The February 1953 Duke Ellington Discography



February 1, 1953
Unknown telecast from the Band Box, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
86 Take The "A" Train At the Band Box DE5303a
65 Monologue
Vocal by Duke Ellington
At the Band Box DE5303b
87 Mood Indigo At the Band Box DE5303c


February 2, 1953
"Jazz Caravan" WMGM Radio Broadcast from the Band Box, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
87 Take The "A" Train At the Band Box DE5304a
93 Caravan At the Band Box DE5304b
91 Audio
Smada Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 2) DE5304c
69 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
At the Band Box DE5304d
88 The Mooche At the Band Box DE5304e
87 Audio
How High The Moon Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 3) DE5304f
92 Take The "A" Train At the Band Box DE5304g
93 Caravan At the Band Box DE5304h
86 Audio
Love You Madly
Vocal by Betty Roché
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 4) DE5304i
85 V.I.P.'s Boogie At the Band Box DE5304j
84 Jam With Sam At the Band Box DE5304k
84 Audio
St. Louis Blues
Vocal by Ray Nance
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 5) DE5304l
83 Audio
Things Ain't What They Used To Be Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 6) DE5304m


February 4, 1953
WMGM Radio Broadcast from the Band Box, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
92 Take The "A" Train At the Bandbox DE5305a
93 Bensonality At the Bandbox DE5305b
57 September Song
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
At the Bandbox DE5305c
88 Audio
In A Mellow Tone Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 7) DE5305d
83 Audio
In A Mellow Tone
Vocal by Betty Roché
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 8) DE5305e
86 Audio
Blue Skies Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 9a) DE5305f
83 Audio
Mood Indigo Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 9b) DE5305g
False Start
86 Audio
Mood Indigo Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 10) DE5305g
88 Audio
Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
Vocal by Ray Nance
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 11) DE5305h
91 Smada At the Bandbox DE5305i


February 9, 1953
"Jazz Caravan" WMGM Radio Broadcast from the Band Box, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
86 Audio
Happy Go Lucky Local Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 12) DE5307b
87 Audio
Harlem Air Shaft Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 13) DE5307c
72 Audio
I Got It Bad Jazz Caravan WMGM broadcast DE5307e
83 Audio
All Of Me
Vocal by Betty Roché
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 16) DE5307f
78 Audio
I Can't Get Started
Vocal by Ray Nance
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 16) DE5307g
91 Audio
Sultry Serenade Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 14) DE5307h
84 Audio
Cotton Tail Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 15) DE5307i
84 Audio
Jam With Sam Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 18) DE5307j
74 Audio
Vagabonds
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 19) DE5307k
90 Audio
The Hawk Talks Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 20) DE5307l
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