Duke Ellington Discography: Ballin' The Blues

Composer: Duke Ellington
Grade Audio Date Gig Vocalist Source Note
73 April 29, 1952 Dance Date at the Armory, Yakima, Washington Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Rare Live Recordings 1952-3 (Disk 2, Track 15) DE5208f
72 Audio November 8, 1952 Studio Session for Mercer, New York, New York Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Chronogical Classics 1952-1953 (Track 3) DE5220b
71 Audio March 30, 1953 Concert at the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California Vocal by Jimmy Grissom The 1953 Pasadena Concert (Track 9) DE5312l
72 Audio April 9, 1953 Studio Session for Capitol, Los Angeles, California Vocal by Jimmy Grissom The Complete Capitol Recordings (Disk 1, Track 13) DE5315c
Capitol 2503
Capitol C 2503
73 Audio April 30, 1953 Dance Date at McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, Oregon Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 3 (Track 7a) DE5318an
72 Audio April 30, 1953 Dance Date at McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, Oregon Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 3 (Track 7b) DE5318ao
73 Audio June 1953 "All Star Parade of Bands" NBC Radio Broadcast at the Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois Vocal by Jimmy Grissom The Treasury Shows, Vol. 25 (Disc 1, Track 8) DE5322g
75 Audio April 29, 1954 Dance Date at McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, Oregon Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 5 (Track 9a) DE5407ar
72 Audio April 29, 1954 Dance Date at McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, Oregon Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 5 (Track 9b) DE5407as
57 Audio July 28, 1956 Concert at Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Duke and Friends, Connecticut Jazz Festival, 1956 (Track 15) DE5622q
87 Audio September 2, 1957 Verve Studio Session, New York, New York Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, Disk 3 (Track 2h) DE5733h
83 November 10, 1957 Dance Date at the Holiday Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois at Holiday Ballroom, Chicago, November 10, 1957 (Track 19) DE5743aj