 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra is perhaps the greatest of all Jazz bands. The group stayed together for over fifty years and recorded and wrote some of America’s greatest music. The band started in New York City under name of the Washingtonians in 1923, they then briefly became known as Duke Ellington and his Kentucky Club Orchestra, then as Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra from 1927 to 1930. It was through weekly radio broadcasts from the Cotton Club that the orchestra gained nationwide exposure and became famous. After 1931 the band was billed as Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. |
| Title | Recording Date | Recording Location | Company |
| Black And Tan Fantasie (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley) | 10-26-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 21137-B |
| Black And Tan Fantasy (b) (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley) | 11-3-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| Black And Tan Fantasy (c) (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley) | 11-3-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| Black Beauty (Duke Ellington) | 3-26-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21580-A |
| Blue Bubbles (1) (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley) | 12-19-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 22985-A |
| Blue Bubbles (2) (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley) | 12-19-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 22985-A |
| Blues I Love To Sing (1) (Bubber Miley / Duke Ellington) | 10-26-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 22985-B |
| Blues I Love To Sing (2) (Bubber Miley / Duke Ellington) | 10-26-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 22985-B |
| Blue Feeling | New York, New York | Victor 24521-A | |
| Bugle Call Rag (Irving Mills / Jack Pettis / Elmer Schoebel) | New York, New York | Victor 22938-B | |
| Cocktails For Two (From Paramount Film “Murder At The Vanities”) (Arthur Johnson / Sam Coslow) | New York, New York | Victor 24617-A | |
| Chicago Stomp Down | 11-3-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| Creole Love Call (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley / Rudy Jackson) | 10-26-1927 | New York, New York | Victor 21137-A |
| Creole Rhapsody (Duke Ellington) | New York, New York | Victor 36049-A | |
| Creole Rhapsody (Duke Ellington) | New York, New York | Victor 36049-B | |
| Dallas Doings (Duke Ellington) | New York, New York | Victor 24431-B | |
| Daybreak Express (Duke Ellington) | New York, New York | Victor 24501-A | |
| Dear Old Southland | New York, New York | Victor 24501-B | |
| Delta Serenade (Duke Ellington) | New York, New York | Victor 24755-B | |
| Diga Diga Doo (From – “Blackbirds of 1928”) (Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh) | 7-10-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh 8602 Okeh 41096 |
| Dinah Vocal refrain by Sonny Greer (Lewis / Young / Askt) | New York, New York | Victor 22938-A | |
| Doing The New Low-Down (Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh) | 7-10-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh 8602 Okeh 41096 |
| Doing The Voom Voom (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley) | New York, New York | Victor 24121-B | |
| East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley) | 12-19-1927 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Ebony Rhapsody | New York, New York | Victor 24622-A | |
| Got Everything But You (Jack Palmer / Andy Razaf) | 3-26-1928 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Harlem River Quiver (Brown Berries) (Duke Ellington) | 12-19-1927 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Harlem River Quiver (Brown Berries) (2) (Duke Ellington) | 12-19-1927 | New York, New York | French RCA LP |
| Harlem River Quiver (3) (Duke Ellington) | 12-19-1927 | New York, New York | RCA Label X |
| Harlem Twist (East St. Louis Toodle-Oo) (Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley) | 1-19-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| Haunted Nights (Duke Ellington) | 9-16-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38092-A |
| Hitting The Bottle (1) (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler) | 10-2-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Hitting The Bottle (2) (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler) | 10-2-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Hot And Bothered (Duke Ellington) | 10-1-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| I Met My Waterloo (From Paramount film “It Ain’t No Sin”) (Arthur Johnson / Sam Coslow) | New York, New York | Victor 24622-B | |
