Decca matrix 105298. Black butterfly / Mercer Ellington Orchestra

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Notes
Ruppli session note: All titles issued on Coral CRL(7)-57255, MCA MCA-349, Affinity (England) AFF-194.
Ruppli session personnel note: Cat Anderson, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Clark Terry (trumpet), Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (trombone), Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (alto saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Skeeter Best (guitar), Wendell Marshall (bass), Joe Marshall (drums), Mercer Ellington (director).
Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
7/14/1958 New York, New York [A] Master Coral CRL(7)-57255 LP
7/14/1958 New York, New York [A] Master MCA MCA-349 LP
7/14/1958 New York, New York [A] Master Affinity (England) AFF-194 LP

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 105298. Black butterfly / Mercer Ellington Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000323600/105298-Black_butterfly.

Decca matrix 105298. Black butterfly / Mercer Ellington Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000323600/105298-Black_butterfly.

"Decca matrix 105298. Black butterfly / Mercer Ellington Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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