Victor P-182 (10-in. P- Black label Specialty albums). Duke Ellington Plays The Blues

The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:

CompanyMatrix No.Take NumberDateTitle/Artist 
Victor D5VB-0271 1 5/16/1945 Frankie and Johnny / Duke Ellington and his Rhythm
Victor D6VB-2131 1A 9/3/1946 Royal garden blues / Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington
Victor D6VB-2117 1 8/26/1946 Beale Street blues / Duke Ellington Orchestra
Victor D6VB-2095 1A 7/9/1946 Transblucency (a blue fog that you can almost see through) / Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington
Victor D6VB-2129 1 9/3/1946 St. Louis blues / Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington
Victor D6VB-1519 1 1/10/1946 Drawing room blues / Duke Ellington ; Billy Strayhorn

Primary Performers:

Duke Ellington and his Rhythm (Musical group)
Duke Ellington Orchestra (Musical group)
Duke Ellington (director)
Duke Ellington (instrumentalist : piano)
Billy Strayhorn (instrumentalist : piano)

Other Information:

Release Date: 8/4/1947 Source: Victor blue history card

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor P-182 (10-in. P- Black label Specialty albums). Duke Ellington Plays The Blues," accessed January 18, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/569778/Victor_P-182.

Victor P-182 (10-in. P- Black label Specialty albums). Duke Ellington Plays The Blues. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 18, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/569778/Victor_P-182.

"Victor P-182 (10-in. P- Black label Specialty albums). Duke Ellington Plays The Blues." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 18 January 2026.

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