Frémeaux & Associés FA 5869 (2024)
CD 1:
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra
Cootie Williams, Wallace Jones (trompette), Rex Stewart (cornet), Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Lawrence Brown (trombone), Juan Tizol (trombone à pistons), Barney Bigard (clarinette, saxophone ténor), Otto Hardwick (saxophones alto et basse), Johnny Hodges (saxophones alto et soprano), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Harry Carney (saxophones baryton et alto, clarinette), Duke Ellington (piano, direction), Fred Guy (guitare), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie).
Chicago, 6 mars 1940.
1. Jack the Bear (Ellington) 3:16; Solistes: Blanton, Ellington, Bigard, Williams, Carney, Nanton.
2. Ko-Ko (Ellington) 2:41; Solistes: Tizol, Nanton, Ellington, Blanton.
3. Morning Glory (Ellington) 3:16; Soliste: Stewart.
Chicago, 15 mars 1940.
4. Conga Brava (Ellington-Tizol) 2:57; Solistes: Tizol, Bigard, Webster, Stewart.
5. Concerto for Cootie (Ellington) 3:19; Soliste: Williams.
Hollywood, 4 mai 1940.
6. Cotton Tail (Ellington) 3:10; Solistes: Williams, Webster, Carney, Ellington.
7. Never No Lament (Ellington) 3:18; Solistes: Ellington, Brown, Hodges, Williams.
Chicago, 28 mai 1940.
8. Dusk (Ellington) 3:17; Solistes: Ellington, Stewart, Brown.
9. Bojangles (A Portrait of Bill Robinson) (Ellington) 2:52; Solistes: Ellington, Blanton, Webster, Bigard.
10. A Portrait of Bert Williams (Ellington) 3:09; Solistes: Stewart, Bigard, Nanton.
11. Blue Goose (Ellington) 3:21; Solistes: Ellington, Hodges, Carney, Williams, Webster, Brown.
New York, 22 juillet 1940.
12. Harlem Air-Shaft (Ellington) 2:58; Solistes: Nanton, Williams, Bigard.
13. All Too Soon (Ellington) 3:30; Solistes: Ellington, Brown, Webster.
14. Rumpus in Richmond (Ellington) 2:46; Solistes: Williams, Brown, Bigard.
New York, 24 juillet 1940.
15. Sepia Panorama (Ellington) 3:22; Solistes: Blanton, Tizol, Williams, Carney, Webster.
Chicago, 5 septembre 1940.
16. In a Mellotone (Ellington) 3:17; Solistes: Ellington, Blanton, Williams, Hodges.
Chicago, 17 octobre 1940.
17. Warm Valley (Ellington) 3:22; Solistes: Ellington, Hodges, Stewart.
Chicago, 28 octobre 1940.
18. Across the Track Blues (Ellington) 2:59; Solistes: Ellington, Bigard, Stewart, Brown.
19. Chloë (Song of the Swamp) (Kahn-Moret) 3:25; Solistes: Nanton, Bigard, Brown, Blanton, Williams, Webster.
20. The Sidewalks of New York (Lawlor-Blake) 3:15; Bigard, Nanton, Webster, Carney.
Les mêmes; Ray Nance (trompette, violon) remplace Williams.
Hollywood, 15 février 1941.
21. Take the 'A' Train (Strayhorn) 2:55; Solistes: Ellington, Nance.
22. Blue Serge (M. Ellington) 3:21; Solistes: Stewart, Nanton, Ellington, Webster.
23. Jumpin' Punkins (M. Ellington) 3:33; Solistes: Ellington, Bigard, Carney, Greer.
CD 2:
(suite de la session)
1. John Hardy's Wife (M. Ellington) 3:30; Solistes: Ellington, Carney, Stewart, Brown.
2. After All (Strayhorn) 3:20; Billy Strayhorn (piano) remplace Ellington; Solistes: Brown, Hodges.
Les mêmes. Hollywood, 5 juin 1941.
3. Are You Stickin'? (Ellington) 3:01; Soliste: Bigard.
4. Just a-Settin' and a-Rockin' (Ellington-Strayhorn) 3:34; Solistes: Ellington, Blanton, Webster, Nance, Bigard, Nanton.
5. The Giddybug Gallop (Ellington) 3:31; Solistes: Nanton, Hodges, Bigard.
Les mêmes; Ivie Anderson (chant). Hollywood, 26 juin 1941.
6. Chocolate Shake (Ellington-Webster) 2:53; Solistes: Greer, Ellington, Carney, Nance, Anderson.
7. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Ellington-Strayhorn-Webster) 3:18; Solistes: Ellington, Hodges, Anderson.
Hollywood, 2 juillet 1941.
