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Duke Ellington

DUKE ELLINGTON COLLECTION, 1927-1988, #301

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Series 6: Sound Recordings, 1927-1974
(17.3 cu. ft.; 155 ShB)

Scope and Content

Series 6 contains cassette copies of Ellington and non-Elligton studio recordings, concert recordings,  radio and television interviews, Voice of America radio broadcasts, guest appearances on radio and television shows (e.g., Arthur Godfrey, Ed Sullivan, The Today Show), and audition tapes. The material documents Ellington's recording career between 1927 and 1974. But most of the recordings are from the period, 1955-1973. Included are tapes of major Ellington works, such as BLACK, BROWN AND BEIGE, HARLEM, and the SECOND SACRED CONCERT, as well as tapes of material not widely available commercially, such as THREE BLACK KINGS. In addition to the Ellington recordings, there are recordings by groups led by musicians associated with Ellington, but recorded under their own names, including Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Mercer Ellington, Oscar Pettiford, and Herb Jeffries. Series 6 is organized into four subseries. Subseries 6A: Radio and Television Interviews, 1940-1972; Subseries 6B: Concert Performances, 1943-1973; Subseries 6C: Studio Dates, 1927-1974 and Subseries 6D: Non-Ellington Recordings, 1941-1972.

These original disc recordings and audiotapes (reel-to-reel and cassette) have been duplicated for preservation and researcher copies have been created. Less than one quarter of the items in this series are commercially released recordings. The material is arranged sequentially by cassette RTC (Researcher Tape Collection) number. When cataloging is completed access will be possible by artist, song and album title, and performers featured on the recordings. The listing will be updated continually as "unknown" artists, titles, etc., are identified.

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1-2, Petite Waltz - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 301.231-.232
3-4, Bon Amour - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 301.233-.234
5-6, Comme Ci, Comme Ca - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 301.235-.236
7-8, Can Can Apache - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 301.237-.238
9-10, Paris Blues - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 301.239-.240
11-12, Speak To Me Of Love - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 301.241-.242
13-14, Premiered By Ellington - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 301.243-.244
15-16, Unidentified - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 301.245-.246

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1-16, Title Unknown - Artist Unknown, 301.715-.720

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