewart SG=Sonny Greer
Titles in {brackets} are not currently accepted by
discographers as genuine Ellington recordings, but have appeared on Ellington
albums or in old discographies.
| Date | Title Composer Vocalist | Matrix | Original Release | CD |
La De Doody Doo [Duke Ellington-Eddie Lambert-Stephen Richards] | ||||
| 20jun38 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
M847-2 | Brunswick 8174 | C38v2:13 |
| 1mar63 | [Alice Babs, vocal] |
-4 | Reprise RS-5024 | |
La Scala, She Too Pretty To Be Blue [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 21feb63 | 2437 | Reprise R-6097 | RSR:3/10 | |
The Laborers [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| oct34 | Paramount | DEIHdvd:8 BJ&B | ||
Lady [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 11jul67 | -6 | Saja 91232-2 | PC:8/16 | |
Lady In Blue [Duke Ellington/Irving Mills] | ||||
| 20mar39 | WM999-1 | Columbia 35291 | C39:1 | |
| 20mar39 | WM999 | Up-to-Date 2002 | AT7:12 SB:20 | |
The Lady In Red [Allie Wrubel/Mort Dixon] | ||||
| 31mar58 | CO60707-9 | Columbia CL-1282 | BM:8 | |
Lady Mac [Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn] | ||||
| 24apr57 | CO57723-4 | Columbia CL-1033 | SST:4 | |
Lady Of The Lavender Mist [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 7aug47 | Dems 58 | Ciros:18 | ||
| 14aug47 | HCO2532-1 | Columbia 38235 | C46-47:19 CoCo:1/2 EsCo:2/2 | |
| 14aug47 | HCO2532-2 | Up-to-Date 2002 | AT9:14 | |
| 13nov48 | VJC 1024-2 | CH4811:1/2 | ||
| 10dec48 | Cornell1:2 | |||
THE LADY REFUSES [film] RKO, 1931. | ||||
| early aug30 | Roan AED-2027 | *** | ||
The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed [Harry Warren/Al Dubin] | ||||
| 22apr37 | M417-1 | Master 124 | C37:14 | |
The Lake [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 11may70 | PP:12 | |||
| 25may70 | -21 | LMR CD-83004 | PC:5/2.5 | |
Lambeth Walk [Noel Gay/Douglas Furber] | ||||
| 9aug38 | M883-1 | Brunswick 8204 | C38v3:6 | |
Lament For Javanette [Billy Strayhorn-Barney Bigard] | ||||
| 11nov40 | 053622 | RCA FXM1-7133 | AT8:13 RCA:10/19 | |
| 11nov40 | 053622-1 | Bluebird B-11098 | C40-41:2 RCA:10/20 SG3:1/10 | |
Lament For Lost Love [Duke Ellington-Barney Bigard/Irving Mills] | ||||
| 29apr37 | M433-1 | Blu-Disc 1003 | AT5:20 SGS:2/11 SB:6 | |
| 29apr37 | M433-2 | Variety 564 | C37:16 SG1:1/20 SGS:2/10 | |
Last Time Around [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 28dec66 | -3 | Saja 91232-2 | PC:8/7 | |
The Last Time I Saw You [Marjorie Goetschius/Edna Osser] | ||||
| 28oct45 | AFRS ONS-786 | Dets6:1/22 | ||
Later [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 9jun51 | Dooji2:13 | |||
| 11dec51 | CO47269-1 | Columbia CL-830 | C51:13b Uptown:7 | |
Later Tonight [Nacio Herb Brown/Leo Robin] | ||||
| 28aug43 | Queen Disc Q-071 | *** | ||
