Notes: | "The 1932 band in true stereo and on the the road with the great 1940 band"--Container. Program notes (4 p. : ill.) laid in container. Duke Ellington and his orchestra (1931 and 1940) : Duke Ellington, piano, arranger and leader ;Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton, trombone ; Juan Tizol, valve trombone, arranger ; Freddy "Posey" Jenkins, Charles "Cootie" Williams, Arthur "Chief" Whetsol, trumpet ; Rex Stewart, cornet ; Barney Bigard, clarinet and tenor sax ; Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney, alto and baritone sax ; Johnny Hodges, alto and soprano sax; ; Freddy Guy, banjo and guitar ; Wellman Braud and Jimmy Blanton, bass ; William "Sonny" Greer, drums, vocals; Ivie Anderson, vocals (work 5). Recorded Feb. 1932 in New York, and July-Sept. 1940 on tour.
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