8. Clementine (Strayhorn) 2:58; Solistes: Ellington, Hodges, Stewart.
9. Jump for Joy (Ellington-Webster-Kuller) 2:54; Solistes: Nanton, Anderson, Hodges.
Hollywood, 26 septembre 1941.
10. Five O'Clock Drag (Ellington) 3:12; Solistes: Webster, Stewart.
11. Rocks in My Bed (Ellington-Strayhorn) 3:05; Solistes: Hodges, Bigard, Anderson.
12. Bli-Blip (Ellington-Kuller) 3:03; Solistes: Nance, Webster, Blanton.
Les mêmes; Junior Raglin (contrebasse) remplace Blanton. Hollywood, 2 décembre 1941.
13. Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) 2:53; Billy Strayhorn (piano) remplace Ellington; Solistes: Strayhorn, Webster, Tizol.
14. Raincheck (Strayhorn) 2:27; Billy Strayhorn (piano) remplace Ellington; Solistes: Tizol, Webster, Strayhorn, Nance.
15. I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got (Ellington) 3:14; Herb Jeffries (chant); Solistes: Ellington, Bigard, Brown, Webster, Carney, Jeffries.
Chicago, 21 janvier 1942.
16. Perdido (Tizol) 3:09; Solistes: Ellington, Carney, Nance, Stewart, Webster.
17. C Jam Blues (Ellington-Strayhorn) 2:39; Solistes: Ellington, Nance, Stewart, Webster, Nanton, Bigard.
18. Moon Mist (M. Ellington) 2:58; Solistes: Ellington, Nance, Hodges, Brown.
New York, 26 février 1942.
19. What Am I Here For? (Ellington) 3:25; Solistes: Nanton, Ellington, Stewart, Webster.
20. I Don't Mind (Strayhorn-Ellington) 2:49; Solistes: Ellington, Anderson, Nance, Carney, Brown.
21. Someone (Ellington) 3:09; Solistes: Hodges, Brown, Nance.
Hollywood, 26 juin 1942.
22. Main Stem (Ellington) 2:48; Solistes: Stewart, Hodges, Nance, Bigard, Nanton, Webster, Brown.
23. Johnny Come Lately (Strayhorn) 2:39; Billy Strayhorn (piano) remplace Ellington; Solistes: Strayhorn, Brown, Nanton.
Les mêmes; Chauncey Haughton (clarinette) remplace Bigard. Chicago, 28 juillet 1942.
24. Sentimental Lady (Ellington) 3:02; Solistes: Ellington, Hodges, Stewart.
CD 3:
Cootie Williams, Wallace Jones (trompette), Rex Stewart (cornet), Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Lawrence Brown (trombone), Juan Tizol (trombone à pistons), Barney Bigard (clarinette, saxophone ténor), Otto Hardwick (saxophones alto et basse), Johnny Hodges (saxophones alto et soprano), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Harry Carney (saxophones baryton et alto, clarinette), Duke Ellington (piano, direction), Fred Guy (guitare), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie), Herb Jeffries, Ivie Anderson (chant).
Chicago, 6 mars 1940.
1. You, You Darlin' (Scholl-Jerome) 3:20; Solistes: Ellington, Webster, Jeffries, Brown.
2. So Far, So Good (Lawrence-Mundy-White) 2:53; Solistes: Ellington, Anderson, Carney.
Chicago, 15 mars 1940.
3. Me and You (Ellington) 2:54; Solistes: Williams, Hodges, Anderson, Brown, Bigard.
New York, 22 juillet 1940.
4. At a Dixie Roadside Diner (Leslie-Burke) 2:48; Solistes: Ellington, Stewart, Bigard, Anderson, Carney.
New York, 24 juillet 1940.
5. My Greatest Mistake (Fulton-O'Brien) 3:25; Solistes: Carney, Webster, Brown.
Chicago, 5 septembre 1940.
6. There Shall Be No Night (Shelley-Silver) 3:10; Solistes: Ellington, Jones, Webster, Jeffries.
7. Five O'Clock Whistle (Gannon-Myrow-Irwin) 3:18; Solistes: Stewart, Carney, Hodges, Anderson.
Chicago, 17 octobre 1940.
8. The Flaming Sword (Ellington) 3:06; Solistes: Williams, Bigard, Tizol, Nanton.
Chicago, 28 octobre 1940.
9. I Never Felt This Way Before (Ellington-Dubin) 3:29; Solistes: Ellington, Webster, Tizol, Jones, Williams, Jeffries, Brown.
Chicago, 28 décembre 1940.
10. Flamingo (Grouya-Anderson) 3:24; Billy Strayhorn (piano) remplace Ellington; Solistes: Jeffries, Strayhorn, Brown, Hodges.
