Victor matrix D5VB-0014. The mood to be wooed / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Johnny Hodges

Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with saxophone solo
  • Instrumentation: 5 trumpets, 2 clarinets, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 3 trombones, piano, guitar, string bass and drums
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used."
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.
The Victor blue history card for this matrix has not been found. However, take 2 is marked as the master take in the ledgers.
Source(s): CD: Duke Ellington centennial edition : The complete RCA Victor recordings (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Not processed
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Not processed
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Victor 20-1670 10-in.
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Gramophone B-9448 10-in.
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 [2]Unknown Master Gramophone (France) K-8731 10-in. Issued from dub 0LA-4454.
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 [2]Unknown Master Gramophone (France) DA-4976 10-in. Issued from dub 0LA-4454.
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Franklin Mint 16 LP
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master RCA Victor DUKE14 Compact disc
1/4/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 2A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D5VB-0014. The mood to be wooed / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Johnny Hodges," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001956/D5VB-0014-The_mood_to_be_wooed.

Victor matrix D5VB-0014. The mood to be wooed / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Johnny Hodges. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001956/D5VB-0014-The_mood_to_be_wooed.

"Victor matrix D5VB-0014. The mood to be wooed / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Johnny Hodges." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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