Duke Ellington Orchestra

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1927, Died Ceased 1938

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

Notes: Sometimes listed as "Mills' Ten Black Berries" or Mills' Ten Blackberries" (referring to band manager Irving Mills).

See Also: Cotton Club Orchestra

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 243 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D6VB-2117 10-in. 8/26/1946 Beale Street blues Duke Ellington Orchestra Piano solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor D6VB-2126 10-in. 9/3/1946 My honey's lovin' arms Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Ray Nance Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor D6VB-2129 10-in. 9/3/1946 St. Louis blues Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor D6VB-2130 10-in. 9/3/1946 Swamp fire Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor D6VB-2131 10-in. 9/3/1946 Royal garden blues Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-Test-401 10-in. 11/10/1928 Since you went away Duke Ellington Orchestra Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W143705 10-in. 3/22/1927 East St. Louis toodle-o Duke Ellington ; Washingtonians Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W143706 10-in. 3/22/1927 Hop head Duke Ellington ; Washingtonians Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W143707 10-in. 3/22/1927 Down in our alley blues Duke Ellington ; Washingtonians Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 145488 10-in. 1/9/1928 Sweet Mamma (Papa's getting mad) Washingtonians Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 145489 10-in. 1/9/1928 Stack o' Lee blues Washingtonians Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia 145490 10-in. 1/9/1928 Bugle call rag Washingtonians Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W148170 10-in. 4/4/1929 I must have that man Joe Turner and his Memphis Men Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W148171 10-in. 4/4/1929 Freeze and melt Joe Turner and his Memphis Men Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W148172 10-in. 4/4/1929 Mississippi moan Joe Turner and his Memphis Men Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W148640 10-in. 5/28/1929 That rhythm man Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W148641 10-in. 5/28/1929 Beggars blues Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W148642 10-in. 5/28/1929 Saturday night function Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia [W]150165 10-in. 4/3/1930 The mooch Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia W150166 10-in. 4/3/1930 Ragamuffin Romeo Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia [W]150167 10-in. 4/3/1930 East St. Louis toodle-o Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia [W]150584 10-in. 6/12/1930 Sweet mama Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia [W]150585 10-in. 6/12/1930 Hot and bothered Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia [W]150586 10-in. 6/12/1930 Double check stomp Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia [W]150590 10-in. 6/12/1930 Black and tan fantasy Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band Musical group  
(Results 126-150 of 243 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Duke Ellington Orchestra," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.

Duke Ellington Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405.

"Duke Ellington Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104405

External Sources

Discogs: Duke Ellington Orchestra

Allmusic: Duke Ellington Orchestra

IMDb: Duke Ellington Orchestra

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Duke Ellington Orchestra - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83194278

Wikidata: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1264385

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121013046

MusicBrainz: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c01557ad-d41e-4316-a285-605769e2ab3b

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/584812

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