The July 1956 Duke Ellington Discography

July 2, 1956 Concert at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
90		Black And Tan Fantasy	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 1)
90		Stompin' At The Savoy	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 2)
86		Clarinet Melodrama	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 3)
85		Harlem Air Shaft	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 4)
86		Sophisticated Lady	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 5)
84		Theme For Trambean	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 6)
94		Satin Doll	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 7)
88		Take The "A" Train Vocal by Ray Nance	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 8)
88		Take The "A" Train	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 9)
88		La Virgen De La Macarena	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 10)
61		Monologue Vocal by Duke Ellington	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 11)
87		V.I.P.'s Boogie	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 12)
85		Jam With Sam	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 13)
84		The Hawk Talks	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 14)
95		Prelude To A Kiss	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 15)
84		Things Ain't What They Used To Be	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 16)
73		Day In, Day Out Vocal by Jimmy Grissom	Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 17)

July 7-8, 1956 Concert at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
82	Audio	Star Spangled Banner	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 1
85	Audio	Black And Tan Fantasy	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 3
93	Audio	Tea For Two	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 5
85	Audio	Take The "A" Train	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 7
85	Audio	Festival Junction	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 9
88	Audio	Blues To Be There	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 11
86	Audio	Newport Up	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 13
85	Audio	Sophisticated Lady	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 15
74	Audio	Day In, Day Out Vocal by Jimmy Grissom	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 17
90	Audio	Diminuendo In Blue	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 19a
91	Audio	Wailing Interval	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 19b
91	Audio	Crescendo In Blue	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 19c
95	Audio	I Got It Bad	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 2
96	Audio	Jeep's Blues	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 3
85	Audio	Tulip Or Turnip Vocal by Ray Nance	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 5
48	Audio	Skin Deep	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 7
66	Audio	Mood Indigo Announcement by Duke Ellington	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 8

July 9, 1956 CBS Studio Session, New York, New York

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
88	Audio	Festival Junction	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 11
91	Audio	Blues To Be There	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 13
89	Audio	Newport Up	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 15
97	Audio	Jeep's Blues	Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 18

July 15, 1956 Concert at Tanglewood, Lenox, Massachusetts

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
86		Take The "A" Train	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 1, Track 1)
87		Black And Tan Fantasy	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 1, Track 2)
90	Audio	Harlem Air Shaft	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 1, Track 3)
84	Audio	Clarinet Melodrama	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 1, Track 4)
84	Audio	Theme For Trambean	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 1)
85		Sophisticated Lady	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 2)
86	Audio	Take The "A" Train Vocal by Ray Nance	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 3a)
84	Audio	Take The "A" Train	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 3b)
84	Audio	La Virgen De La Macarena	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 5)
65		Monologue Vocal by Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 4)
89		Festival Junction	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 1, Track 1)
89	Audio	Blues To Be There	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 1, Track 2)
88	Audio	Newport Up	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 1, Track 3)
88		The Hawk Talks	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 1)
96		Prelude To A Kiss	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 2)
85		Things Ain't What They Used To Be	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 3)
95		I Got It Bad	Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 4)

July 18, 1956 Concert at the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
95	Audio	Bassment	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 1)
87	Audio	Harlem Air Shaft	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 2)
86	Audio	Clarinet Melodrama	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 3)
85	Audio	Theme For Trambean	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 4)
94	Audio	Sophisticated Lady	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 5)
85	Audio	Take The "A" Train Vocal by Ray Nance	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 6a)
84	Audio	Take The "A" Train	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 6b)
86	Audio	La Virgen De La Macarena	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 7)
62	Audio	Monologue Vocal by Duke Ellington	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 8)
94	Audio	I Got It Bad	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 9)
88	Audio	Harlem	Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 10)

July 19, 1956 CBC Radio Broadcast from the Brant Inn, Burlington, Ontario

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
93		Festival Junction	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 1)
92		Blues To Be There	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 2)
89		Newport Up	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 3)
96		Prelude To A Kiss	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 4)
80		Mood Indigo Announcement by Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 5)

July 21, 1956 CBC Radio Broadcast from the Brant Inn, Burlington, Ontario

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
93		Take The "A" Train	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 6)
94		Caravan	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 7)
93		Sophisticated Lady	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 8)
75		Flamingo Vocal by Jimmy Grissom	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 9)
84		Jam With Sam	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 10)
94		I Got It Bad	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 11)
85		Tulip Or Turnip Vocal by Ray Nance	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 12)
84		E And D Blues	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 13)
92		Take The "A" Train	Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 14)

July 25, 1956 Concert at Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
66		New World A-Comin'	Radio Denmark Broadcast #48
55		Blind Bug	Radio Denmark Broadcast #48
64		Stalking Monster	Radio Denmark Broadcast #48
58		Dazzling Creature	Radio Denmark Broadcast #48
95		Medley: I Got It Bad	Radio Denmark Broadcast #48
65		Medley: It Don't Mean A Thing	Radio Denmark Broadcast #48
90		V.I.P.'s Boogie	Radio Denmark Broadcast #48
90		Jam With Sam	Radio Denmark Broadcast #48

July 28, 1956 Concert at Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut

Grade	Audio	Title	Source	Note
93		Festival Junction	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 1)
89		Blues To Be There	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 2)
86		Newport Up	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 3)
83		Tea For Two	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 4)
82		Ad Lib Blues	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 5)
86		The Hawk Talks	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 9)
85		Sophisticated Lady	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 10)
92	Audio	Diminuendo In Blue	Paul Gonsalves/The Happening (Track 11a)
83	Audio	Wailing Interval	Paul Gonsalves/The Happening (Track 11b)
91	Audio	Crescendo In Blue	Paul Gonsalves/The Happening (Track 11c)
93		I Got It Bad	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 11)
75		Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Vocal by Jimmy Grissom	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 12)
85		Hey Cherie Vocal by Ray Nance	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 13)
84		Take The "A" Train Vocal by Ray Nance	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 14)
57		Ballin' The Blues Vocal by Jimmy Grissom	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 15)
74		Mood Indigo	Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 16)

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