| New Desor numbers explained | Ellington 78 rpm Labels |
Last update 2010-12-19 |
| I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter Master MA 101 Matrix: M179-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocals Ivie Anderson, Rex Stewart, Harry Carney and Hayes Alvis New Desor DE3702e Recorded March 5, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City Read about the Master and Variety labels here. Listen on Jazz Old Time On Line |
| I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter
Brunswick m7989 Matrix: M179-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocals Ivie Anderson, Rex Steward, harry Carney and Hayes Alvis New Desor DE3702e Recorded March 5, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-11 |
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| The New East St. Louis Toodle-O Master MA 101 Matrix: M180-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3702g Recorded March 5, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
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| The New East St. Louis Toodle-O Brunswick m7989 Matrix: M180-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3702g Recorded March 5, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-11 |
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| The New East St. Louis Toodle-O Columbia 36276 Matrix: M380-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3702g Recorded March 5, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City |
| Downtown Uproar Variety VA527 (M186) Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters New Desor DE3703c Recorded March 8, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City |
| Downtown Uproar Vocalion v3814 (M186) Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters New Desor DE3703c Recorded March 8, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City added 2009-05-09 |
| Diga Diga Do Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (Williams, Nanton, Hodges, Carney, Ellington, Alvis, Greer) New Desor DE3703e Recorded March 8, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City |
| There's A Lull In My Life
Master MA 117 Matrix: M379-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocal Ivie Anderson New Desor DE3705a Recorded April 9, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-11 |
| It's Swell of You
Master MA 117 Matrix: M380-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocal Ivie Anderson New Desor DE3705c Recorded April 9, 1937, Master Records Studio, New York City Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-11 |
| It's Swell of You Polygon 6006 (Poly 611) Matrix: Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3705c Recorded Apr 9,1937 Master Records Studio, NYC |
| You Can't Run Away From Love Tonight
Brunswick m7995 Matrix: M381-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3705e Recorded April 9, 1937, Master session, Master Records Studio, New York City added 2009-05-09 |
| The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed
Brunswick m7995 Matrix: M417-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3706c Recorded April 22, 1937, Master recording session, Master Records Studio, New York City Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-26 |
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| Caravan
Master MA-131 Matrix: M470-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Solos - Sonny Greer, Juan Tizol, Cootie Williams, Tizol, Williams, Tizol, Barney Bigard, Williams, Harry Carney, Tizol New Desor DE3709a Recorded May 14, 1937 Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-11 In my opinion, this is the definitive recording of Tizol's classic. |
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| Caravan
Brunswick m7997 Matrix: M470-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Solos - Sonny Greer, Juan Tizol, Cootie Williams, Tizol, Williams, Tizol, Barney Bigard, Williams, Harry Carney, Tizol New Desor DE3709a Recorded May 14, 1937 Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2009-05-02 |
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| Caravan
Brunswick m7997 (autographed - rare find) Matrix: M470-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Solos - Sonny Greer, Juan Tizol, Cootie Williams, Tizol, Williams, Tizol, Barney Bigard, Williams, Harry Carney, Tizol New Desor DE3709a Recorded May 14, 1937 Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Images courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-07-04 |
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| Caravan
Columbia 36120 Matrix M470-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Solos - Sonny Greer, Juan Tizol, Cootie Williams, Tizol, Williams, Tizol, Barney Bigard, Williams, Harry Carney, Tizol New Desor DE3709a Recorded May 14, 1937 Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Images courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-08-24 |
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| Azure
Master 131 Matrix: M471-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3709b Recorded May 14, 1937 Master recording session Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://78records.cdbpdx.com Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-03-28 |
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| Azure
Brunswick m7997 Matrix: M471-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3709b Recorded May 14, 1937 Master recording session Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://78records.cdbpdx.com added 2009-05-09 |
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| Azure
Brunswick m7997 Matrix: M471-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3709b Recorded May 14, 1937 Master recording session Master Records Studio, New York City Listen on http://78records.cdbpdx.com added 2010-07-04 |
| All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Blue Ace 216A Matrix: M519-1 or M519-2 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra New Desor DE3711a or b Recorded June 8, 1937 Master Records Studio, New York City |
| Alabamy Home
Master M521-1 Matrix: M521-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocal Ivie Anderson New Desor DE3711e Recorded June 8, 1937, Master session, Master Records Studio, New York City Listen and watch the record spin on YouTube Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-06-13 there's a riff near the beginning which sounds very much like Caravan's riff |
