The May 1951 Duke Ellington Discography

May 2, 1951 ABC Television Broadcast as "The Kreisler Bandstand", New York, New York

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
85		Take The "A" Train	Birdland, NYC MBS Radio Broadcast	DE5105a
86		Take The "A" Train	2 Great Concerts 1952/1965 (Track 1)	DE5105b
53	Audio	Something To Live For Vocal by Thelma Carpenter	2 Great Concerts (Festival 2LP) (Side 1, Track 3)	DE5105c
87		Caravan	2 Great Concerts 1952/1965 (Track 2)	DE5105d
63		I Got It Bad Vocal by Avon Long	Hooray For Duke Ellington (Side 1, Track 4)	DE5105e
66		Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Vocal by Thelma Carpenter	2 Great Concerts 1952/1965 (Track 3)	DE5105f
86		V.I.P.'s Boogie	2 Great Concerts 1952/1965 (Track 9a)	DE5105g
84		Jam With Sam	2 Great Concerts 1952/1965 (Track 9b)	DE5105h
85		Take The "A" Train	Birdland, NYC MBS Radio Broadcast	DE5105i

May 4, 1951? WMCA Radio Broadcast from Birdland, New York, New York

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
89		Take The "A" Train	WMCA Radio Broadcast from Birdland in New York City	DE5121a
91		V.I.P.'s Boogie	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 1, Track 1a)	DE5121b
89		Jam With Sam	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 1, Track 1b)	DE5121c
93		Frustration	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 1, Track 2)	DE5121d
89		Sultry Serenade	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 1, Track 3)	DE5121e
85		Sophisticated Lady	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 1, Track 4)	DE5121f
86		Take The "A" Train	WMCA Radio Broadcast from Birdland in New York City	DE5121g
88		Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' Vocal by Ray Nance	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 2, Track 1)	DE5121h
88		Air Conditioned Jungle	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 2, Track 2)	DE5121i
90		Coloratura	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 2, Track 3)	DE5121j
90		Solitude Vocal by Al Hibbler	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 2, Track 4)	DE5121k
55		Skin Deep	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 2, Track 5)	DE5121l
83		Perdido	He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 2, Track 6)	DE5121m
88		Take The "A" Train	WMCA Radio Broadcast from Birdland in New York City	DE5121n

May 10, 1951 Studio Session for CBS, New York, New York

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
94	Audio	Fancy Dan	The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 (CBS 66607) (Side 8, Track 1)	DE5106a Columbia 39428 Columbia DD 560
94	Audio	The Hawk Talks	Duke's Mixture/At the Bal Masque (Track 2)	DE5106b Columbia 39428 Columbia D.C. 573 Columbia DD 560
93	Audio	V.I.P.'s Boogie	Duke's Mixture/At the Bal Masque (Track 5)	DE5106c Columbia 39670 Columbia SGD 4
94	Audio	Jam With Sam	The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 (CBS 66607) (Side 8, Track 4)	DE5106d Columbia 39670 Columbia SGD 4
64	Audio	Monologue Vocal by Duke Ellington	The Essential Collection 1927-1962, Disk 2 (Track 19)	DE5106e Columbia 39496

May 18, 1951 Studio Session for Mercer, New York, New York

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
84	Audio	Swamp Drum	Louie Bellson/Sticks On Fire! (Track 6)	DE5107a
93	Audio	Sultry Serenade	Louie Bellson/Sticks On Fire! (Track 7)	DE5107b
93	Audio	Indian Summer	The Johnny Hodges/Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn All-Stars (Track 23)	DE5107c Jazz Selection J.S. 782 Vogue V.2080
84	Audio	Britt and Butter Blues	The Johnny Hodges/Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn All-Stars (Track 22)	DE5107d

May 24, 1951 Studio Session for CBS, New York, New York

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
95	Audio	Ting-A-Ling	The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 (CBS 66607) (Side 8, Track 6)	DE5109a
95	Audio	Eighth Veil	The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 (CBS 66607) (Side 8, Track 7)	DE5109b Columbia 39496 Columbia DD 561
95	Audio	Brown Betty	Jazz Edition Quadromania The "C" Jam Blues (CD 4, Track 7)	DE5109c Columbia BF 455