Album Details
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 |
Track Listings Disc 1
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Rent Party Blues
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Paducah
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Harlem Flat Blues
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Hot Feet
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Sloppy Joe
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Stevedore Stomp
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Cotton Club Stomp
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Arabian Lover
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Saratoga Swing
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Jungle Jamboree
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Snake Hip Dance
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Jazz Convulsions
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The Duke Steps Out
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Haunted Nights
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Lazy Duke
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Blues of the Vagabond
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When You're Smiling
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Maori
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Double Check Stomp
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Cotton Club Stomp
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Jungle Nights in Harlem
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Shout 'Em Aunt Tillie
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Ring dem Bells
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Old Man Blues
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Big House Blues
Track Listings Disc 2
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Rocky Mountain Blues
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Mood Indigo
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Rockin' in Rhythm
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Creole Rhapsody, Pt. 1
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Creole Rhapsody, Pt. 2
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The Mystery Song
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It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
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Jazz Cocktail
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Delta Bound
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Diga Diga Doo
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love
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Eerie Moan
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Merry-Go-Round
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Sophisticated Lady
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I've Got the World Upon a String
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Down a Carolina Lane
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Slippery Horn
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Drop Me off at Harlem
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Get Yourself a New Broom (And Sweep Those Blues Away)
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Bundle of Blues
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Stormy Weather
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Hyde Park
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Ain't Misbehavin'
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Jive Stomp
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In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Track Listings Disc 3
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Daybreak Express
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Solitude
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Troubled Waters
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Moonglow
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In a Sentimental Mood
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Merry Go Round [2nd Version]
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Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto)
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Echoes of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto)
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Kissin' My Baby Goodnight
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Oh Babe! Maybe Someday
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In a Jam
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I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
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Caravan
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All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
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Diminuendo in Blue
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Crescendo in Blue
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The Gal from Joe's
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I Let a Song Go out of My Heart
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Braggin' in Brass
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I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue (With the Sole of My Shoe)
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You Gave Me the Gate (And I'm Swingin')
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Rose of the Rio Grande
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When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
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A Gypsy Without a Song
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A Blues Serenade
Track Listings Disc 4
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Old King Dooji
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Pussy Willow
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Subtle Lament
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Smorgasbord and Schnapps
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Portrait of the Lion
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Solid Old Man
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Cotton Club Stomp
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Doin' the Voom Voom
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Way Low
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Serenade to Sweden
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In a Mizz
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I'm Checkin' out Goo'm Bye
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You Can Count on Me
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Bouncin' Bouyancy
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The Sergeant Was Shy
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Grievin' [First Version]
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Little Posey
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I've Never Felt This Way Before
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Grievin' [2nd Version]
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Tootin' Through the Root
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Weely (A Portrait of Billy Strayhorn)
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Killin' Myself
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Your Love Has Faded
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Country Girl
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Solitude
Additional Releases
| Year | Type | Label | Catalog # | | 2007 | CD | JSP | 936 |
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Other Editions
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Album Review
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
Credits
| 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 |
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