The April 1945 Duke Ellington Discography



April 7, 1945
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the 400 Restaurant, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
93 Audio
DE4511a
Take The "A" Train
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 1)
93 Audio
DE4511b
Blutopia
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 2)
93 Audio
DE4511c
Midriff
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 3)
93 Audio
Creole Love Call
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 4)
92 Audio
DE4511e
Suddenly It Jumped
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 5)
94 Audio
DE4511f
Frustration
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 6)
95 Audio
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 7)
93 Audio
DE4511h
Balcony Serenade
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 9)
95 Audio
Strange Feeling
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 10)
92 Audio
DE4511j
Dancers In Love
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 11)
93 Audio
DE4511k
Coloratura
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 12)
94 Audio
DE4511l
Air Conditioned Jungle
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 13)
93 Audio
I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
Vocal by Al Hibbler, Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 14)
93 Audio
DE4511n
Just Squeeze Me
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 15)
93 Audio
DE4511o
Passion Flower
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 16)


April 14, 1945
"A Tribute to F.D.R." ABC Radio Broadcast, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
DE4513a
Moon Mist
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 1)
88 Audio
DE4513b
New World A-Coming
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 2)
93 Audio
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 3)
92 Audio
DE4513d
Mood Indigo
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 4)
89 Audio
DE4513e
American Lullaby
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 5a)
94 Audio
DE4513f
Come Sunday
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 5b)
65 Audio
A City Called Heaven
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 6)
89 Audio
Creole Love Call
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 7)
93 Audio
DE4513i
Moon Mist
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 8)


April 21, 1945
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the 400 Restaurant, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
90 Audio
DE4515a
Take The "A" Train
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 1)
93 Audio
DE4515b
Mood To Be Wooed
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 2)
45 Audio
If You Are But A Dream
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 3)
93 Audio
DE4515d
Riff Staccato
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 4)
95 Audio
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 5)
95 Audio
DE4515f
West Indian Dance
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 7) VDisc 657B
90 Audio
The Blues
Vocal by Marie Ellington
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 8) VDisc 657A
92 Audio
DE4515h
Emancipation Celebration
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 9) VDisc 657B
96 Audio
DE4515i
Sugar Hill Penthouse
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 10) VDisc 657B
93 Audio
DE4515j
I Didn't Know About You
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 11)
94 Audio
DE4515k
Stomp, Look And Listen
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 12)
93 Audio
DE4515l
Frantic Fantasy
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 13) VDisc 575B
93 Audio
It Don't Mean A Thing
Vocal by Ray Nance, Taft Jordan
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 14) VDisc 260B
VDisc 480B
94 Audio
DE4515n
I Didn't Know About You
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 15)


April 22, 1945
CBS Radio Broadcast, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
90 DE4517a
Take The "A" Train
Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 1)
94 DE4517b
After A While
Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 2)
91 I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
Vocal by Ray Nance, Taft Jordan
Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 3)
94 DE4517d
Riff Staccato
Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 4)
94 I Didn't Know About You
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 5)
93 DE4517f
Main Stem
Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 6)


April 26, 1945
Studio Session for RCA Victor, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
97 Audio
Kissing Bug
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk N (Track 15) His Master's Voice B.9465
Victor 20-1670-A


April 28, 1945
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the 400 Restaurant, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
95 Audio
DE4521a
Take The "A" Train
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 1)
94 Audio
DE4521b
Midriff
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 2)
94 Audio
DE4521c
Carnegie Blues
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 3)
95 Audio
DE4521d
Someone
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 4)
92 Audio
My Little Brown Book
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 5)
95 Audio
Kissing Bug
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 6)
96 Audio
Ring Dem Bells
Vocal by Ray Nance
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 7)
95 Audio
DE4521h
I'm Beginning To See The Light
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 8)
97 Audio
DE4521i
Work Song
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 10)
95 Audio
DE4521j
Come Sunday
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 11)
90 Audio
Candy
Vocal by Ray Nance
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 12)
93 Audio
DE4521l
Teardrops In The Rain
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 14)
88 Audio
Accentuate The Positive
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 15)
95 Audio
DE4521n
Way Low
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 16)
93 Audio
DE4521o
Take The "A" Train
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 17)
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