DUKE ELLINGTON “THE WASHINGTONIANS”
– New York, November, 1924 Rainy nights, Choo choo
Bubber Miley (tp) Charlie Irvis (tb) Otto Hardwick (as) Duke Ellington (p) George Francis (bj) Sonny Greer (d)
DUKE ELLINGTON “AND HIS KENTUCKY CLUB ORCHESTRA”
– New York, November 29, 1926 East St. Louis Toodle-oo, Birmingham breakdown, Immigration blues
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf (tp) Joe Nanton (tb) Edgar Sampson (as) Otto Hardwick (as,sop,bar) unknown (cl,ts) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (bj) Mack Shaw (tu) Sonny Greer (d)
DUKE ELLINGTON “AND HIS KENTUCKY CLUB ORCHESTRA”
– New York, February 3, 1927 New Orleans lowdown
Bubber Miley, Louis Metcalf (tp) Joe Nanton (tb) Edgar Sampson (as) Otto Hardwick (as,sop,bar) unknown (cl,ts) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (bj) Mack Shaw (tu) Sonny Greer (d)
DUKE ELLINGTON “THE WASHINGTONIANS”
– New York, April 7 & 30 (1), 1927 Black and tan fantasy, Soliloquy (1)
Same but June Clark (tp) replaces Bubber Miley
DUKE ELLINGTON “AND HIS COTTON CLUB ORCHESTRA”
– New York, December 29, 1927 Doin’ the frog (2)
same pers but Otto Hardwick (bassax-2) Harry Carney (as-1)
GEORGE BRUNIES “AND HIS JAZZ BAND”
– New York, November 29, 1943 Royal garden blues, Ugly child, Tin roof blues, That da da strain
Wild Bill Davison (cnt) George Brunies (tb,vcl) Pee Wee Russell (cl) Gene Schroeder (p) Eddie Condon (g) Bob Casey (b) George Wettling (d)
– Chicago, IL, c. October 1946 Sunday (1), S.M. Blues (1), Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid, No eyes blues
Shorty McConnell (tp-1) Lester Young (ts) Argonne Thornton (p) [aka Sadik Hakim (p) ] Fred Lacey (g) Rodney Richardson (b) Lyndell Marshall (d)
LESTER YOUNG “AND HIS BAND”
– Chicago, IL, c. October 1946 Sunday (1), S.M. Blues (1), Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid, No eyes blues
Shorty McConnell (tp-1) Lester Young (ts) Argonne Thornton (p) [aka Sadik Hakim (p) ] Fred Lacey (g) Rodney Richardson (b) Lyndell Marshall (d)