THE LATIN AMERICAN SUITE [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 28sep68 | A Vision AMLY-8029 | Mexico:4 | ||
| 5nov68+7jan70 | Fantasy F-8419 | LAS:1-7 | ||
Latin American Sunshine [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 5nov68 | Fantasy F-8419 | LAS:6 | ||
Laugh, Clown, Laugh [Ted Fiorito/Samuel M. Lewis-Joseph Young] | ||||
| 20mar58 | CO60574-13 | Columbia CL-1282 | BM:12 | |
Launching Pad [Duke Ellington-Clark Terry] | ||||
| 8sep59 | CO63508 | Columbia CL-1400 | FS:10 | |
Laura [David Raskin/Johnny Mercer] | ||||
| 26may45 | Dets 7 | Dets4:2/15 | ||
| 26sep45 | Dets10:1/19 | |||
| 7-8feb56 | Bethlehem BCP-6005 | DEP:2 | ||
| 22jul60 | Koala AW-14117 | HSD:10 | ||
Lay-By [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 24sep60 | Status | Monterey:1/8d | ||
| 10oct60 | RHCO46800 | Columbia CL-1597 | 3Suites:18 | |
| 1feb63 | Atlantic SD2-304 | GPC:1/12 | ||
Laying On Mellow [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 29aug69 | Pablo 2310-815 | Intimate:6 | ||
| 26nov69 | Solid State SS-19000 | 70th:1/9 EC:1/9 | ||
The Lazy Duke [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 20nov29 | W403286-B | Okeh 8760 | M8:20 C29-30:18 | |
Lazy Man's Shuffle [Rex Stewart] | ||||
| 16dec36 | B4370-A | CBS M-52628 | AT5:1 SGS:1/7 | |
| 16dec36 | B4370-B | Variety 517 | C36-37:12 SG1:1/6 SGS:1/8 | |
Lazy Rhapsody [Duke Ellington/Mitchell Parish] | ||||
| 2feb32 | [Cootie Williams, vocal] |
B11205-A | Brunswick 6288 | C31-32:10 |
| 2feb32 | [Cootie Williams, vocal] |
B11205-B | Columbia 35834 | AT3:3 |
Lele [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 11jul67 | -7 | Saja 91232-2 | PC:8/14 | |
Lena [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 20sep61 | RHCO70348-1 | Columbia FC-38028 | Girl:7 | |
A Lesson In C [Duke Ellington/Henry Nemo-Irving Mills] | ||||
| 4apr38 | [Jerry Kruger, vocal] |
M801-1 | Vocalion 4086 | C38:22 SG2:1/5 SGS:4/10 |
Let The Zoomers Drool [Duke Ellington-Johnny Hodges] | ||||
| 3jan45 | Circle CLP-107 | WldTrans:4/14 | ||
| 3jan45 | Circle CLP-107 | WldTrans:4/15 | ||
| 16jun45 | Dets 10 | Dets6:1/15 | ||
| 21jul45 | Dets 15 | Dets8:2/15 | ||
| 25aug45 | Dets 20 | Dets11:1/20 | ||
| 7oct45 | AFRS ONS-764 AFRS ONS-800 Joyce LP 1071 |
Dets5:2/4 | ||
Let's Get Together [Chick Webb] | ||||
| 29nov62 | 3221 | Atlantic SD-1665 | RSR:1/2 RBBE:6 | |
Let's Do It [Cole Porter] | ||||
| 8feb66 | [Ella Fitzgerald, vocal] |
Pablo 2308-242 | Stockholm:7 | |
| 27jul66 | [Ella Fitzgerald, vocal] |
Verve | Cote:2/9 | |
| 28jul66 | [Ella Fitzgerald, vocal] |
Verve | Cote:5/6 | |
| 29jul66 | [Ella Fitzgerald, vocal] |
Verve | Cote:6/16 | |
| 1jul67 | Pablo | GJC:3/9 | ||
Let's Fall In Love [Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler] | ||||
| 14aug58 | 25001-5 | Verve MGV-8345 | SBS:6 | |
