The July 1956 Duke Ellington Discography


July 2, 1956
Concert at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
90 Audio
 Black And Tan Fantasy Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 1) DE5612xa
90 Audio
 Stompin' At The Savoy Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 2) DE5612xb
86 Audio
 Clarinet Melodrama Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 3) DE5612xc
85 Audio
 Harlem Air Shaft Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 4) DE5612xd
86 Audio
 Sophisticated Lady Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 5) DE5612xe
84 Audio
 Theme For Trambean Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 6) DE5612xf
94 Audio
 Satin Doll Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 7) DE5612a
88 Audio
 Take The "A" Train
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 8) DE5612b
88 Audio
 Take The "A" Train Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 9) DE5612c
88 Audio
 La Virgen De La Macarena Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 10) DE5612d
61 Audio
 Monologue
Vocal by Duke Ellington
 Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 11) DE5612e
87 Audio
 V.I.P.'s Boogie Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 12) DE5612f
85 Audio
 Jam With Sam Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 13) DE5612g
84 Audio
 The Hawk Talks Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 14) DE5612h
95 Audio
 Prelude To A Kiss Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 15) DE5612i
84 Audio
 Things Ain't What They Used To Be Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 16) DE5612j
73 Audio
 Day In, Day Out
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 Heading for Newport 1956 (Track 17) DE5612k

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 DE5613a
85 Audio
 Black And Tan Fantasy Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 3 DE5613b
93 Audio
 Tea For Two Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 5 DE5613c
85 Audio
 Take The "A" Train Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 7 DE5613d
85 Audio
 Festival Junction Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 9 DE5613e
88 Audio
 Blues To Be There Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 11 DE5613f
86 Audio
 Newport Up Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 13 DE5613g
85 Audio
 Sophisticated Lady Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 15 DE5613h
74 Audio
 Day In, Day Out
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 17 DE5613i
90 Audio
 Diminuendo In Blue Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 19a DE5613j
91 Audio
 Wailing Interval Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 19b DE5613k
91 Audio
 Crescendo In Blue Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 1, Track 19c DE5613l
95 Audio
 I Got It Bad Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 2 DE5613m
96 Audio
 Jeep's Blues Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 3 DE5613n
85 Audio
 Tulip Or Turnip
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 5 DE5613o
48 Audio
 Skin Deep Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 7 DE5613p
66 Audio
 Mood Indigo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
 Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 8 DE5613q

July 9, 1956
CBS Studio Session, New York, New York
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
95 Audio
 Festival Junction Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 9a DE5613q
Take 1
88 Audio
 Festival Junction Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 11 DE5614a
87 Audio
 Blues To Be There Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 9b DE5614a
Rehearsal
91 Audio
 Blues To Be There Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 13 DE5614b
89 Audio
 Newport Up Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 15 DE5614c
96 Audio
 Jeep's Blues Ellington at Newport 1956, Disk 2, Track 18 DE5614d

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) DE5617a
87 Black And Tan Fantasy Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 1, Track 2) DE5617b
90 Audio
 Harlem Air Shaft Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 1, Track 3) DE5617c
84 Audio
 Clarinet Melodrama Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 1, Track 4) DE5617d
84 Audio
 Theme For Trambean Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 1) DE5617e
85 Sophisticated Lady Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 2) DE5617f
86 Audio
 Take The "A" Train
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 3a) DE5617g
84 Audio
 Take The "A" Train Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 3b) DE5617h
84 Audio
 La Virgen De La Macarena Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 5) DE5617i
65 Monologue
Vocal by Duke Ellington
 Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 1 (Side 2, Track 4) DE5617j
89 Festival Junction Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 1, Track 1) DE5617k
89 Audio
 Blues To Be There Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 1, Track 2) DE5617l
88 Audio
 Newport Up Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 1, Track 3) DE5617m
88 The Hawk Talks Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 1) DE5617n
96 Prelude To A Kiss Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 2) DE5617o
85 Things Ain't What They Used To Be Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 3) DE5617p
95 I Got It Bad Duke Ellington at Tanglewood, Volume 2 (Side 2, Track 4) DE5617q

July 18, 1956
Concert at the Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
94 Audio
 Bassment Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 1) DE5618a
87 Audio
 Harlem Air Shaft Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 2) DE5618b
86 Audio
 Clarinet Melodrama Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 3) DE5618c
85 Audio
 Theme For Trambean Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 4) DE5618d
94 Audio
 Sophisticated Lady Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 5) DE5618e
85 Audio
 Take The "A" Train
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 6a) DE5618f
84 Audio
 Take The "A" Train Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 6b) DE5618g
86 Audio
 La Virgen De La Macarena Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 7) DE5618h
62 Audio
 Monologue
Vocal by Duke Ellington
 Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 8) DE5618i
94 Audio
 I Got It Bad Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 9) DE5618j
88 Audio
 Harlem Live from the 1956 Stratford Festival (Track 10) DE5618k

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) DE5619a
92 Blues To Be There Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 2) DE5619b
89 Newport Up Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 3) DE5619c
96 Prelude To A Kiss Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 4) DE5619d
80 Mood Indigo
Announcement by Duke Ellington
 Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 5) DE5619e

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) DE5620a
94 Caravan Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 7) DE5620b
93 Sophisticated Lady Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 8) DE5620c
75 Flamingo
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 9) DE5620d
84 Jam With Sam Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 10) DE5620e
94 I Got It Bad Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 11) DE5620f
85 Tulip Or Turnip
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 12) DE5620g
84 E And D Blues Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 13) DE5620h
92 Take The "A" Train Duke Ellington at the Brant Inn (Track 14) DE5620i

July 25, 1956
Concert at Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
66 New World A-Coming Radio Denmark Broadcast #48 DE5621a
55 Blind Bug Radio Denmark Broadcast #48 DE5621b
64 Stalking Monster Radio Denmark Broadcast #48 DE5621c
58 Dazzling Creature Radio Denmark Broadcast #48 DE5621d
95 Medley: I Got It Bad Radio Denmark Broadcast #48 DE5621fj
65 Medley: It Don't Mean A Thing Radio Denmark Broadcast #48 DE5621fk
90 V.I.P.'s Boogie Radio Denmark Broadcast #48 DE5621g
90 Jam With Sam Radio Denmark Broadcast #48 DE5621h

July 28, 1956
Concert at Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
94 Audio
 Festival Junction Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 1) DE5622b
89 Audio
 Blues To Be There Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 2) DE5622c
86 Audio
 Newport Up Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 3) DE5622d
83 Audio
 Tea For Two Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 4) DE5622
82 Audio
 Ad Lib Blues Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 5) DE5622
86 Audio
 The Hawk Talks Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 9) DE5622e
85 Audio
 Sophisticated Lady Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 10) DE5622f
92 Audio
 Diminuendo In Blue Paul Gonsalves/The Happening (Track 11a) DE5622g
83 Audio
 Wailing Interval Paul Gonsalves/The Happening (Track 11b) DE5622h
91 Audio
 Crescendo In Blue Paul Gonsalves/The Happening (Track 11c) DE5622i
93 Audio
 I Got It Bad Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 11) DE5622j
75 Audio
 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 12) DE5622m
85 Audio
 Hey Cherie
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 13) DE5622n
84 Audio
 Take The "A" Train
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 14) DE5622o
57 Audio
 Ballin' The Blues
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 15) DE5622q
74 Audio
 Mood Indigo Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 16) DE5622r
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