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 176-200 of 236 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W404521 10-in. 10/30/1930 Old man blues Harlem Footwarmers Jazz/dance band Musical group  
OKeh W404522 10-in. 10/30/1930 Sweet chariot Harlem Footwarmers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
OKeh W404802 10-in. 1/8/1931 I can't realize you love me Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
OKeh W404803 10-in. 1/8/1931 I'm so in love with you Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
OKeh W404804 10-in. 1/8/1931 Rockin' in rhythm Harlem Footwarmers Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E27770 10-in. 6/25/1928 What a life! Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E27771 10-in. 6/25/1928 Yellow Dog blues Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E27772 10-in. 6/25/1928 Tishomingo blues Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E28939 10-in. 1/8/1929 Doin’ the voom voom Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E29381 10-in. 3/1/1929 Rent party blues Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E30585 10-in. 7/29/1929 (What did I do to be so) Black and blue Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E30586 10-in. 7/29/1929 Jungle jamboree Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E30937 10-in. 9/13/1929 Jolly wog Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E30938 10-in. 9/13/1929 Jazz convulsions Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E30939 10-in. 9/13/1929 Jungle rhythm Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E31301 10-in. 10/25/1929 Six or seven times Six Jolly Jesters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Brunswick E31302 10-in. 10/25/1929 [Unknown title(s)] Six Jolly Jesters Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E31371 10-in. 10/29/1929 Goin’ nuts Six Jolly Jesters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick E31372 10-in. 10/29/1929 Oklahoma stomp Six Jolly Jesters Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E31508 10-in. 12/10/1929 Sweet mama Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E31509 10-in. 12/10/1929 Wall Street wail Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E31510 10-in. 12/10/1929 Cincinnati daddy Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E32209 10-in. 2/21/1930 Admiration Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E32210 10-in. 2/21/1930 Maori Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick E32211 10-in. 2/21/1930 Maori Jungle Band Jazz/dance band Musical group  
(Results 176-200 of 236 records)

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

URI: https://adp.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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