The Duke Ellington Center For The Arts

06/18/2026

Recording date: June 17, 1954. New York.

Capitol recording session at Capitol Studios.

Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra: Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry, t; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, tb; John Sanders, vtb; Russell Procope, as, cl; Rick Henderson, as; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Harry Carney, bs, bcl; Duke Ellington p; Wendell Marshall, b; Dave Black, d.

Gonna Tan Your Hide
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

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06/05/2026

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Lost In Loveliness
Milt Grayson, vocal

Recording date: June 1, 1960. Los Angeles

Columbia recording session at Radio Recorders.

Personnel: Wille Cook, Fats Ford, Eddie Mullins, t; Ray Nance, t, vn; Lawrence Brown, Bootsy Wood, Britt Woodman, tb; Juan Tizol, vtb; Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Johnny Hodges, as; Russell Procope, as, cl; Paul Gonsalves, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl, bcl; Duke Ellington, p; Aaron Bell, b; Sam Woodyard, d.

06/05/2026

Recording date: June 5, 1941. Los Angeles.

RCA-Victor recording session at Hollywood RCA Studio.

Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra: Rex Stewart, c; Wallace Jones, t; Ray Nance, t, vn; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, tb; Juan Tizol, vtb; Barney Bigard, cl, ts; Johnny Hodges, as; Otto Hardwick, as, cl; Ben Webster, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl,as; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Jimmie Blanton, b; Sonny Greer, d.

Bakiff
Are You Sticking?
Are You Sticking?
Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
The Giddybug Gallop

06/05/2026

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