The April 1945 Duke Ellington Discography



April 7, 1945
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the 400 Restaurant, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
93 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 1) DE4511a
93 Audio
Blutopia The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 2) DE4511b
93 Audio
Midriff The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 3) DE4511c
93 Audio
Creole Love Call
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 4) DE4511d
92 Audio
Suddenly It Jumped The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 5) DE4511e
94 Audio
Frustration The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 6) DE4511f
95 Audio
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 7) DE4511g
93 Audio
Balcony Serenade The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 9) DE4511h
94 Audio
Strange Feeling
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 10) DE4511i
92 Audio
Dancers In Love The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 11) DE4511j
93 Audio
Coloratura The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 12) DE4511k
94 Audio
Air Conditioned Jungle The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 13) DE4511l
93 Audio
I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
Vocal by Al Hibbler, Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 14) DE4511m
93 Audio
Just Squeeze Me The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 15) DE4511n
93 Audio
Passion Flower The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 1 (Track 16) DE4511o


April 14, 1945
"A Tribute to F.D.R." ABC Radio Broadcast, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
94 Audio
Moon Mist The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 1) DE4513a
88 Audio
New World A-Coming The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 2) DE4513b
93 Audio
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 3) DE4513c
92 Audio
Mood Indigo The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 4) DE4513d
89 Audio
American Lullaby The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 5a) DE4513e
94 Audio
Come Sunday The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 5b) DE4513f
65 Audio
A City Called Heaven
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 6) DE4513g
89 Audio
Creole Love Call
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 7) DE4513h
93 Audio
Moon Mist The Treasury Shows, Volume 1, Disk 2 (Track 8) DE4513i


April 21, 1945
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the 400 Restaurant, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
90 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 1) DE4515a
93 Audio
Mood To Be Wooed The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 2) DE4515b
45 Audio
If You Are But A Dream
Vocal by Kay Davis
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 3) DE4515c
93 Audio
Riff Staccato The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 4) DE4515d
95 Audio
I'm Beginning To See The Light
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 5) DE4515e
95 Audio
West Indian Dance The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 7) DE4515f
VDisc 657B
90 Audio
The Blues
Vocal by Marie Ellington
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 8) DE4515g
VDisc 657A
92 Audio
Emancipation Celebration The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 9) DE4515h
VDisc 657B
96 Audio
Sugar Hill Penthouse The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 10) DE4515i
VDisc 657B
93 Audio
I Didn't Know About You The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 11) DE4515j
94 Audio
Stomp, Look And Listen The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 12) DE4515k
93 Audio
Frantic Fantasy The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 13) DE4515l
VDisc 575B
93 Audio
It Don't Mean A Thing
Vocal by Ray Nance, Taft Jordan
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 14) DE4515m
VDisc 260B
VDisc 480B
94 Audio
I Didn't Know About You The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 1 (Track 15) DE4515n


April 22, 1945
CBS Radio Broadcast, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
90 Take The "A" Train Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 1) DE4517a
94 After A While Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 2) DE4517b
91 I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
Vocal by Ray Nance, Taft Jordan
Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 3) DE4517c
93 Riff Staccato Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 4) DE4517d
94 I Didn't Know About You
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 5) DE4517e
93 Main Stem Goin' Up (Side 2, Track 6) DE4517f


April 26, 1945
Studio Session for RCA Victor, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
98 Audio
Kissing Bug
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk N (Track 15) DE4519a
His Master's Voice B.9465
Victor 20-1670-A


April 28, 1945
"Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the 400 Restaurant, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
95 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 1) DE4521a
94 Audio
Midriff The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 2) DE4521b
94 Audio
Carnegie Blues The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 3) DE4521c
95 Audio
Someone The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 4) DE4521d
92 Audio
My Little Brown Book
Vocal by Al Hibbler
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 5) DE4521e
95 Audio
Kissing Bug
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 6) DE4521f
95 Audio
Ring Dem Bells
Vocal by Ray Nance
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 7) DE4521g
95 Audio
I'm Beginning To See The Light The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 8) DE4521h
96 Audio
Work Song The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 10) DE4521i
95 Audio
Come Sunday The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 11) DE4521j
90 Audio
Candy
Vocal by Ray Nance
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 12) DE4521k
93 Audio
Teardrops In The Rain The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 14) DE4521l
88 Audio
Accentuate The Positive
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 15) DE4521m
95 Audio
Way Low The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 16) DE4521n
93 Audio
Take The "A" Train The Treasury Shows Vol. 2, Disk 2 (Track 17) DE4521o
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