Duke Ellington - The Duke Steps Out [ASV/Living Era]

Title: The Duke Steps Out [ASV/Living Era] Artist: Duke Ellington Release Date: 12/7/2004 Label: Living Era Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 743625557329 Genre: Jazz Styles: Big Band, Early Jazz 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: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
2. Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home)
3. Birmingham Breakdown
4. Creole Love Call
5. The Blues I Love to Sing
6. Black and Tan Fantasy
7. Washington Wobble
8. Take It Easy
9. Black Beauty
10. Jubilee Stomp
11. The Mooche
12. Hot and Bothered
13. Awful Sad
14. The Blues With a Feelin'
15. Misty Mornin'
16. Tiger Rag
17. Doin' the Voom Voom
18. Rent Party Blues
19. The Dicty Glide
20. Hot Feet
21. Stevedore Stomp
22. Cotton Club Stomp
23. Saratoga Swing
24. The Duke Steps Out

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Living Era 5573

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Duke Steps Out -- "Duke Ellington in the '20s" is a single-disc, 24-track overview of his earliest recordings with Decca during the Cotton Club era. Several Ellington standards are introduced including "Creole Love Call," "Black and Tan Fantasy," "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" and "The Mooche," along with the first glimpse of crucial Ellington orchestra members Johnny Hodges, Tricky Sam Nanton, Barney Bigard, Cootie Williams Harry Carney and Otto Hardwick. This collection serves as an enjoyable career overview alongside Living Era's companion set In the Forties. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adelaide Hall Soloist, Group Member, Vocals Arthur Whetsol Group Member, Trumpet, Soloist Baby Cox Soloist, Vocals, Group Member Barney Bigard Group Member, Soloist, Clarinet Bubber Miley Group Member, Trumpet, Soloist Charlie Crump Transfers Charlie Irvis Soloist, Group Member, Trombone Cootie Williams Group Member, Trumpet Duke Ellington Group Member, Piano, Soloist Edgar Sampson Group Member, Sax (Alto) Fred Guy Banjo, Group Member Freddy Jenkins Trumpet, Group Member Harry Carney Group Member, Soloist, Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone) Joe Tricky Sam Nanton Trombone Johnny Hodges Soloist, Sax (Alto), Group Member Juan Tizol Group Member, Trombone (Valve) Lonnie Johnson Soloist, Guitar, Group Member Louis Metcalf Trumpet, Group Member Mack Shaw Tuba, Group Member Martin Haskell Remastering, Restoration Otto Hardwick Sax (Soprano), Sax (Baritone), Soloist, Group Member, Sax (C-Melody), Sax (Alto) Ray Crick Compilation Rudy Jackson Clarinet, Group Member, Soloist Sam Nanton Soloist, Trombone, Group Member Sonny Greer Group Member, Drums Vic Bellerby Liner Notes, Linguist Wellman Braud Group Member, Soloist, Double Bass