The August 1963 Duke Ellington Discography


August 12, 1963
Concert at the Music Circus, Lambertville, New Jersey
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
96 Audio
 Afro-Bossa Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 7) DE6361a
96 Audio
 Eighth Veil Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 8) DE6361b
94 Audio
 Silk Lace Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 9) DE6361c
86 Audio
 Lullaby Of Birdland Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 10) DE6361d
82 Audio
 Guitar Amour Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 11) DE6361e
89 Audio
 Tutti For Cootie Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 12) DE6361f
97 Audio
 I Got It Bad Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 13) DE6361g
80 Audio
 Things Ain't What They Used To Be Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 14a) DE6361h
81 Audio
 Things Ain't What They Used To Be Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 14b) DE6361i
71 Audio
 Medley: Sophisticated Lady Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 15a) DE6361ja
62 Audio
 Medley: Caravan
Vocal by Cab Calloway
 Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 15b) DE6361jb
83 Audio
 Medley: Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 15c) DE6361jc
82 Audio
 Medley: Just Squeeze Me
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 15d) DE6361jd
81 Audio
 Medley: It Don't Mean A Thing
Vocal by Ray Nance
 Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 15e) DE6361je
75 Audio
 Medley: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 15f) DE6361jf
63 Nature Boy
Vocal by Cab Calloway
 Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 16a) DE6361-
56 St. James Infirmary
Vocal by Cab Calloway
 Special Occasions with Cab Calloway, Menuhin and Kenton (Track 16b) DE6361-

August 20, 1963
Studio Session, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
77 Audio
 Ain't But The One
Vocal by Jimmy McPhail and the Irving Burton Singers
 My People The Complete Show (Track 4) DE6362d
72 Blues At Sundown
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 My People The Complete Show (Track 11) DE6362m
58 Audio
 Come Sunday
Vocal by the Irving Burton Singers
 My People The Complete Show (Track 2) DE6362s
77 The Blues
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6362v
Take 25
78 Audio
 The Blues
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 My People The Complete Show (Track 10) DE6362ac
Take 33
45 King Fit The Battle Of Alabam'
Vocal by the Irving Burton Singers
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6362ah
Take 40
42 Audio
 King Fit The Battle Of Alabam'
Vocal by the Irving Burton Singers
 My People The Complete Show (Track 18) DE6362ai
Take 42
37 Audio
 Come Sunday
Vocal by the Irving Burton Singers
 My People The Complete Show (Track 5) DE6362an
85 Audio
 Light My People The Complete Show (Track 8a) DE6362ao
62 My Mother, My Father And Love
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 My People The Complete Show (Track 6a) DE6362ap
75 My Mother, My Father And Love
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #25 DE6362aq?
77 My Mother, My Father And Love
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #25 DE6362none?
72 My Mother, My Father And Love
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 My People The Complete Show (Track 6b) DE6362au
57 Skillipoop My People The Complete Show (Track 1) DE6362aw
65 Skillipoop My People The Complete Show (Track 17) DE6362ax
79 Light My People The Complete Show (Track 8b) DE6362bf
70 Strange Feeling
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 My People The Complete Show (Track 24) DE6362bj
74 Audio
 Jail Blues My People The Complete Show (Track 23) DE6362br
64 Jail Blues
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 My People The Complete Show (Track 13) DE6362bt
Take 91
64 Jail Blues
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6362bu
Take 92
59 Audio
 Jail Blues
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 My People The Complete Show (Track 15) DE6362bv
Take 93

August 21, 1963
Studio Session, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
67 After Bird Jungle Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6363b
Take 2 or 3
63 After Bird Jungle My People The Complete Show (Track 7) DE6363d
Take 4
77 My Mother, My Father And Love
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 Radio Demark Broadcast #45 DE6363f
73 Audio
 My Mother, My Father And Love
Vocal by Jimmy McPhail
 My People The Complete Show (Track 25) DE6363h
70 Purple People
Vocal by Richelle Le Noir Guilmenot
 My People The Complete Show (Track 20) DE6363none
62 Audio
 Will You Be There?
Vocal by the Irving Burton Singers
 My People The Complete Show (Track 3a) DE6363j
64 Audio
 99% Won't Do
Vocal by the Irving Burton Singers
 My People The Complete Show (Track 3b) DE6363k
51 What Color Is Virtue?
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6363l
Rehearsal
64 What Color Is Virtue?
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6362m
Take 25
58 Audio
 What Color Is Virtue?
Vocal by Joya Sherrill and the Irving Burton Singers
 My People The Complete Show (Track 21) DE6363n
Take 18
44 Audio
 My People
Vocal by Duke Ellington
 My People The Complete Show (Track 9) DE6363v
75 King Radio Denmark Broadcast #25 DE6363w
Take 22
79 King Radio Denmark Broadcast #25 DE6363x
Take 23
73 King Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6363none
False Start
76 King My People The Complete Show (Track 19) DE6363y
Take 24

August 25, 1963
Concert at the Aerie Crown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
72 Guitar Amour Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6364g
62 Skillipoop Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6364s
55 Purple People
Vocal by Richelle Le Noir Guilmenot
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6364none
72 What Color Is Virtue?
Vocal by Joya Sherrill
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6364v

August 26, 1963
Concert at the Michigan State Fair, Detroit, Michigan
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
64 Audio
 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Vocal by Dinah Washington
 The Girls and Premieres 1958-1963, MDD 004 (Track 8) DE6365h
65 Audio
 Evil Gal Blues
Vocal by Dinah Washington
 The Girls and Premieres 1958-1963, MDD 004 (Track 9) DE6365i
96 Jeep's Blues Johnny Hodges (Musica Jazz LP 2MJP-1082) (Side 2, Track 3) DE6365k
80 Audio
 Jam With Sam The Girls and Premieres 1958-1963, MDD 004 (Track 10) DE6365l

August 27, 1963
Studio Session, Chicago, Illinois
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
64 Purple People My People The Complete Show (Track 22a) DE6366l
Section 1
75 Purple People My People The Complete Show (Track 22b) DE6366m
Section 2
74 Purple People My People The Complete Show (Track 22c) DE6366n
Section 3
64 Walkin' And Singin' The Blues
Vocal by Lil Greenwood
 Radio Denmark Broadcast #49 DE6366s
Take 9
57 Walkin' And Singin' The Blues
Vocal by Lil Greenwood
 My People The Complete Show (Track 12) DE6366t
Take 10
60 Audio
 The Greatest There Is
Vocal by Lil Greenwood
 My People The Complete Show (Track 14) DE6366w
71 I Love My Lovin' Lover
Vocal by Lil Greenwood
 My People The Complete Show (Track 16) DE6366aa
63 Audio
 I Love My Lovin' Lover
Vocal by Lil Greenwood
 My People (Track 6d) DE6366ab
72 The Blues
Vocal by Lil Greenwood
 My People The Complete Show (Track 19) DE6363y
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