Boxset / Compilation · 2001
Tracklist
1 You Of All People 2:54
2 Creole Love Call 2:54
3 The Greatest There Is 2:41
4 Snibor 2:47
5 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 2:58
6 Joog, Joog 2:58
7 Good Woman Blues 3:03
8 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 2:42
9 B-Sharp Boston 2:52
10 Hello Little Boy 2:47
11 The Greatest There Is! 3:01
12 Perdido 2:57
13 Take The "A" Train 2:20
14 Untitled Blues 2:31
15 Oscalypso 2:46
16 Blues For Blanton 2:42
17 Mean Ol' Choo Choo 2:51
18 Me And My Wig 2:47
19 How Blue Can You Get 2:15
20 Juke Bop Boogie 2:14
21 Set 'Em Up 2:48
22 New Piano Roll Blues 2:15
23 The Man I Love 2:44
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1 to 11, 17 to 22)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Russell Procope (tracks: 1 to 4)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Harry Carney (tracks: 1 to 11, 17 to 22)
Bass – Lloyd Trotman (tracks: 12 to 16), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 1 to 11)
Cello – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 12 to 19)
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 1 to 11)
Drums – Jo Jones (tracks: 12 to 16), Max Roach (tracks: 17 to 22), Sonny Greer (tracks: 1 to 11)
Piano, Celesta – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 5 to 16, 23)
Piano, Directed By – Duke Ellington
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Forrest (tracks: 1 to 4)
Trombone – Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1 to 4), Quentin Jackson (tracks: 1 to 4)
Trombone, Vibraphone – Tyree Glenn (tracks: 1 to 9)
Trumpet – Al Killian (tracks: 1 to 4), Dave Burns (tracks: 1 to 4), Harold Baker (tracks: 1 to 4), Nelson Williams (tracks: 1 to 4), Red Rodney (tracks: 17 to 22)
Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 1 to 9)
Vocals – Al Hibbler (tracks: 1, 5, 7), Kay Davis (tracks: 2), Lu Elliott (tracks: 3, 6, 8)
About this release
Classics Records – 1191 (France)
Tracks 1 to 4 recorded in New York, September 1, 1949.
Tracks 5 to 9 recorded in New York, December 22, 1949.
Tracks 10 and 11 recorded in New York, February 11, 1950.
Tracks 12 to 16 recorded in New York, September 13, 1950.
Tracks 17 to 23 recorded in New York, September 21, 1950
Thanks to snobb for the addition