The July 1942 Duke Ellington Discography



July 14, 1942
CBS Radio Broadcast from El Patio Ballroom, Denver, Colorado
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
Things Ain't What They Used To Be The Treasury Shows Volume 21, Disk 1 (Track 15) DE4209a
93 Audio
Ko-Ko The Treasury Shows Volume 21, Disk 1 (Track 16) DE4209b
85 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Volume 21, Disk 1 (Track 17) DE4209c


July 15, 1942
CBS Radio Broadcast from El Patio Ballroom, Denver, Colorado
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
91 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 17) DE4210a
90 Audio
The Strollers The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 18) DE4210b
92 Audio
Rocks In My Bed
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 19) DE4210c
92 Audio
John Hardy's Wife The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 20) DE4210d


July 19, 1942
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
87 Bli-Blip
Vocal by Ray Nance
Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL, NBC Radio Broadcast DE4211a
93 All I Need Is You Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL, NBC Radio Broadcast DE4211b
95 Perdido Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL, NBC Radio Broadcast DE4211c


July 22, 1942
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 19) DE4213a
95 Audio
I Didn't Know About You Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 17) DE4213c
97 Audio
Things Ain't What They Used To Be Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 18) DE4213d


July 24, 1942
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
93 Swing Shifters Swing A Salute to Ben Webster 1936-1945 (Track 4) DE4214a


July 26, 1942
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
95 Someone Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL, NBC Radio Broadcast DE4215a
90 The Sergeant Was Shy Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL, NBC Radio Broadcast DE4215b
92 I Don't Mind
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL, NBC Radio Broadcast DE4215c
94 What Am I Here For? Hotel Sherman, Chicago, IL, NBC Radio Broadcast DE4215d


July 28, 1942
Studio session for RCA Victor, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
Hayfoot, Strawfoot
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk M (Track 18) DE4217a
His Master's Voice B.9324
His Master's Voice E.A. 3778
Victor 20-1505-A
94 Audio
Hayfoot, Strawfoot
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk M (Track 19) DE4217b
Alternate
95 Audio
I Didn't Know About You The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk M (Track 20) DE4217c
RCA Victor 20-1528-B
VDisc 212A
95 Audio
I Didn't Know About You The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk M (Track 21) DE4217d
Alternate
91 Audio
A Slip Of The Lip
Vocal by Ray Nance
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk M (Track 22) DE4217e
RCA Victor 20-1528-A
95 Audio
Sherman Shuffle The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk M (Track 23) DE4217f
His Master's Voice E.A. 3735
His Master's Voice B.9324
Victor 20-1505-B


July 28, 1942
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
93 Audio
Five O'Clock Drag Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 22) DE4218b
95 Audio
Perdido Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 23) DE4218c
85 Audio
Solitude
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 20) DE4218d
94 Audio
Barzallai Lou Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 21) DE4218e


July or August, 1942
NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
90 Unbooted Character Hotel Sherman, Chicago NBC Radio Air Check DE4220a
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