The February 1953 Duke Ellington Discography



February 1, 1953
Unknown telecast from the Band Box, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
86 Take The "A" Train At the Band Box DE5303a
65 Monologue
Vocal by Duke Ellington
At the Band Box DE5303b
87 Mood Indigo At the Band Box DE5303c


February 2, 1953
"Jazz Caravan" WMGM Radio Broadcast from the Band Box, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
87 Take The "A" Train At the Band Box DE5304a
93 Caravan At the Band Box DE5304b
91 Smada Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 2) DE5304c
69 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
At the Band Box DE5304d
88 The Mooche At the Band Box DE5304e
87 How High The Moon Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 3) DE5304f
92 Take The "A" Train At the Band Box DE5304g
93 Caravan At the Band Box DE5304h
86 Love You Madly
Vocal by Betty Roché
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 4) DE5304i
85 V.I.P.'s Boogie At the Band Box DE5304j
84 Jam With Sam At the Band Box DE5304k
84 St. Louis Blues
Vocal by Ray Nance
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 5) DE5304l
83 Things Ain't What They Used To Be Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 6) DE5304m


February 4, 1953
WMGM Radio Broadcast from the Band Box, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
92 Take The "A" Train At the Bandbox DE5305a
93 Bensonality At the Bandbox DE5305b
57 September Song
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
At the Bandbox DE5305c
88 In A Mellow Tone Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 7) DE5305d
83 In A Mellow Tone
Vocal by Betty Roché
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 8) DE5305e
86 Blue Skies Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 9a) DE5305f
83 Mood Indigo Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 9b) DE5305g
False Start
86 Mood Indigo Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 10) DE5305g
88 Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
Vocal by Ray Nance
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 11) DE5305h
91 Smada At the Bandbox DE5305i


February 9, 1953
"Jazz Caravan" WMGM Radio Broadcast from the Band Box, New York, New York
Grade Audio
Title Source Note
86 Happy Go Lucky Local Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 12) DE5307b
87 Harlem Air Shaft Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 13) DE5307c
72 Audio
I Got It Bad Jazz Caravan WMGM broadcast DE5307e
83 All Of Me
Vocal by Betty Roché
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 16) DE5307f
78 Audio
I Can't Get Started
Vocal by Ray Nance
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 16) DE5307g
91 Sultry Serenade Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 14) DE5307h
84 Cotton Tail Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 15) DE5307i
84 Audio
Jam With Sam Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 18) DE5307j
74 Vagabonds
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 19) DE5307k
90 The Hawk Talks Mingus chez Duke, Bandbox, New York 1953, MDD 010 (Track 20) DE5307l
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