| Notes: | "Compiled from The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: the complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973), 09026 63386-2"--Container.
Compact disc.
All compositions by Duke Ellington unless otherwise indicated.
Program notes by Joshua Sherman (10 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Executive producer, Steve Backer.
Duke Ellington and his orchestra: Duke Ellington, piano (all tracks), celeste (track 9) ; Bubber Miley, trumpet (tracks 1 and 2) ; Louis Metcalf, trumpet (track 2) ; Cootie Williams, trumpet (tracks 3-7, 15-18) ; Arthur Whetsel, trumpet (tracks 3-5) ; Freddy Jenkins, trumpet (tracks 3 and 4) ; Wallace Jones, trumpet (tracks 6 and 7) ; Ray Nance, trumpet (tracks 8-11 and 13), violin (tracks 11 and 13), vocals (track 13) ; Taft Jordan and Shelton Hemphill, trumpet (tracks 11, 13) ; William "Cat" Anderson, trumpet (tracks 11, 13, 15-18) ; Francis Williams and Harold "Shorty" Baker, trumpet (track 13) ; Herbie Jones, trumpet (tracks 15 and 17), and trumpet and flugelhorn (tracks 16 and 18) ; Mercer Ellington, trumpet (tracks 15-18) ; Louis Armstrong, vocals and solo trumpet (track 14) ; Rex Stewart, cornet (track 6, 8-10) ; Joe Nanton, trombone (tracks 1-6, 8-11 and 13) ; Lawrence Brown, trombone (tracks 5-11, 13, 15-18) ; Claude Jones, trombone (tracks 11 and 13) ; Wilbur De Paris, trombone (track 13) ; Buster Cooper, trombone (tracks 15-18) ; Quentin Jackson, trombone (track 15) ; Chuck Connors, trombone (tracks 15, 16 and 18), bass trombone (track 17) ; John Sanders, trombone (track 18) ; Juan Tizol, valve trombone (tracks 4-6, 8-10) ; Rudy Jackson (tracks 1 and 2) and Barney Bigard (tracks 3-6, 8-10), clarinet and tenor saxophone ; Otto Hardwick, clarinet and alto saxophone (track 1), alto and baritone saxophone (track 2), alto saxophone (tracks 6, 8-11) ; Harry Carney, clarinet and alto saxophone (track 1), soprano, alto and baritone saxophone (track 2), alto saxophone (tracks 3 and 4), baritone saxophone (tracks 5, 16-18) clarinet, alto and baritone saxophone (tracks 6, 8-10), alto and baritone saxophone (track 7), clarinet and baritone saxophone (tracks 11, 13, 15) ; Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone (tracks 3-5, 7, 11, 13-18), clarinet and alto saxophone (tracks 6, 8-10) ; Russell Procope, alto saxophone (tracks 13, 15-18) and clarinet (tracks 16 and 18) ; Ben Webster, tenor saxophone (tracks 6, 8-10) ; Al Sears, tenor saxophone (tracks 11 and 13) ; Don Byas, tenor saxophone (track 14) ; Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone (tracks 15-18) ; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet and tenor saxophone (tracks 11, 13, 16 and 18), clarinet (tracks 14, 17), clarinet and alto saxophone (track 15) ; Billy Strayhorn, piano (track 14) ; Fred Guy, banjo (tracks 1-5) and guitar (tracks 6, 8-11, 13) ; Remo Palmieri, guitar (track 14) ; Wellman Braud, bass (tracks 1-5) ; Jimmie Blanton, bass (tracks 6-9) ; Alvin "Junior" Raglin, bass (tracks 10, 11) ; Oscar Pettiford, bass (track 13) ; Chubby Jackson, bass (track 14) ; John Lamb, bass (tracks 15-17) ; Aaron Bell, bass (track 18) ; Sonny Greer, drums (tracks 1-11, 13 and 14) ; Louis Bellson, drums (track 15) ; Rufus Jones, drums (track 16) ; Sam Woodyard, drums (tracks 17 and 18) ; Ivie Anderson, vocals (track 9) ; Duke Ellington with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (track 12): Gerry Goff, Mickey Mangano, George Seaberg and Charlie Shavers (also track 14), trumpet ; Tommy Dorsey, Karl de Karske, Tex Satterwhite and Dick Noel, trombone ; Gus Bivona, clarinet and alto saxophone ; Sid Cooper, alto saxophone ; Babe Fresk and Vido Musso, tenor saxophone ; Bruce Benson, alto and baritone saxophone ; Duke Ellington, piano ; Bob Bain, guitar ; Sid Block, bass ; Buddy Rich, drums ; string section ; Sy Oliver, arranger ; Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra (track 2) ; Esquire All-American 1946 Award Winners (track 14).
Recorded in Camden, N.J., October 26, 1927 (track 1) ; New York City, December 19, 1927 (track 2) ; New York City, January 16, 1931 (track 3) ; New York City, February 3, 1932 (track 4) ; Hollywood, May 9, 1934 (track 5) ; Chicago, March 6, 1940 (track 6) ; Chicago, November 2, 1940 (track 7) ; Hollywood, February 15, 1940 (track 8) ; Hollywood, June 26, 1941 (track 9) ; Chicago, January 21, 1942 (track 10) ; New York City, December 11, 1944 (track 11) ; New York City, May 14, 1945 (track 12) ; Los Angeles, July 9, 1946 (track 13) ; New York City, January 10-11, 1946 (track 14) ; Fitth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City, December 26, 1965 (track 15) ; New York City, December 20, 1966 (track 16) ; New York City, May 10, 1966 (track 17) ; New York City, August 30, 1967 (track 18).
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