11. The Girl in My Dreams (Tries to Look Like You) (M. Ellington) 3:18; Solistes: Webster, Jeffries, Stewart.
Hollywood, 5 juin 1941.
12. Bakiff (Tizol) 3:23; Solistes: Tizol, Nance.
Hollywood, 2 juillet 1941.
13. The Brown-Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown) (Ellington-Webster) 3:08; Solistes: Jeffries, Carney.
14. Moon Over Cuba (Ellington-Tizol) 3:10; Solistes: Tizol, Hodges, Webster.
Hollywood, 2 décembre 1941.
15. What Good Would It Do? (Pepper-James) 2:45; Soliste: Jeffries.
Hollywood, 26 juin 1942.
16. My Little Brown Book (Strayhorn) 3:12; Solistes: Brown, Jeffries, Webster.
Les mêmes; Chauncey Haughton (clarinette) remplace Bigard. Chicago, 28 juillet 1942.
17. Hayfoot Strawfoot (Lenk-Drake-McGrane) 2:33; Solistes: Stewart, Ellington, Anderson, Webster.
18. A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship) (M. Ellington-Henderson) 2:53; Solistes: Nance, Hodges.
19. Sherman Shuffle (Ellington) 2:38; Solistes: Ellington, Brown, Haughton, Nance, Stewart.
Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse). Chicago, 1 octobre 1940.
20. Pitter Panther Patter (Ellington) 3:02
21. Body and Soul (Heyman-Sour-Eyton-Green) 3:10
22. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Mills-Parrish) 2:44
23. Mr. J.B. Blues (Ellington-Blanton) 3:05
CD 4:
Johnny Hodges & his Orchestra
Cootie Williams (trompette), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Johnny Hodges (saxophones soprano et alto), Harry Carney (saxophone baryton), Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie). Chicago, 2 novembre 1940.
1. Good Queen Bess (Hodges) 3:00
2. Day Dream (Strayhorn-Ellington-La Touche) 2:55
3. That's the Blues, Old Man (Hodges) 2:55
4. Junior Hop (Ellington) 3:07
Rex Stewart & his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (cornet), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Harry Carney (saxophones alto et baryton), Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie). Chicago, 2 novembre 1940.
5. Without a Song (Rose-Eliscu-Youmans) 2:45
6. My Sunday Gal (Ellington) 3:09
7. Mobile Bay (Stewart-Ellington) 3:06
8. Linger Awhile (Rose-Owens) 3:25
Barney Bigard & his Orchestra
Ray Nance (trompette), Juan Tizol (trombone à pistons), Barney Bigard (clarinette), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Harry Carney (saxophone baryton), Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie). Chicago, 11 novembre 1940.
9. Charlie the Chulo (Ellington) 3:04
10. Lament for Javanette (Bigard-Strayhorn) 2:51
11. A Lull at Dawn (Ellington) 3:28
12. Ready Eddy (Bigard) 3:12
Rex Stewart & his Orchestra
Rex Stewart (cornet), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Ben Webster (saxophone ténor), Harry Carney (saxophones baryton et alto), Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie). Hollywood, 3 juillet 1941.
13. Some Saturday (Stewart) 2:58
14. Subtle Slough (Ellington) 3:14
15. Menelik (The Lion of Judah) (Stewart) 3:18
16. Poor Bubber (Stewart) 3:20
Johnny Hodges & his Orchestra
Ray Nance (trompette), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Johnny Hodges (saxophone alto), Harry Carney (saxophone baryton), Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie). Hollywood, 3 juillet 1941.
17. Squaty Roo (Hodges) 2:24
18. Passion Flower (Strayhorn) 3:08
19. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (M. Ellington) 3:37
20. Goin' Out the Back Way (Hodges) 2:42
Barney Bigard & his Orchestra
Ray Nance (trompette), Juan Tizol (trombone à pistons), Barney Bigard (clarinette), Harry Carney (saxophone baryton), Duke Ellington (piano), Jimmy Blanton (contrebasse), Sonny Greer (batterie). Hollywood, 29 septembre 1941.
21. Brown Suede (Ellington) 3:07
22. Noir Bleu (Strayhorn) 3:16
23. 'C' Blues (Ellington) 2:54
24. June (Bigard) 3:16
Direction artistique, texte livret et discographie: Alain Pailler
Mastering, adaptation anglaise: Tony Baldwin
Conception collection: Patrick Frémeaux et Claude Colombini
Direction de collection: Augustin Bondoux
Photo de couverture: Duke Ellington © Collection Gilles Pétard
Médaillons: Portraits de: Jimmy Blanton © droits réservés, Billy Strayhorn et Ben Webster © William P. Gottlieb - Library of Congress
Photos livret: Collection X, droits réservés
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