| The Back Room Romp Columbia MZ-333 Matrix: M549-1 or M549-2 Rex Stewart and His Fifty Second Street Stompers New Desor DE3715 a or b Recorded Jul. 7,1937, Master Records Studio, NYC This is one of the Ellington small group recordings. This group is Stewart, Freddie Jenkins, Hodges, Carney, Ellington, Brick Fleagle (g) Hayes Alvis, Jack Maisal (d) |
| Sugar Hill Shim Sham
Vocalion V3844 Matrix M551-1 Rex Stewart & His 52nd Street Stompers New Desor DE3715e Recorded Jul. 7,1937, Master Records Studio, NYC Listen on YouTube Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-12-19 |
| Tea and Trumpets alternate title: Trumpetology Swing (France) SW.313a Matrix: M552-1 or M552-3 Rex Stewart and His Fifty-second Street Stompers New Desor DE3715 -g,h,or i Recorded Jul. 7,1937, Master Records Studio, NYC |
| Jubilesta American Record Corporation Special Editions 5007-S Matrix: M647 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716b Recorded Sept 20,1937at ARC-Brunswick session, New York, N.Y. |
| Diminuendo in Blue Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716c Recorded Sept 20, 1937, ARC recording session, New York City Courtesy Antony Pepper Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Diminuendo in Blue Columbia (Australia) DO-1997 Matrix: M648-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716 c or d Recorded Sept 20, 1937, ARC recording session, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Diminuendo in Blue Columbia 36125 Matrix: M648-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716c Recorded Sept 20, 1937, ARC recording session, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Crescendo in Blue Courtesy Antony Pepper Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716e Recorded Sept 20, 1937, ARC recording session, New York City |
| Crescendo in Blue Parlophone R.3191 - 1949 release Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716f Recorded Sept 20, 1937, ARC recording session, New York City added 2009-05-02 |
| Harmony in Harlem Blue Ace 244-B Matrix: M650-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716 g or h Recorded Sept 20, 1937, ARC recording session, New York City Updated 2010-03-07 |
| Harmony in Harlem Brunswick m8044 Matrix: M650-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716h Recorded Sept 20, 1937, ARC recording session, New York City Updated 2010-03-07 |
| Dusk on the Desert
Parlophone (England) R.3041 Matrix: M651-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3716i Recorded Sept 20, 1937, ARC recording session, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet added 2010-03-07 |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters New Desor DE3717d Recorded October 26 1937, ARC recording session, New York City |
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| Stepping Into Swing Society Blue Ace 258A Matrix M-713-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3801a Recorded Jan 13, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City |
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| Stepping Into Swing Society Brunswick M-8063 Matrix M713-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3801a Recorded Jan 13, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection upgraded 2010-12-19 |
| Prologue to Black and Tan Fantasy Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3801b Recorded Jan 13, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City |
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| The New Black and Tan Fantasy
Brunswick m 8063 Matrix: M715-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3801c Recorded Jan 13, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-26 upgraded 2010-06-23 |
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| The New Black and Tan Fantasy Columbia (Japan) S10008 Matrix: M715-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3801c Recorded Jan 13, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City Listen and watch the record play on YouTube upgraded 2010-06-23 |
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| Nueva Fantasia en Negro y Canela
English title: The New Black and Tan Fantasy Odeon (Argentina) 295256 A Matrix: M715-M Duke Ellington and His Orchestra New Desor DE3801c Recorded Jan 13, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City Listen and watch the record play on YouTube Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-06-23 |
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| The New Black and Tan Fantasy
alternate title: Black and Tan Fantasy Part 2 Parlophone R3062 Matrix: M715-1 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra New Desor DE3801c Recorded Jan 13, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City Listen and watch the record play on YouTube Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-06-23 |
| Cabalgando Sobre Una Nota Triste
English title: Riding on a Blue Note Odeon (Argentina) 295 256 B Matrix: M751-M Duke Ellington and His Orchestra New Desor DE3803a or b Recorded February 2, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City Listen on YouTube Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-06-23 |
| Lost in Meditation
Brunswick m8083 Matrix: M752-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocal Ivie Anderson New Desor DE3803c Recorded February 2, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-10; upgraded 2010-10-03 |
| The Gal from Joe's Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3803d Recorded Feb. 2, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City |
| The Gal from Joe's Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3803e Recorded Feb. 2, 1938, ARC recording session, New York City |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart Brunswick m8108 Matrix: M772-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3805a Recorded Mar. 3, 1938 ARC-Brunswick, NYC upgraded 2010-03-07 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart Brunswick m8108 Matrix: M772-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3805b Recorded Mar. 3, 1938 ARC-Brunswick, NYC upgraded 2010-03-07 |
| Braggin' in Brass Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3805c Recorded Mar 3 1938 ARC-Brunswick session, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Braggin' in Brass Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3805c Recorded Mar 3 1938 ARC-Brunswick session, NYC There is some incredible sectional work in this piece. Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Braggin' in Brass Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3805c Recorded Mar 3 1938 ARC-Brunswick session, NYC There is some incredible sectional work in this piece. Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image replaced 2009-05-02 |
| Carnival in Caroline
