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 1-25 of 243 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-37527 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Make me love you | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-37528 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | If you can't hold the man you love (Don't cry when he's gone) | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-39370 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Creole love call | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-39371 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Blues I love to sing | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-40155 | 10-in. | 10/6/1927 | Black and tan fantasie | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-40156 | 10-in. | 10/6/1927 | Washington wabble | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-41244 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Harlem River quiver | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-41246 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Blue bubbles | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-48103 | 10-in. | 10/30/1928 | No papa no | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (take 1); with female vocal solo (take 2) | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-48373 | 10-in. | 2/18/1929 | Japanese dream | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-48374 | 10-in. | 2/18/1929 | Harlemania | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-55845 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | Mississippi | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-55846 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | The Duke steps out | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-55847 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | Haunted nights | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-55848 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | Swanee shuffles | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-59692 | 10-in. | 4/11/1930 | Double check stomp | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | PBVE-61011 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | Ring dem bells | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | PBVE-61012 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | Old man blues | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | PBVE-61013 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | Three little words | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Rhythm Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62194 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Sweet jazz o' mine | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62195 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Shout 'em, Aunt Tillie | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-67401 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Rockin' in rhythm | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-67799 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Keep a song in your soul | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-67800 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Sam and Delilah | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | CRC-68231 | 12-in. | 6/11/1931 | Creole rhapsody | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duke Ellington Orchestra," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.
Duke Ellington Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.
"Duke Ellington Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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
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