Let's Go Blues [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 30dec47 | CO119017 | Columbia KG-33341 | C47-48:17 CoCo:3/1 | |
Let's Go Fly A Kite [Richard M. Sherman-Robert B. Sherman] | ||||
| 6-9sep64 | 2952 | Reprise R-6141 | RSR:5/4 | |
Let's Have A Jubilee [traditional/A. Hill-Irving Mills] | ||||
| 9jan35 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
C885-3 | For Discriminate Collectors 1003 | C35-36:1 |
THE LIBERIAN SUITE [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 24dec47 | Columbia CL-6073 | C47-48:8-13 LS:1-6 | ||
| 27dec47 | Prestige P-24075 | CH4712:2/1-6 | ||
The Life I Lead [Richard M. Sherman-Robert B. Sherman] | ||||
| 6-9sep64 | 2957 | Reprise R-6141 | RSR:5/11 | |
Light [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 23jan43 | Prestige P-3400 | CH4301:1/13c | ||
| 19dec44 | Prestige P-24073 | CH4412:2/4b | ||
| 17jan45 | AFRS ONS-487 | Dooji4:7 | ||
| 2jun45 | Dets 8 | Dets5:1/13 | ||
| 18aug45 | Dets 19 | Dets10:2/7b | ||
| 4feb58 | RHCO40627-1 | BB&B58:11 | ||
| 12feb58 | RHCO40649-6 | Columbia CL-1162 | BB&B58:3 | |
| 20aug63 | Contact CM-1 | MyPe:4 | ||
| 30jan65 | RTE 710434 | Eur1:1/8c | ||
| 4mar65 | -3 | Saja 91234-2 | PC:10/3 | |
Lightnin' [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 21sep32 | B12344-A | Brunswick 6404 | C32-33:12 | |
| 21sep32 | B12344-B | Columbia 35835 | AT3:13 | |
| 23may33 | Max MLP-1001 | DEIHdvd:19a | ||
| 23may33 | Max MLP-1001 | DEIHdvd:19e | ||
Lightning Bugs And Frogs [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 25feb59 | CO62259 | Pablo 2310-762 | TES:2 | |
Like A Ship In The Night [W. Hudson/K. Cooper] | ||||
| 27feb39 | [Jean Eldridge, vocal] |
M974-1 | Vocalion 4710 | C38-39:9 SG2:2/11 SGS:5/20 |
Like Late [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 25jul62 | -6 | LMR CD-83002 | PC:3/7 | |
Li'l Farina [A. Mier/H.G. Smith] | ||||
| 21jun26 | X191-? | Gennett 3342 | M1:16 C24-27:10 | |
Lily Belle [Irving Taylor-Dave Franklin] | ||||
| 24sep45 | Dets13:1/19 | |||
| 6oct45 | Dets 25 | Dets13:2/11 | ||
| 18oct45 | Dets11:2/20 | |||
Limbo Jazz [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 18aug62 | [Sam Woodyard, vocal] |
11049 | Impulse A-26 | Hawkins:1 |
| 22feb63 | 3523-1 | Atlantic SD-1688 | RSR:2/17 | |
Limehouse Blues [Philip Braham/Douglas Furber] | ||||
| 16jun31 | BRC68237-1 | Victor 22743 | C31-32:4 RCA:6/1 | |
| 13nov48 | VJC 1024-2 | CH4811:2/14 | ||
| 10dec48 | Cornell2:12 | |||
Linger Awhile [Vincent Rose/Harry Owens] | ||||
| 2nov40 | 053610-1 | "X" LX-3001 | AT8:10 RCA:10/14 | |
| 2nov40 | 053610-2 | Bluebird B-11057 | C40v2:21 RCA:10/15 SG3:1/8 | |
Little Johns Tune [Jimmy Hamilton] | ||||
| 27mar59 | Fresh Sound | DJSpecial:3 | ||
A Little Max (Parfait) [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 17sep62 | -6 | BlueNote BT-85129 | MJ:9 | |
