Victor matrix BS-053579. Across the track blues / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra

Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Bass, 3 clarinets, 3 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, cornet, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, valve trombone, guitar, piano, and drums
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Notes accompanying the Ellington centennial set state that "Pastel" was the working title of this selection.
Notes
Instrumentation and collective personnel are from notes to a reissue compilation CD. Personnel listings here are not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session.
Source(s): CD: Duke Ellington centennial edition : The complete RCA Victor recordings (personnel); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/28/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master Victor 27235 10-in.
10/28/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master RCA Victor DUKE9 Compact disc
10/28/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master RCA Victor 947-0047 45-rpm
10/28/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1 Master RCA Victor LPT-3017 LP (10-in.)
10/28/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 1A Hold
10/28/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 2 Hold RCA Victor DUKE9 Compact disc
10/28/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A 2A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-053579. Across the track blues / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200045452/BS-053579-Across_the_track_blues.

Victor matrix BS-053579. Across the track blues / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200045452/BS-053579-Across_the_track_blues.

"Victor matrix BS-053579. Across the track blues / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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