Tracklist

1-1	You, You Darlin'	3:24
1-2	Jack The Bear	3:18
1-3	Ko-Ko	2:44
1-4	Morning Glory	3:18
1-5	So Far, So Good	2:57
1-6	Conga Brava	3:00
1-7	Concerto For Cootie	3:24
1-8	Me And You	2:59
1-9	Cotton Tail	3:15
1-10	Never No Lament	3:20
1-11	Dusk	3:25
1-12	Bojangles (A Portrait Of Bill Robinson)	2:56
1-13	A Portrait Of Bert Williams	3:14
1-14	Blue Goose	3:25
1-15	Harlem Air Shaft	2:58
1-16	At A Dixie Roadside Diner	2:51
1-17	All Too Soon	3:32
1-18	Rumpus In Richmond	2:50
1-19	My Greatest Mistake	3:27
1-20	Sepia Panorama	3:26
1-21	There Shall Be No Night	3:15
1-22	In A Mellotone	3:18
2-1	Five O'Clock Whistle	3:17
2-2	Warm Valley	3:20
2-3	The Flaming Sword	3:06
2-4	Across The Track Blues	2:59
2-5	Chloe (Song Of The Swamp)	3:24
2-6	I Never Felt This Way Before	3:29
2-7	The Sidewalks Of New York	3:14
2-8	Flamingo	3:22
2-9	The Girl In My Dreams Tries To Look Like You	3:17
2-10	Take The "A" Train	2:51
2-11	Jumpin' Punkins	3:40
2-12	John Hardy's Wife	3:30
2-13	Blue Serge	3:21
2-14	After All	3:20
2-15	Bakiff	3:22
2-16	Are You Sticking?	3:02
2-17	Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin'	3:34
2-18	The Giddybug Gallop	3:29
2-19	Chocolate Shake	2:55
2-20	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)	3:17
2-21	Clementine	2:57
2-22	Brown-Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown)	3:07
3-1	Jump For Joy	2:55
3-2	Moon Over Cuba	3:14
3-3	Five O'Clock Drag	3:19
3-4	Rocks In My Bed	3:10
3-5	Bli-Blip	3:09
3-6	Chelsea Bridge	2:56
3-7	Raincheck	2:29
3-8	What Good Would It Do?	2:49
3-9	I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I Got	3:18
3-10	Perdido	3:13
3-11	The "C" Jam Blues	2:41
3-12	Moon Mist	3:05
3-13	What Am I Here For?	3:30
3-14	I Don't Mind	2:54
3-15	Someone	3:16
3-16	My Little Brown Book	3:18
3-17	Main Stem	2:52
3-18	Johnny Come Lately	2:42
3-19	Hayfoot Strawfoot	2:36
3-20	Sentimental Lady	3:04
3-21	A Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship)	2:59
3-22	Sherman Shuffle	2:39

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – RCA/Ariola International
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – RCA/Ariola International
• Manufactured By – RVC Corporation

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Otto Hardwick
• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet – Johnny Hodges
• Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
• Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Harry Carney
• Bass – Jimmy Blanton, Junior Raglin
• Clarinet – Barney Bigard, Chauncey Haughton
• Cornet – Rex Stewart
• Drums – Sonny Greer
• Executive-Producer – Steve Backer
• Guitar – Fred Guy
• Orchestra – Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
• Piano – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
• Reissue Producer – Bob Porter
• Remastered By – Bernardo Cosachov, Ed Begley
• Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster
• Trombone – Lawrence Brown, Tricky Sam Nanton
• Trumpet – Cootie Williams, Wallace Jones
• Trumpet, Violin, Vocals – Ray Nance
• Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol
• Vocals – Herb Jeffries, Ivie Anderson

Notes

Recordings from March 6, 1940 to July 28, 1942
Discs housed in a fat double jewel case. Includes a 32-page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: T4988 017 00413 5

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
5659-2-RB	Duke Ellington	The Blanton-Webster Band ‎(3xCD, Comp, RM)	RCA, Bluebird	5659-2-RB	US	1986
82876-50857-2	Duke Ellington	Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band, 1940-1942 ‎(3xCD, Comp, RM)	RCA	82876-50857-2	US	2003
5659-2-RB	Duke Ellington	The Blanton-Webster Band ‎(3xCD, Comp, RM, RP)	RCA, Bluebird	5659-2-RB	US	Unknown
74321 13161 2	Duke Ellington	The Blanton-Webster Band ‎(3xCD, Comp, RM)	RCA, Bluebird , BMG	74321 13161 2	Europe	1986
5659-1-RB	Duke Ellington	The Blanton-Webster Band ‎(Box + 4xLP, Comp)	Bluebird	5659-1-RB	US	1986

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