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A1 | Take The "A" TrainSoloist – Ray Nance, Rex StewartWritten-By – Strayhorn* |
A2 | A Portrait Of Bert WilliamsSoloist – Barney Bigard, Rex Stewart, Tricky Sam Nanton |
A3 | Main StemSoloist [Solos] – Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Ray Nance, Rex Stewart, Tricky Sam Nanton |
A4 | Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin'Soloist – Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Ray Nance, Tricky Sam*Written By – Ellington-StrayhornWritten-By – Strayhorn* |
A5 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)Soloist [Instrumental Solo Comments] – Johnny HodgesVocals – Ivy Anderson*Written By – Webster-EllingtonWritten-By – Webster* |
A6 | PerdidoSoloist – Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Ray Nance, Rex StewartWritten-By – Tizol* |
A7 | Blue SergeSoloist [Principal] – Ben Webster, Duke*, Tricky Sam*Written-By – M. Ellington* |
A8 | The Flaming SwordSoloist – Cootie Williams, Juan Tizol, Tricky Sam* |
B1 | In A MellotoneSoloist [Chief] – Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges |
B2 | Cotton TailSoloist – Ben Webster, Cootie Williams, Harry Carney |
B3 | I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I GotSoloist – Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Lawrence BrownVocals – Herb Jeffries |
B4 | Rumpus In RichmondSoloist – Barney Bigard, Cootie Williams, Joe Nanton |
B5 | All Too SoonSoloist – Ben Webster, Lawrence BrownWritten By – Sigman-EllingtonWritten-By – Sigman* |
B6 | Sepia PanoramaSoloist – Cootie Williams, Ellington*, Harry Carney, Jimmy Blanton |
B7 | Rocks In My BedBass – Jimmy BryantSoloist – Barney Bigard, Duke*, Johnny HodgesVocals – Ivy Anderson* |
B8 | What Am I Here For?Soloist – Ben Webster, Duke*, Rex Stewart, Tricky Sam* |
Notes
Tracks A1, A7 recorded February 15, 1941.Track A2 recorded May 28, 1940.
Track A3 recorded June 26, 1942.
Track A4 recorded June 5, 1941.
Track A5 recorded June 26, 1941. From the mus. prod. "Jump For Joy".
Track A6 recorded January 21, 1942.
Track A8 recorded October 17, 1940.
Track B1 recorded September 5, 1940.
Track B2 recorded May 4, 1940.
Track B3 recorded December 2, 1941.
Tracks B4, B5 recorded July 22, 1940.
Track B6 recorded July 24, 1940.
Track B7 recorded September 26, 1941. From the mus. prod. "Jump For Joy".
Track B8 recorded February 26, 1942.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: JKAP 4200
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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LPM-1364 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | In A Mellotone (LP, Comp, Mono) | RCA Victor | LPM-1364 | US | 1956 |
RA-5040 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | In A Mellotone (LP, Comp) | Victor | RA-5040 | Japan | Unknown |
LPM-1364 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | In A Mellotone (LP, Comp, RE, Mono) | RCA Victor | LPM-1364 | Scandinavia | Unknown |
LPM-1364 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | In A Mellotone (LP, Comp, Mono, Ind) | RCA Victor | LPM-1364 | US | 1956 |
LPM-1364, LPM 1364 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | In A Mellotone (LP, Comp, Mono) | RCA Victor, RCA Victor | LPM-1364, LPM 1364 | Canada | 1956 |