New Desor Numbers Explained

The catalogue numbers are from

The New Desor
An Updated Edition of Duke Ellington's Story on Records
1924-1974
by Luciano Massagli and Giovanni M. Volonté
Milano, 1999

To interpret the New Desor numbers, a number such as DE4728g indicates:

DE a Duke Ellington recording session.

47 the year (1947)

28 the recording event (studio session, broadcast, concert, dance) in chronological order.

g the sequence of titles recorded during the event(g would be the 7th recording made during the event) - useful in determining which take is on the record.

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DE		a Duke Ellington recording session.
47		the year (1947)
28		the recording event (studio session, broadcast, concert, dance) in chronological order.
g		the sequence of titles recorded during the event(g would be the 7th recording made during the event) - useful in determining which take is on the record.