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 126-150 of 236 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W143706 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | Hop head | Duke Ellington ; Washingtonians | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W143707 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | Down in our alley blues | Duke Ellington ; Washingtonians | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | 145488 | 10-in. | 1/9/1928 | Sweet Mamma (Papa's getting mad) | Washingtonians | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | 145489 | 10-in. | 1/9/1928 | Stack o' Lee blues | Washingtonians | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | 145490 | 10-in. | 1/9/1928 | Bugle call rag | Washingtonians | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W148170 | 10-in. | 4/4/1929 | I must have that man | Joe Turner and his Memphis Men | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W148171 | 10-in. | 4/4/1929 | Freeze and melt | Joe Turner and his Memphis Men | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W148172 | 10-in. | 4/4/1929 | Mississippi moan | Joe Turner and his Memphis Men | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W148640 | 10-in. | 5/28/1929 | That rhythm man | Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W148641 | 10-in. | 5/28/1929 | Beggars blues | Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W148642 | 10-in. | 5/28/1929 | Saturday night function | Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | [W]150165 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | The mooch | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W150166 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | Ragamuffin Romeo | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | [W]150167 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | East St. Louis toodle-o | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | [W]150584 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Sweet mama | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | [W]150585 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Hot and bothered | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | [W]150586 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Double check stomp | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | [W]150590 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Black and tan fantasy | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duke Ellington Orchestra," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.
Duke Ellington Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.
"Duke Ellington Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 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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