| 17sep62 | -14 | BlueNote CDP7-46398-2 | MJ:14 | |
Little Posey (A Portrait Of Freddy Jenkins) [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 14oct39 | WM1091-A | Columbia 35291 | C39v2:16 EsCo:1/23 | |
| 9jan40 | Collector's Classic 16 | Boston:13 | ||
| 26sep40 | Natasha 4016 | SRIE:15 | ||
Little Purple Flower [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 10mar67 | PP:7b | |||
| 4apr67 | -6 | Storyville | Jaywalker:13 | |
| 26jan68 | Fantasy F-9433 | Yale:1 | ||
Live And Love Tonight [Arthur Johnston/Sam Coslow] | ||||
| 12apr34 | BS79157-2 | Victor 24617 | C33-35:13 RCA:7/13 VDisc:2/5 | |
Liza (All The Clouds Roll Away) [George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin-Gus Kahn] | ||||
| 9apr53 | 11408-10 | Capitol H-440 | C53:3 CCR:1/17 | |
| 30apr53 | Stardust 203 | HBD:1/5 | ||
| 29apr54 | Jazz Guild 1004 | JB1:10 | ||
Loco Madi [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 5oct72 | Pablo 2310-762 | TES:15 | ||
A Lonely Co- Ed [Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn-Edgar Leslie] | ||||
| 12jun39 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
WM1040-A | Columbia 35240 | C39v2:3 |
The Lonely Ones [Duke Ellington/Don George] | ||||
| 26sep58 | [Johnny Ray, vocal] |
CO61514 | CBS 26306 | 56/62v3:B3 |
| 13sep62 | [Milt Grayson, vocal] |
-3 | LMR CD-83002 | PC:3/11 |
Lonesome Lullaby [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 7-8feb56 | Bethlehem BCP-60 | HS:11 | ||
Long Long Journey [Leonard Feather] | ||||
| 10jan46 | [Louis Armstrong, vocal] |
Victor 40-4001 | RCA:17/1 | |
Long, Strong And Consecutive [Duke Ellington/Mack David] | ||||
| 26nov45 | [Joya Sherrill, vocal] |
D5VB950-1 | RCA LPV-553 | C45-46:8 RCA:15/21 BB&B:2/18 |
| 28nov45 | [Joya Sherrill, vocal] |
Dets9:2/3 | ||
Long Time Blues [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 3jan56 | 56136-1 | LMR CD-83000 | PC:1/15 | |
Look What I've Got For You [Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin] | ||||
| 17may55 | [Jimmy Grissom, vocal] |
14096-4 | Up-to-Date 2009 | CCR:5/7 |
Looking For My Man [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 3feb71 | [Nell Brookshire, vocal] |
Storyville 1018402 | NYNY:12 | |
Looking Glass [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 18jul66 | Fantasy F-9462 | Pianist:3 | ||
The Lord's Prayer [#1] [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 16sep65 | [Esther Merrill, vocal] |
Status DSTS-1015 | Grace:8 | |
| 16sep65 | [Tony Watkins, vocal] |
Status DSTS-1015 | Grace:11 | |
| 26dec65 | [Ester Marrow, vocal] |
RCA LPM-3582 | RCA:18/4 | |
The Lord's Prayer [#2] [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 24oct73 | RCA APL1-0785 | RCA:20/5a | ||
