The September 1940 Duke Ellington Discography



September 5, 1940
Studio session for RCA Victor, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
90 Audio
There Shall Be No Night
Vocal by Herb Jeffries
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk I (Track 3) DE4018a
Victor 26748-B
97 Audio
In A Mellow Tone The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk I (Track 4) DE4018b
Blue Ace 209-A
Victor 26788-A
93 Audio
Five O'Clock Whistle
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
The Chronological Classics 1940 Vol. 2 (Track 3) DE4018c
His Master's Voice B.9153
Victor 26748-A
96 Audio
Warm Valley The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk I (Track 6) DE4018d
His Master's Voice B.9847


September 6, 1940
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
Sepia Panorama In Hollywood/On the air (Max LP) (Side 2, Track 2a) DE4019a
95 Audio
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me In Hollywood/On the air (Max LP) (Side 2, Track 2b) DE4019b


September 7, 1940
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Sepia Panorama at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 1) DE4020a
95 Stompy Jones at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 2) DE4020b
92 Gal From Joe's at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 3) DE4020c
92 Me And You
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 4) DE4020d
94 In A Mellow Tone at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 5) DE4020e
93 Chatter-Box at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 6) DE4020f
82 Audio
Echoes Of Harlem at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 7) DE4020g
90 St. Louis Blues
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 8) DE4020h


September 10, 1940
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
91 Sepia Panorama at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 9) DE4021a
95 Rumpus In Richmond at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 10) DE4021b
93 You Think Of Everything at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 11) DE4021c
95 My Greatest Mistake at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 12) DE4021d
94 Bojangles Jimmy Blanton chez Duke Ellington 1940-1941, MDD 012 (Track 10) DE4021e
95 Azure at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 14) DE4021f
93 Five O'Clock Whistle
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 15) DE4021g


September 11, 1940
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
95 Tootin' Through The Roof Jazz Supreme 704 (Side 2, Track 1) DE4022a
93 Audio
April In Paris Jazz Supreme 704 (Side 2, Track 2) DE4022b
92 So Far, So Good
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
Jazz Supreme 704 (Side 2, Track 3) DE4022c
94 Audio
Whispering Grass at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 16) DE4022d
94 The Mystery Song Jazz Supreme 704 (Side 2, Track 5) DE4022e
94 Warm Valley Jazz Supreme 704 (Side 2, Track 6) DE4022f


September 12, 1940
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Madame Will Drop Her Shawl Jazz Supreme 704 (Side 2, Track 7) DE4023b
95 Blue Goose Jazz Supreme 704 (Side 2, Track 8) DE4023c
95 Slap Happy Jazz Supreme 704 (Side 2, Track 9) DE4023e
94 Rockin' In Rhythm at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 22) DE4023h


September 13, 1940
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
95 Solid Old Man Jimmy Blanton chez Duke Ellington 1940-1941, MDD 012 (Track 11) DE024a
91 Maybe
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
Jazz Supreme 705 (Side 1, Track 2) DE4024b
90 Oh Babe, Maybe Someday
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
Jazz Supreme 705 (Side 1, Track 3) DE4024c
92 Blueberry Hill Jazz Supreme 705 (Side 1, Track 4) DE4024e
94 Harlem Air Shaft Jazz Supreme 705 (Side 1, Track 5) DE4024f


September 21, 1940
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
93 Audio
Jig Walk Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 14) DE4025a


September 26, 1940
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
Little Posey Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 15) DE4026a
94 Audio
Warm Valley Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 16) DE4026b


September or October, 1940
Radio Broadcasts from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
91 Maybe at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 23) DE4028xa
95 I Give You My Word KUCR 112th Birthday Tribute DE4028a
95 So You're The One KUCR 112th Birthday Tribute DE4028b
92 I Want To Live Private source DE4028c
92 There I Go KUCR 112th Birthday Tribute DE4028e
95 Harlem Air Shaft at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 24) DE4028f
69 Audio
Stardust
Vocal by Herb Jeffries
at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 25) DE4028g
90 Subtle Lament at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 26) DE4028h
93 It's The Same Old Story at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 27) DE4028i
94 Cotton Tail at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 28) DE4028j
94 T.T. On Toast Jazz Supreme 705 (Side 2, Track 5) DE4028k
92 The Sergeant Was Shy Jazz Supreme 705 (Side 2, Track 3) DE4028l
90 At A Dixie Roadside Diner at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 29) DE4028m
91 Black Beauty at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, 1940 (Track 30) DE4028n
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