The December 1943 Duke Ellington Discography


December 1, 1943
Studio Session for World Broadcast System, New York, New York
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
94 Audio
 It Don't Mean A Thing
Vocal by Ray Nance, Taft Jordan
 World Broadcasting Series Volume Two (Track 19) DE4362a
Take 1
94 Audio
 It Don't Mean A Thing
Vocal by Ray Nance, Taft Jordan
 World Broadcasting Series Volume Two (Track 20) DE4362b
Take 2
94 Audio
 It Don't Mean A Thing
Vocal by Ray Nance, Taft Jordan
 World Broadcasting Series Volume Two (Track 21) DE4362c
Take 3
98 Audio
 Johnny Come Lately World Broadcasting Series Volume Two (Track 22) DE4362d
Take 1
97 Audio
 Johnny Come Lately World Broadcasting Series Volume Two (Track 23) DE4362e
Take 2
94 Audio
 Creole Love Call World Broadcasting Series Volume Two (Track 24) DE4362f
Breakdown
95 Audio
 Creole Love Call World Broadcasting Series Volume Two (Track 25) DE4362g
Breakdown
95 Audio
 Creole Love Call World Broadcasting Series Volume Two (Track 26) DE4362h
VDisc 415A
93 Audio
 Somebody Loves Me World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 1) DE4362i
93 Audio
 Jack The Bear World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 2) DE4362j
94 Audio
 Harlem Air Shaft World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 3) DE4362k
Take 1
96 Audio
 Harlem Air Shaft World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 4) DE4362l
Take 2
95 Audio
 Harlem Air Shaft World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 5) DE4362m
Take 3
94 Audio
 Ring Dem Bells
Vocal by Ray Nance
 World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 6) DE4362n
96 Audio
 In A Mellow Tone World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 7) DE4362o
Take 1
96 Audio
 In A Mellow Tone World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 8) DE4362p
Take 2
95 Audio
 Honeysuckle Rose World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 9) DE4362q
Blue Ace 251 B
94 Audio
 Java Jive World Broadcasting Series Volume Three (Track 10) DE4362r
Blue Ace 251 A

December 8, 1943
NBC Radio Broadcast "Coca Cola Spotlight Bands No. 381" from Langley Field Air Force Base, Norfolk, Virginia
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
95 Audio
 Three Cent Stomp Way Low (Duke D-1015 LP) (Side 1, Track 1) DE4363a
84 Audio
 I Wonder Why
Vocal by Betty Roché
 The Duke Box, Disk 4 (Track 24) DE4363b
95 Audio
 Going Up The Duke Box, Disk 4 (Track 25) DE4363c
93 Audio
 Boy Meets Horn Way Low (Duke D-1015 LP) (Side 1, Track 5) DE4363d
96 Audio
 Jump For Joy Duke's Joint (Track 15) DE4363e
84 Audio
 Take The "A" Train Way Low (Duke D-1015 LP) (Side 1, Track 6b) DE4363f

December 11, 1943
Concert from Carnegie Hall, New York, New York
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
96 Audio
 Star Spangled Banner The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 1) DE4364a
95 Audio
 Take The "A" Train The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 3) DE4364b
97 Audio
 Moon Mist The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 4) DE4364c
96 Audio
 Tea For Two The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 5) DE4364d
95 Audio
 Honeysuckle Rose The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 6) DE4364e
87 Audio
 Star Dust The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 7) DE4364f
91 Audio
 C-Jam Blues The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 8) DE4364g
94 Audio
 West Indian Dance The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 9) DE4364h
95 Audio
 Emancipation Celebration The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 10) DE4364i
90 Audio
 New World A-Coming The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 11) DE4364j
96 Audio
 Going Up The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 12) DE4364k
94 Audio
 Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Duke Box, Disk 5 (Track 13) DE4364l
94 Audio
 Ring Dem Bells
Vocal by Ray Nance
 The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 2) DE4364m
90 Audio
 Medley: Fanfare The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 3a) DE43none
89 Audio
 Medley: In A Sentimental Mood The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 3b) DE4364na
93 Audio
 Medley: Mood Indigo The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 3c) DE4364nb
89 Audio
 Medley: Sophisticated Lady The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 3d) DE4364nc
90 Audio
 Medley: Caravan The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 3e) DE4364nd
88 Audio
 Medley: Solitude The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 3f) DE4364ne
89 Audio
 Medley: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 3g) DE4364nf
93 Audio
 Jack The Bear The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 4) DE4364o
93 Audio
 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Vocal by Al Hibbler
 The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 5) DE4364p
90 Audio
 Summertime
Vocal by Al Hibbler
 The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 6) DE4364q
94 Audio
 Cotton Tail The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 7) DE4364r
94 Audio
 Black And Tan Fantasy The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 8) DE4364s
87 Audio
 Suddenly It Jumped The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 9a) DE4364t
97 Audio
 Rockin' In Rhythm The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 9b) DE4364u
95 Audio
 I Didn't Know About You The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 10) DE4364v
92 Audio
 Trumpet In Spades The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 11) DE4364w
95 Audio
 Things Ain't What They Used To Be The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 12) DE4364x
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