Lost In Loveliness [Sigmund Romberg/Leo Robin] | ||||
| 1jun60 | [Milt Grayson, vocal] |
RHCO46670 | CBS 26306 | 56/62v3:B4 |
Lost In Meditation [Duke Ellington-Juan Tizol-Lou Singer/Irving Mills] | ||||
| 19jan38 | M726-1 | CBS 88220 | AT6:17 SGS:3/26 | |
| 19jan38 | M726-2 | Vocalion 3960 | C38:6 SG1:2/19 SGS:3/25 | |
| 2feb38 | M752-1 | Brunswick 8083 | C38:11 | |
| 5may38 | Jazz Panorama LP-14 | *** | ||
| 15may38 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
Jazz Archives 13 | CC2:11 CCBF:2/19 | |
| 22may38 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
Jazz Panorama LP-14 Max MLP-1002 |
pending | |
| 22jun38 | [Mary McHugh, vocal] |
M855-1 | Raretone RTE-23005 | AT7:3 SGS:4/19 SB:17 |
| 22jun38 | [Mary McHugh, vocal] |
M855-2 | Vocalion 4242 | C38v2:17 SG2:1/12 SGS:4/18 |
| 25jun57 | [Ella Fitzgerald, vocal] |
21039-4 | Verve MGV-4008-2 | EFSB:1/10 |
Lost In The Night [Richard Maltby] | ||||
| 27mar59 | Fresh Sound | DJSpecial:2 | ||
Lost In Two Flats [Billy Strayhorn] | ||||
| 22nov39 | WM1118-A | Vocalion 5422 | C39-40:7 SGS:7/15 | |
Lots O' Fingers [Duke Ellington-Harold Pottio] | ||||
| 9feb32 | 71836-2 71837-1 | Victor L-16007 | C31-32:14b RCA:6/8b SRIE:5 SDT:5 | |
| 17may32 | B11851-A | Brunswick 6355 | C32-33:4 | |
Lotus Blossom [Billy Strayhorn] | ||||
| 2mar61 | CBS 88654 | PIF:12 EsCo:3/17 | ||
| 23jan67 | INTDEdvd:2/2 | |||
| 30aug67 | UPA1-8539 | RCA LPM-3906 | RCA:24/2 Bill:12 SDT:9 | |
| 1sep67 | UPA1-8539 | Bluebird 6287-2-RB | RCA:24/3 Bill:19 | |
| 24oct71 | United Artists UXS-92 | ENG:2/6 | ||
| 10apr72 | Impulse IMPD-173 | Whitney:10 | ||
Louisiana [J.C. Johnson/Bob Schaefer-Andy Razaf] | ||||
| 17oct28 | E28360-A | Brunswick 4110 | M4:22 C28:18 | |
Love And I [June Sillman/Irvin Graham-Baldwin Bergersen] | ||||
| 15jan41 | Standard 132 | StdTrans:1/4 | ||
Love In Swingtime [Eddie J. Lambert-Stephen Richards/Irving Mills] | ||||
| 1aug38 | [Leon LaFell, vocal] |
M873-1 | Vocalion 4335 | C38v2:19 SG2:1/14 SGS:4/21 |
| 4aug38 | [Scat Powell, vocal] |
M881-1 | Brunswick 8200 | C38v3:4 |
Love Is Just Around The Corner [Lewis E. Gensler/Leo Robin] | ||||
| 1feb71 | Pablo 2310-815 | Workshop:4 | ||
Love Is Like A Cigarette [Walter Kent/Richard Jerome] | ||||
| 28feb36 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
B18738-1 | Brunswick 7627 | C36-37:1 |
Love Letters [Victor Young/Eddie Heyman] | ||||
| 7oct45 | AFRS MC-131 Joyce LP 1071 |
Dets2:2/19 | ||
Love Like This Can't Last [Billy Strayhorn] | ||||
| 16feb41 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
Moon Records MCD-084-2 | *** | |
| 20feb41 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
100:16 | ||
| 17sep41 | [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
Standard 169 | StdTrans:1/13 | |
Love Scene [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 14apr65 | -2 | Saja 91232-2 | PC:8/11 | |
