The August 1946 Duke Ellington Discography



August 3, 1946
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 1) DE4625a
95 Audio
Eighth Veil The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 2) DE4625b
44 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 3) DE4625c
88 Audio
Lover Man
Vocal by Marion Cox
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 4) DE4625d
94 Audio
Blue Is The Night The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 5) DE4625e
94 Audio
Just Squeeze Me
Vocal by Ray Nance
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 6) DE4625f
42 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 7) DE4625g
93 Audio
Diminuendo In Blue The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 8a) DE4625h
94 Audio
Transblucency
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 8b) DE4625i
96 Audio
Crescendo In Blue The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 8c) DE4625j
43 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 9) DE4625k
94 Audio
Things Ain't What They Used To Be The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 10) DE4625l
93 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 11) DE4625m
96 Audio
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 12) DE4625n
37 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 13) DE4625o
94 Audio
Hollywood Hangover The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 14) DE4625p
89 Audio
I Got It Bad
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 15) DE4625q
95 Audio
Jeep Is Jumpin' The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 1 (Track 16) DE4625r


August 1946
Studio Session for Armed Forces Radio Transcriptions at Meadowbrook Garden Café, Culver City, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
93 Teardrops In The Rain AFRS Magic Carpet 437 DE4626c


August 14, 1946
Studio Session for Paramount Short "Date With The Duke" at George Pal Studios, Los Angeles, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
92 Audio
Balcony Serenade The Complete Orchestral Suites 1931-1960 (Disk 5, Track 22a) DE4627a
89 Audio
Strange Feeling The Complete Orchestral Suites 1931-1960 (Disk 5, Track 22b) DE4627b
89 Audio
Dancers In Love The Complete Orchestral Suites 1931-1960 (Disk 5, Track 22c) DE4627c


August 16, 1946
Concert at the Meadowbrook Gardens Café, Culver City, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
92 Take The "A" Train AFRS Magic Carpet 457 DE4628a
94 9:20 Special AFRS Magic Carpet 457 DE4628b
91 Day Dream AFRS Magic Carpet 457 DE4628c
94 You Don't Love Me No More
Vocal by Al Hibbler
AFRS Magic Carpet 457 DE4628d
94 Metronome All Out AFRS Magic Carpet 457 DE4628e


August 17, 1946
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the Meadowbrook Gardens Café, Culver City, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 1) DE4629a
96 Audio
9:20 Special The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 2) DE4629b
96 Audio
Day Dream The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 3) DE4629c
91 Audio
Metronome All Out The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 4) DE4629d
43 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 5) DE4629e
96 Audio
Rhapsoditti The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 6) DE4629f
95 Audio
Fugueaditti The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 7) DE4629g
96 Audio
Jam-A-Ditty The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 8) DE4629h
42 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 9) DE4629i
85 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 10) DE4629j
93 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 11) DE4629k
94 Audio
Just Squeeze Me
Vocal by Ray Nance
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 12) DE4629l
42 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 13) DE4629m
92 Audio
One O'Clock Jump The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 14) DE4629n
48 Audio
Cynthia's In Love
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 15) DE4629o
84 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Volume 22, Disk 2 (Track 16) DE4629p


August 19, 1946
Radio Broadcast from the Meadowbrook Garden Café, Culver City, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 9:20 Special Live from the Aquarium Restaurant N.Y.C. (Side 2, Track 3) DE4632a
94 Just Squeeze Me
Vocal by Ray Nance
Live from the Aquarium Restaurant N.Y.C. (Side 2, Track 4) DE4632b


August 24, 1946
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the Meadowbrook Gardens Café, Culver City, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
90 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 1) DE4634a
84 Audio
Mood Indigo The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 2) DE4634b
81 Audio
Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 3) DE4634c
81 Audio
Sophisticated Lady The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 4) DE4634d
37 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 5) DE4634none
84 Audio
Solitude The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 6) DE4634e
93 Audio
Stomp, Look And Listen The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 7) DE4634f
95 Audio
A Gathering In A Clearing The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 8) DE4634g
50 Audio
Cynthia's In Love
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 9) DE4634h
44 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 10) DE4634i
90 Audio
C-Jam Blues The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 11) DE4634j
89 Audio
Things Ain't What They Used To Be The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 12) DE4634k
90 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 13) DE4634l
93 Audio
Rugged Romeo The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 14) DE4634m
94 Audio
Magenta Haze The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 15) DE4634n
43 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 16) DE4634o
92 Audio
Jack The Bear The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 17) DE4634p
94 Audio
Suburbanite The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 18) DE4634q
94 Audio
You Don't Love Me No More
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 19) DE4634r
41 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 20) DE4634s
97 Audio
Solid Old Man The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 21) DE4634t
95 Audio
Hollywood Hangover The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 22) DE4634u


August 25, 1946
"Tommy Dorsey Show" NBC Radio Broadcast, Los Angeles, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
84 Audio
Solitude AFRS Tommy Dorsey Show #57 DE4636a
84 Audio
Take The "A" Train Tommy Dorsey, The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing: Centennial Edition, Disk 3 (Track 20) DE4636b


August 26, 1946
Studio Session for RCA Victor, Los Angeles, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
95 Audio
Back Home Again In Indiana The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk P (Track 9) DE4638a
95 Audio
Blue Is The Night The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk P (Track 10) DE4638b
93 Audio
Lover Man
Vocal by Marion Cox
Vol. 9 (1942-1947) The Alternative Takes (Track 9) DE4638c
Take 1
93 Audio
Lover Man
Vocal by Marion Cox
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk P (Track 12) DE4638d
Take 2
95 Audio
Just You, Just Me The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk P (Track 13) DE4638e
96 Audio
Beale Street Blues The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk P (Track 14) DE4638f
His Master's Voice B.9785
RCA Victor 20-2326-A


August 31, 1946
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at Lincoln Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
93 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 1) DE4639a
94 Audio
My Honey's Lovin' Arms The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 2) DE4639b
93 Audio
Warm Valley The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 3) DE4639c
41 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 4) DE4639d
92 Audio
Jumpin' Punkins The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 5) DE4639e
54 Audio
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 6) DE4639f
95 Audio
Swamp Fire The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 7) DE4639g
91 Audio
Pretty Woman
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 8) DE4639h
42 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 9) DE4639i
96 Audio
Moon Mist The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 10) DE4639j
94 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 11) DE4639k
93 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 12) DE4639l
93 Audio
Memphis Blues The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 13) DE4639m
94 Audio
Beale Street Blues The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 14) DE4639n
93 Audio
St. Louis Blues
Vocal by Marion Cox
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 15) DE4639o
42 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 16) DE4639p
94 Audio
Three Cent Stomp The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 17) DE4639q
92 Audio
Just Squeeze Me
Vocal by Ray Nance
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 18) DE4639r
42 Audio
Bond Promo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 19) DE4639s
93 Audio
Blues On The Double The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 20) DE4639t
Jazz Society AA 563
92 Audio
Things Ain't What They Used To Be The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 2, Track 21) DE4639u
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