Duke Ellington Orchestra

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1927, Died Ceased 1938

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

Notes: Sometimes listed as "Mills' Ten Black Berries" or Mills' Ten Blackberries" (referring to band manager Irving Mills).

See Also: Cotton Club Orchestra

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 243 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia HCO2531 10-in. 8/14/1947 Hy' a Sue Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia CO38371 10-in. 11/10/1947 Stomp look and listen Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia CO38372 10-in. 11/10/1947 Air conditioned jungle Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Jimmy Hamilton Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia CO38671 10-in. 12/30/1947 The clothed woman Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Duke Ellington Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia CO45830 10-in. 5/24/1951 The eighth veil Cat Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia CO45831 10-in. approximately 5/24/1951 Brown Betty Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W81775 10-in. 11/3/1927 What can a poor fellow do? Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W81776 10-in. 11/3/1927 Black and tan fantasy Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W81777 10-in. 11/3/1927 Chicago stomp down The Chicago Footwarmers [Duke Ellington Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo Musical group  
OKeh W400030 10-in. 1/19/1928 Take it easy Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W400031 10-in. 1/19/1928 Jubilee stomp Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W400032 10-in. 1/19/1928 Harlem twist Lonnie Johnson's Harlem Footwarmers Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W400859 10-in. 7/10/1928 Diga diga doo Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
OKeh W400860 10-in. 7/10/1928 Doin' the new low down Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
OKeh W401174 10-in. 10/1/1928 Since you went away Baby Cox ; Palmer Brothers Trio Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W401175 10-in. 10/1/1928 The mooche Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo Musical group  
OKeh W401176 10-in. 10/1/1928 Move over Lonnie Johnson's Harlem Footwarmers Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W401177 10-in. 10/1/1928 Hot and bothered Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo Musical group  
OKeh W401350 10-in. 11/20/1928 The blues with a feelin' Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W401351 10-in. 11/20/1928 Goin' to town Chicago Footwarmers Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W401352 10-in. 11/20/1928 Misty mornin' Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W402551 10-in. 8/2/1929 Jungle jamboree Harlem Footwarmers Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W402552 10-in. 8/2/1929 Six or seven times Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W402553 10-in. 8/2/1929 Snake hip dance Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W403286 10-in. 11/20/1929 Lazy Duke Harlem Footwarmers Jazz/dance band Musical group  
(Results 151-175 of 243 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duke Ellington Orchestra," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.

Duke Ellington Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.

"Duke Ellington Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405

External Sources

Discogs: Duke Ellington Orchestra

Allmusic: Duke Ellington Orchestra

IMDb: Duke Ellington Orchestra

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Duke Ellington Orchestra - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83194278

Wikidata: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1264385

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121013046

MusicBrainz: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c01557ad-d41e-4316-a285-605769e2ab3b

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/584812

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