| 28jul65 | RCA LM-2857 | RCA:22/20 L&R:2/19 | ||
| 28jul65 | L&R:2/23 | |||
| 28jul65 | L&R:2/24 | |||
| 28apr71 | [Tony Watkins, vocal] |
Storyville STCD-8323 | TBS:15 | |
Love To Hear My Baby Call My Name [Jimmy Rushing] | ||||
| 9sep58 | [Jimmy Rushing, vocal] |
Columbia C-32471 | JPL:5c | |
Love You Madly [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 20nov50 | [Yvonne Lanauze, vocal] |
CO44663-1 | Columbia 39110 | C50:12 CoCo:3/12 Vocalists:11 |
| 6jun51 | [Norma Oldham, vocal] |
Dooji2:4 | ||
| feb57 | LMR CD-83000 | PC:1/12 | ||
| 2mar61 | [Milt Grayson, vocal] |
RHCO70038 | CBS 26306 | 56/62v3:B9 |
| 7nov71 | [Nell Brookshire, vocal] |
TIVOLIdvd:2/12i | ||
| 7nov71 | [Nell Brookshire, vocal] |
TIVOLIdvd:1/11h | ||
| 8jan73 | Pablo 2310-703 | Big4:5 LastJamdvd:8 | ||
Loveless Love [W.C. Handy] | ||||
| 20feb59 | 22732-5 | Verve MGV-8317 | BTB:6 | |
Lover Come Back To Me [Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein] | ||||
| 13nov48 | [Al Hibbler, vocal] |
VJC 1024-2 | CH4811:2/10 | |
| 10dec48 | Cornell2:9 | |||
Lover Man [James Edward Davis/Ram Ramirez-Jimmy Sherman] | ||||
| 17jan45 | [Billie Holiday, vocal] |
BH14:17 | ||
| 26aug46 | [Marion Cox, vocal] |
D6VB2115-1 | Victor LEJ4 | AT9:9 RCA:16/11 |
| 26aug46 | [Marion Cox, vocal] |
D6VB2115-2 | RCA PM-42415 | C46:3 RCA:16/12 BB&B:3/9 |
| 10dec48 | [Kay Davis, vocal] |
Cornell1:13 | ||
| 24-25feb63 | [Bea Benjamin, vocal] |
Enja 9309 | MoP:11 | |
| 8feb66 | [Ella Fitzgerald, vocal] |
Pablo 2308-242 | Stockholm:8 | |
| 13may71 | Storyville STCD-8323 | TBS:16 | ||
Low Key Lightly [Duke Ellington] see also Haupe | ||||
| 2jun59 | RZSP46265-8 | Columbia CL-1360 | AM:5 | |
| early jun59 | -79 | Columbia CL-1360 | AM:5 | |
Lucky Numbers Blues [Morris Eisenberg-Robert W. Phipps] | ||||
| 14oct26 | [Alberta Jones, vocal] |
X323-? | Gennett 3403 | M1:18 |
A Lull At Dawn [Duke Ellington] | ||||
| 11nov40 | 053623 | RCA FXM1-7133 | AT8:14 | |
| 11nov40 | 053623 | RCA FXM1-7133 | AT8:15 RCA:10/21 | |
| 11nov40 | 053623-1 | RCA FXM1-7133 | C40-41:3 RCA:10/22 RCA:10/23 SG3:1/11 | |
Lullaby For Dreamers [Dick Vance] | ||||
| 27mar59 | Fresh Sound | DJSpecial:8 | ||
Lullaby Of Birdland [George Shearing/George David Weiss] | ||||
| 20nov52 | Birdland:5b | |||
| 20nov52 | Birdland:7 | |||
| 24nov52 | Birdland:20 | |||
| 30apr53 | Stardust 203 | HBD:1/1 | ||
| 24apr58 | CO60902-7 | CBS 88653 | 56/62v1:D3 | |
| 20jun60 | RHCO46676-4 | CBS 88654 | PIB:13 56/62v2:A6 | |
| 20jun60 | RHCO46676-5 | CBS 88654 | PIB:10 56/62v2:B1 | |
Lush Life [Billy Strayhorn] | ||||
| 13nov48 | [Kay Davis, vocal] |
VJC 1024-2 | CH4811:2/1 | |
| 24jun57 | [Ella Fitzgerald, vocal] |
21035 | Verve | EFSB:2/11 |
| 14jan64 | [Billy Strayhorn, vocal] |
BSE:14 | ||
last update: 24jul08