The May 1937 Duke Ellington Discography



Between March and June 1937
Radio Broadcast from the Cotton Club, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
95 Audio
Diminuendo In Blue Savory Collection DEnone
91 Audio
China Boy Oct. 2, 2018 Savory Collection Podcast DEnone
88 Audio
My Old Flame
Vocal by Ivie Anderson
Oct. 2, 2018 Savory Collection Podcast DEnone
82 Audio
Downtown Uproar The Savory Collection Part 5 DEnone


May 8, 1937
CBS Radio "Saturday Night Swing Club" broadcast, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
73 Audio
Soda Fountain Rag At The Cotton Club (Disc 1, Track 1) DE3708a
73 Audio
Solitude At The Cotton Club (Disc 1, Track 2a) DE3708b
73 Audio
In A Sentimental Mood At The Cotton Club (Disc 1, Track 2b) DE3708c


May 14, 1937
Studio session for Master, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
96 Audio
Caravan The Best of Duke Ellington (1932-1939), Disk 3 (Track 3) DE3709a
Brunswick m7997
Columbia 36120
Columbia L 6
Master MA 131
Odeon 279.781
Parlophone R.3041
Parlophone A7629
96 Audio
Azure The Best of Duke Ellington (1932-1939), Disk 3 (Track 4) DE3709b
Brunswick m7997
Columbia 36120
Columbia L 6
Master MA 131
Parlophone A7629
VDisc 183B


May 20, 1937
Studio session for Master, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
93 Audio
Foolin' Myself
Vocal by Buddy Clark
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (CD 2, Track 19) DE3710a
Variety VA 576
Vocalion v 3771
93 Audio
Foolin' Myself
Vocal by Buddy Clark
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (CD 2, Track 18) DE3710b
Alternate
94 Audio
A Sailboat In The Moonlight
Vocal by Buddy Clark
The Chronogical Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1937 (Track 23) DE3710c
Variety VA 586
Vocalion v 3773
94 Audio
A Sailboat In The Moonlight
Vocal by Buddy Clark
Stew Burp Small Groups Big Band 1936-1939 (Track 10) DE3710d
Alternate
91 Audio
You'll Never Go To Heaven
Vocal by Buddy Clark
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (CD 2, Track 23) DE3710xa
Alternate
90 Audio
You'll Never Go To Heaven
Vocal by Buddy Clark
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (CD 2, Track 22) DE3710e
Variety VA 576
Vocalion v 3771
88 Audio
Peckin'
Vocal by Cootie Williams
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (CD 2, Track 26) DE3710f
Take 1
89 Audio
Peckin'
Vocal by Cootie Williams
The Alternative Takes, Vol. 6 1937-1938 (Track 1) DE3710g
Take 2
89 Audio
Peckin'
Vocal by Cootie Williams
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (CD 2, Track 24) DE3710h
Take 3
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