Duke Ellington - Vol. 2: 1929-1940: The Cotton Club To Sweden

Title: Vol. 2: 1929-1940: The Cotton Club To Sweden Artist: Duke Ellington Release Date: 9/25/2007 Label: JSP Duration: 298:56 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, Instrumental UPC: 788065903626 Genre: Jazz Styles: Big Band, Swing Moods: Atmospheric, Lively, Lush, Poignant, Sentimental, Sophisticated, Stately, Sweet, Intimate, Light, Playful, Romantic, Soothing, Swaggering, Boisterous, Dramatic, Elegant, Freewheeling, Fun, Humorous, Literate, Passionate, Rollicking, Smooth, Theatrical, Warm, Bright, Carefree, Cheerful, Exuberant, Gentle, Nocturnal, Rousing, Soft, Spooky, Stylish, Ambitious, Amiable/Good-Natured, Confident, Party/Celebratory, Refined/Mannered, Reserved, Laid-Back/Mellow, Sensual, Joyous Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 4

1. Rent Party Blues
2. Paducah
3. Harlem Flat Blues
4. Hot Feet
5. Sloppy Joe
6. Stevedore Stomp
7. Cotton Club Stomp
8. Arabian Lover
9. Saratoga Swing
10. Jungle Jamboree
11. Snake Hip Dance
12. Jazz Convulsions
13. The Duke Steps Out
14. Haunted Nights
15. Lazy Duke
16. Blues of the Vagabond
17. When You're Smiling
18. Maori
19. Double Check Stomp
20. Cotton Club Stomp
21. Jungle Nights in Harlem
22. Shout 'Em Aunt Tillie
23. Ring dem Bells
24. Old Man Blues
25. Big House Blues

1. Rocky Mountain Blues
2. Mood Indigo
3. Rockin' in Rhythm
4. Creole Rhapsody, Pt. 1
5. Creole Rhapsody, Pt. 2
6. The Mystery Song
7. It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
8. Jazz Cocktail
9. Delta Bound
10. Diga Diga Doo
11. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
12. Eerie Moan
13. Merry-Go-Round
14. Sophisticated Lady
15. I've Got the World Upon a String
16. Down a Carolina Lane
17. Slippery Horn
18. Drop Me off at Harlem
19. Get Yourself a New Broom (And Sweep Those Blues Away)
20. Bundle of Blues
21. Stormy Weather
22. Hyde Park
23. Ain't Misbehavin'
24. Jive Stomp
25. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree

1. Daybreak Express
2. Solitude
3. Troubled Waters
4. Moonglow
5. In a Sentimental Mood
6. Merry Go Round [2nd Version]
7. Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto)
8. Echoes of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto)
9. Kissin' My Baby Goodnight
10. Oh Babe! Maybe Someday
11. In a Jam
12. I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
13. Caravan
14. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
15. Diminuendo in Blue
16. Crescendo in Blue
17. The Gal from Joe's
18. I Let a Song Go out of My Heart
19. Braggin' in Brass
20. I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue (With the Sole of My Shoe)
21. You Gave Me the Gate (And I'm Swingin')
22. Rose of the Rio Grande
23. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
24. A Gypsy Without a Song
25. A Blues Serenade

1. Old King Dooji
2. Pussy Willow
3. Subtle Lament
4. Smorgasbord and Schnapps
5. Portrait of the Lion
6. Solid Old Man
7. Cotton Club Stomp
8. Doin' the Voom Voom
9. Way Low
10. Serenade to Sweden
11. In a Mizz
12. I'm Checkin' out Goo'm Bye
13. You Can Count on Me
14. Bouncin' Bouyancy
15. The Sergeant Was Shy
16. Grievin' [First Version]
17. Little Posey
18. I've Never Felt This Way Before
19. Grievin' [2nd Version]
20. Tootin' Through the Root
21. Weely (A Portrait of Billy Strayhorn)
22. Killin' Myself
23. Your Love Has Faded
24. Country Girl
25. Solitude

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD JSP 936

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The JSP label presents the second volume of vintage sides dating from Duke Ellington's early years as a bandleader. The heading "From the Cotton Club to Sweden" does not indicate a transatlantic tour, but simply reflects the producer's penchant for using song titles to concoct names for compilation sets (JSP's previous volume of Ellington, for example, was called "Mrs. Clinkscales to the Cotton Club"). This set, then, is named after the "Cotton Club Stomp" and the "Serenade to Sweden." Packed with 100 beautifully remastered selections recorded between March 1929 and February 1940, it forms a valuable bridge between the explosive brilliance of Duke's first five years of recording activity and the artistic triumphs of the Jimmy Blanton/Ben Webster band of the early '40s. During the '30s, Ellington blossomed as a composer as he wrote music specifically tailored for each of his star soloists. Singers heard on this collection are Ivie Anderson, Ethel Waters, the Mills Brothers, Irving Mills, and various members of the band. Having the essential Ellington records of the '30s in one box is a treat not to be missed. For quantity, quality, and remarkably low list price, you won't do better than this. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide

Name Credits Arthur Whetsol Trumpet, Vocals Barney Bigard Clarinet, Sax (Tenor) Ben Webster Sax (Tenor) Billy Strayhorn Arranger Billy Taylor Double Bass Brass Band Harp Brick Fleagle Arranger Charlie Barnet Chimes Cootie Williams Vocals, Trumpet Cornell Smelser Piano-Accordian, Accordion Donald Mills Vocals, Vocals, Group Duke Ellington Director, Piano, Arranger Ethel Waters Vocals Fred Avendorf Drums Fred Guy Guitar, Banjo Freddy Jenkins Taps, Trumpet, Vocals, Dance (Tap) Harold Baker Trumpet Harry Carney Double Bass, Soloist, Sax (Alto), Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Soprano), Clarinet, Sax (Baritone) Harry Mills Vocals, Group Hayes Alvis String Bass, Vocals, Double Bass Herbert Mills Group, Vocals Irving Mills Vocals, Spoken Word, Commentary Ivie Anderson Vocals Jimmy Blanton Double Bass, String Bass Joe Garland Sax (Tenor) Joe Tricky Sam Nanton Trombone John H.R. Mills Vocals, Group John Mills Vocals Johnny Hodges Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano) Juan Tizol Trombone (Valve), Trombone, Vocals Lawrence Brown Trombone Lawrence D. Brown Trombone Marshall Royal Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Mills Brothers Vocals Otto Hardwick Sax (Baritone), Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Rex Stewart Cornet, Vocals Sally-Ann Worsfold Annotation, Compilation Sonny Greer Vocals, Tambourine, Drums Wallace Jones Trumpet Wellman Braud Double Bass, String Bass