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thats ALL the info.....but exact date of show? Recorded specifically for this budget label or purchased from another source or what? i am very not not not familar w/ the duke discog. so i have no idea whats up w/ this....

songs::

1-

jam a ditty

the beautiful indians part 1

the beautiful indians part 2

flippant flurry

2-

overture to a jam session part 1

overture to a jam session part 2

golden feather

diminuendo in blue

ok besides the last song, are these even duke songs?!?!? jam a ditty? wtf?

Posted

thats ALL the info.....but exact date of show? Recorded specifically for this budget label or purchased from another source or what? i am very not not not familar w/ the duke discog. so i have no idea whats up w/ this....

songs::

1-

jam a ditty

the beautiful indians part 1

the beautiful indians part 2

flippant flurry

2-

overture to a jam session part 1

overture to a jam session part 2

golden feather

diminuendo in blue

ok besides the last song, are these even duke songs?!?!? jam a ditty? wtf?

These are all recorded for Musicraft, 1946. This material has been reissued on a wide number of cheapy labels over the years.

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According to the track listing, this was probably culled from the December 5 & the December 11, 1946 Musicraft sessions:

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December 5, 1946. New York.

Musicraft recording session at WOR Longacre Theatre.

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Shorty Baker, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, Francis Williams, t; Lawrence Brown, Wilbur DeParis, tb; Claude Jones, vtb; Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Johnny Hodges, as; Russell Procope, cl, as; Al Sears, ts; Harry Carney, cl, bs; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sonny Greer, d.

Musicraft C46-47:5&8

HGLL:8-9 THE BEAUTIFUL INDIANS

5817-1 Musicraft 464 C46-47:5

HGLL:8 Hiawatha [The Beautiful Indians]

5818-3 Musicraft 465 C46-47:6

HGLL:6 Flippant Flurry

5823-1 Musicraft 465 C46-47:7

HGLL:4 The Golden Feather

5824-3 Musicraft 464 C46-47:8

HGLL:9 Minnehaha [The Beautiful Indians]

Kay Davis, vocal

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December 11, 1946. New York.

Musicraft recording session at WOR Longacre Theatre.

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Shorty Baker, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, Francis Williams, t; Lawrence Brown, Wilbur DeParis, tb; Claude Jones, vtb; Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Johnny Hodges, as; Russell Procope, cl, as; Al Sears, ts; Harry Carney, cl, bs; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sonny Greer, d.

5845-3 Musicraft 463 C46-47:9

HGLL:12 Overture To A Jam Session [Part 1]

5846-3 Musicraft 463 C46-47:10

HGLL:12 Overture To A Jam Session [Part 2]

5847-1 Musicraft 466 C46-47:11

HGLL:1 Jam-A-Ditty (Concerto For Four Jazz Horns)

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