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 236 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| OKeh | W403287 | 10-in. | 11/20/1929 | Blues of the vagabond | Harlem Footwarmers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W403288 | 10-in. | 11/20/1929 | Syncopated shuffle | Harlem Footwarmers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404481 | 10-in. | 10/14/1930 | Mood indigo | Harlem Footwarmers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404482 | 10-in. | 10/14/1930 | Big house blues | Harlem Footwarmers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404483 | 10-in. | 10/14/1930 | Rocky Mountain blues | Duke Ellington ; Harlem Footwarmers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404519 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | Ring dem bells | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404520 | 10-in. | 10/30/1930 | Three little words | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duke Ellington Orchestra," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.
Duke Ellington Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.
"Duke Ellington Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 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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