| It Don’t Mean A Thing (Duke Ellington / Irving Mills) | 2-2-1932 | New York, New York | Brunswick |
| Jubilee Stomp (Duke Ellington) | 1-19-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| Jubilee Stomp (Duke Ellington) | 3-26-1928 | New York, New York | Victor 21580-B |
| Live And Let Love Tonight | New York, New York | Victor 24617-B | |
| Memories Of You (Andy Razaf / Eubie Blake) | 10-2-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Misty Mornin’ (Duke Ellington) | New York, New York | Okeh 8662 | |
| My Old Flame (From Paramount film “It Ain’t No Sin”) Vocal refrain by Ivie Anderson (Arthur Johnson / Sam Coslow) | New York, New York | Victor 24651-B | |
| Mood Indigo (Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills) | New York, New York | Victor 24486-A | |
| Move Over (Duke Ellington) | 10-1-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| Old Man Blues (Duke Ellington) | 8-20-1930 | Hollywood, California | Victor |
| Old Man Blues (A) (Duke Ellington) | 8-20-1930 | Hollywood, California | Victor |
| Old Man Blues (Duke Ellington) | 8-26-1930 | Hollywood, California | Victor |
| Ring Dem Bells (From RADIO picture “Check And Double Check” (Duke Ellington) | 8-20-1930 | Hollywood, California | Victor 22528-B |
| Ring Dem Bells (A) (From RADIO picture “Check And Double Check” (Duke Ellington) | 8-20-1930 | Hollywood, California | Victor 22528-B |
| Ring Dem Bells (From RADIO picture “Check And Double Check” (Duke Ellington) | 8-26-1930 | Hollywood, California | Victor 22528-B |
| Rude Interlude | New York, New York | Victor 24431-A | |
| Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington / Mitchell Parrish) | 2-15-1933 | New York, New York | Columbia |
| Solitude (Duke Ellington / Eddie De Lange) | 1-10-1934 | New York, New York | Victor 24755-B |
| Stompy Jones (Duke Ellington) | New York, New York | Victor 24521-A | |
| Swanee Shuffles | New York, New York | Victor 24121-A | |
| Take It Easy (Duke Ellington) | 1-19-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| That Lindy Hop (Andy Razaf / Eubie Blake) | 10-2-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
| The Blues With A Feelin’ (Duke Ellington) | New York, New York | Okeh 8662 | |
| The Mooche (Duke Ellington / Irving Mills) | 10-1-1928 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| The Duke Steps Out (Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges / Cootie Williams) | 9-16-1929 | New York, New York | Victor V-38092-B |
| The Mooche (Duke Ellington / Irving Mills) | New York, New York | Victor 24486-B | |
| The Mystery Song (Duke Ellington / Irving Mills) | New York, New York | Victor 22800-A | |
| Three Little Words vocals by Paul Whiteman’s Original Rhythm Boys (Ruby / Kalmar) | 8-26-1930 | Hollywood, California | Victor 22528-A |
| Troubled Waters Vocal refrain by Ivie Anderson | New York, New York | Victor 24651-A | |
| What Can A Poor Fellow Do? (Elmer Schoebel / Billy Meyers) | 11-3-1927 | New York, New York | Okeh |
| Washington Wobble (1) (Duke Ellington) | 10-6-1927 | New York, New York | French RCA LP |
| Washington Wobble (2) (Duke Ellington) | 10-6-1927 | New York, New York | RCA Label X |
| Washington Wobble (Duke Ellington) | 10-26-1927 | New York, New York | Victor |
| You’re Lucky To Me (Andy Razaf / Eubie Blake) | 10-2-1930 | New York, New York | Victor |
| Artist | Instrument |
| Barney Bigard | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Wellman Braud | Bass |
| Harry Carney | Clarinet, Alto and Baritone Saxophone |
| Harry Cooper | Trumpet |
| Bass Edwards | Tuba |
| Duke Ellington | Piano |
| Charlie Barnet | Chimes |
| Harry Barris | Vocals |
| Bing Crosby | Vocals |
| Sonny Greer | Chimes, Drums, Vocals |
| Fred Guy | Banjo |
| Emmanuel Hall Quintet | Vocals |
| Otto Hardwick | Alto and Soprano Saxophone |
| Adelaide Hall | Vocals |
| Jimmy Harrison | Trombone, Vocals |
| Johnny Hodges | Clarinet, Alto, and Soprano Saxophone |
| Charlie Irvis | Trombone |
| Rudy Jackson | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Freddy Jenkins | Trumpet |
| Lonnie Johnson | Guitar |
| Jimmy Miller | Vocals |
| Irving Mills | Vocals |
| Louis Metcalf | Trumpet |
| Bubber Miley | Trumpet |
| Joe Nanton | Trombone |
| Don Redman | Clarinet, Alto Saxophone |
| Dick Robertson | Vocals |
| Prince Robinson | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Al Rinker | Vocals |
| Roy Rutledge | Trumpet |
| Jabbo Smith | Trumpet |
| George Thomas | Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone |
| Juan Tizol | Valve Trombone |
| Arthur Whetsel | Trumpet |
| Cootie Williams | Trumpet, Vocals |
| Title | Director | Year |
| Black And Tan Fantasy | Dudley Murphy | 1929 |
| Symphony In Black | Fred Waller | 1935 |
| Hot Chocolate | Josef Berne | 1941 |
