Duke Ellington - The Beginning, Vol. 1 (1926-1928) download free

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Immigration Blues Written-By – Duke Ellington
A2	The Creeper Written-By – Duke Ellington
A3	New Orleans Low Down Written-By – Duke Ellington
A4	Song Of The Cotton Field Written-By – Porter Grainger
A5	Birmingham Breakdown Written-By – Duke Ellington
A6	East St. Louis Toodle-oo Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington
A7	Black And Tan Fantasy Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington
B1	Red Hot Band Written-By – Dan Healy , Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
B2	Doin' The Frog Written-By – Dan Healy , Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
B3	Take It Easy Written-By – Duke Ellington
B4	Jubilee Stomp Written-By – Duke Ellington
B5	Black Beauty Written-By – Duke Ellington
B6	Yellow Dog Blues Written-By – W. C. Handy
B7	Tishomingo Blues Written-By – Spencer Williams

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B5)
• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: B6, B7)
• Banjo – Fred Guy
• Bass – Bass Edwards* (tracks: A1 to A7), Wellman Braud (tracks: B1 to B7)
• Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Barney Bigard (tracks: B3 to B7), Rudy Jackson (tracks: A1 to A7, B1, B2)
• Drums – Sonny Greer
• Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Supervised By – Milt Gabler
• Trombone – Joe Nanton
• Trumpet – Arthur Whetsol (tracks: B3 to B5), Bubber Miley (tracks: A1 to A7, B1, B2, B6, B7), Louis Metcalf

Notes

On labels: ® MCA Records. © 1980 MCA Records, Inc. MFD by MCA Records, Inc., 70 Universal Plazza, Universal City, Calif, 91608. All selections ASCAP except B7; BMI.
On rear sleeve: ® MCA Records. MCA Records, Inc., 100 Universal City Plazza, Universal City, California - U.S.A. - Printed in U.S.A. RIAA (logo).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BMI
• Barcode (Printed): 0 76732-1358-1
• Barcode (Scanned): 076732135815
• Matrix / Runout (Label both sides): MCA-1358
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix label side A, variant 1): MG 11128
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix label side B, variant 1): MG 11129
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A stamped, variant 1): 7 11128 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B stamped, variant 1): 7 11129 3
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix label side A, variant 2): 7-11128
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix label side B, variant 2): 7-11129
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A stamped, variant 2): 7 11128 3 2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B stamped, variant 2): 7 11129 2 2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DL 79224	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra	Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp)	Decca	DL 79224	US	1967
510011	Duke Ellington	1 - "The Beginning" (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records	510011	France	Unknown
MCA 2075	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records	MCA 2075	US	1980
SDL 932,701	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Volume One (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp)	Festival Records	SDL 932,701	New Zealand	1967
ORL 8510, (MCA 2075)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records, MCA Records	ORL 8510, (MCA 2075)	Italy	Unknown