Duke Ellington’s Orchestra – The Fabulous Forties Volume 2 1944/47 – Mint- Lp Record Import Denmark Mono Original Vinyl – Jazz Shuga Records

Duke Ellington’s Orchestra – The Fabulous Forties Volume 2 1944/47
Label:
Rarities ‎– 59
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country:
Denmark
Released:
 
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Swing, Big Band
Tracklist
A1     C Jam Blues    
A2     Sophisticated Lady    
A3     I Can’t Give You Anything But Love    
A4     It Don’t Mean A Thing    
A5     On The Sunny Side Of The Street    
A6     Moon Mist    
A7     Thme & Intro    
A8     Happy Go Lucky Local    
A9     The Beautiful Indians – Minehaha    
B1     The Beautiful Indians – Hiawatha    
B2     Warm Valley    
B3     Frustration    
B4     Air Conditioned Jungle    
B5     Frantic Fantasy    
B6     Medley    
B6a     In A Sentimental Mood    
B6b     Mood Indigo    
B6c     Sophisticated Lady    
B6d     Caravan    
B6e     Don’t Get Around Much Anymore    
Credits

    Alto Saxophone – Otto Hardwicke* (tracks: B3 to B6)
    Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Eddie Barefield (tracks: A1 to A9, B1, B2), Russell Procope (tracks: A1 to A9, B1, B2)
    Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
    Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet – Harry Carney
    Bass – Junior Raglin (tracks: B3 to B6), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A1 to A9, B1, B2)
    Drums – Hillard Brown (tracks: B3 to B6), Sonny Greer (tracks: A1 to A9, B1, B2)
    Guitar – Fred Guy
    Piano – Duke Ellington
    Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears
    Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
    Trombone – Claude Jones, Joe Nanton (tracks: B3 to B6), Lawrence Brown, Wilbur De Paris (tracks: A1 to A6)
    Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: B3 to B6), Francis Williams (tracks: A1 to A9, B1, B2), Harold Baker (tracks: A1 to A9, B1, B2), Rex Stewart (tracks: B3 to B6), Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan (tracks: A1 to A6, B3 to B6)
    Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance
    Vocals – Al Hibbler (tracks: A1 to A9, B1, B2), Kay Davie* (tracks: A1 to A9, B1, B2)

Notes
Tracks A1 to A6: May 10, 1947, WNEW New York City.
Tracks A7 to A9 and B1, B2: July 1947, Ciro’s Restaurant, Hollywood, California.
Tracks B4 to B6: December 19, 1944 Carnegie Hall, New York City.

This unofficial release copies the mistake on other similar LPs by listing Eddie Barefield on trumpet, he played alto saxophone and clarinet in Duke Ellington’s band.

Johnny Hodges is listed as playing soprano saxophone on the 1947 selections, but everything I have read says he gave up the instrument after 1940. I am listing it anyway until I get a chance to hear this LP again. Hodges is omitted from the credits to the 1944 Carnegie Hall concert, though he is listed on the Prestige 2 LP set of that same concert. None of the selections on this Rarities LP appear on the Prestige LP. Since his sound is so distinctive, it is unlikely that he is not present on these tracks.