Brunswick m8099 Matrix M774-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3805e Recorded Mar 3 1938 ARC-Brunswick session, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-08-24 |
| Swingtime in Honolulu Ivie Anderson Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3809a Recorded Apr 11 1938, ARC-Brunswick, NYC |
| Dinah's in a Jam
Matrix: Brunswick m8169 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3809c Recorded Apr 11 1938, ARC-Brunswick (Master) New York Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet added 2009-05-02 |
| You Gave Me The Gate (and I'm Swinging)
Brunswick m8169 Matrix: M832-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocal Ivie Anderson New Desor DE3819a Recorded June 7, 1938, ARC-Brunswick session, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet added 2009-05-09 |
| Rose of the Rio Grande Brunswick m8186 Matrix: M833-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Ivie Anderson New Desor DE3819b Recorded June 7, 1938 ARC-Brunswick recording session, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Rose of the Rio Grande Blue Ace 249 A Matrix: M833-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Ivie Anderson New Desor DE3819b Recorded June 7, 1938, ARC-Brunswick recording session, NYC |
| When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Brunswick m8168 Matrix: M835-1 voc. Ivie Anderson Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3819f Recorded June 7, 1938 Brunswick recording session, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image replaced 2009-05-02 |
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| When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
Columbia 36105 Matrix M835-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3819f Recorded June 7, 1938 Brunswick recording session, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-08-07 |
| Watermelon Man Brunswick m8200 Matrix:M844-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra voc. Ivie Anderson New Desor DE3820a Recorded June 20, 1938 ,ARC-Brunswick recording session, NYC |
| The Stevedore's Serenade
Brunswick-m8174 Matrix: WM1032-A Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3820c Recorded June 20, 1938 ,ARC-Brunswick recording session, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-16 |
| La De Doody Do
Brunswick m8174 Matrix: M847-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocal Ivy Anderson New Desor DE3820d Recorded June 20,1938, ARC-Brunswick recording session, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-05 |
| Lost in Meditation Columbia master pressing Matrix: M855-1 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra Mary McHugh, vocal Williams, Brown, Hodges, Carney, Ellington, Taylor, Greer, McHugh New Desor DE3821e Recorded Aug. 9, 1938,ARC-Brunswick, NYC |
| Jitterbug's Lullaby
Vocalion v5309 Matrix: M875-1 Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra Solo Vocal New Desor DE3823d Recorded August 1 1938., ARC recording session, New York City Image courtesy of E. Okin added 2010-05-02 |
| Chasin' Chippies
Vocalion v4435 Matrix: M876-1 Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters New Desor DE3824a Recorded Aug 2, 1938 ARC-Brunswick session, New York City, NY added 2010-04-03 |
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| A Blues Serenade
Brunswick m8221 Matrix: M880-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3825a Recorded Aug 4 1938 Brunswick (Master) session, New York Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet upgraded 2010-06-13 |
| Love in Swingtime
Brunswick M8200 Matrix: M881-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Vocal: "Scat" Powell New Desor DE3825b Recorded Aug 4 1938 Brunswick (Master) session, New York Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-05 |
| Please Forgive Me
Brunswick m8256 Matrix: M882-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3825c Recorded Aug 4 1938 Brunswick (Master) session, New York Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet added 2009-05-02 |
| Lambeth Walk
Brunswick m8204 Matrix: M883-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3826a Recorded Aug. 9, 1938, ARC-Brunswick, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-04-06 This recording is of particular interest to me because I have played the piece many times in the pit orchestra for amateur productions of the English musical Me and My Girl |
| Prelude to a Kiss Brunswick m8204 Matrix: M884-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3826b Recorded Aug. 9, 1938, ARC-Brunswick, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Hip Chic
Brunswick m8221 Matrix M885-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3826d Recorded Aug. 9, 1938, ARC-Brunswick, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-08-24 |
| The Buffet Flat Brunswick m8231 Matrix: M886-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3826e Recorded Aug. 9, 1938 ARC-Brunswick, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Mighty Like the Blues
Brunswick m8231 Matrix: M899-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3828d Recorded Sept. 2,1938, ARC session, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection added 2010-06-23 |
| Jazz Potpourri
Brunswick m8293 Matrix: M947-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3830a Recorded Dec 19,938 ARC-Brunswick session, New York City Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet added 2010-03-07 |
| Dancing on the Stars
Vocalion v4822 Matrix: M952-1 Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra New Desor DE3831c Recorded Dec. 20, 1938, ARC session, New York City Listen and watch the record spin on YouTube upgraded 2010-08-07 |
| Blue Light Brunswick m8297 Matrix: M958-2 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3834b Recorded Dec 22 1938 ARC-Brunswick, NYC Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection Upgraded 2010-06-23 |
| Old King Dooji Brunswick m8306 Matrix: M959-1 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3834c Recorded Dec 22 1938 ARC-Brunswick, NYC Image courtesy of The Dooji Collection upgraded 2010-12-19 |
| Boy Meets Horn Brunswick m8306 Matrix: M960 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Rex Stewart, cornet) New Desor DE3834d Recorded Dec 22 1938 ARC-Brunswick, NYC Listen on http://www.jazz-on-line.com, courtesy of Michel Essevaz-Roulet |
| Slap Happy
Brunswick m8297 Matrix: M 961 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra New Desor DE3834e Recorded Dec 22 1938 ARC-Brunswick, NYC added 2009-05-02 |
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