Duke Ellington An Explosion of Genius 1938-1940 P6 15079 R 018 The Smithsonian Collection

Side 1
Track Title Length Date
1 Steppin' Into Swing Society 13Jan38
2 Black And Tan Fantasy - Part 1 13Jan38
3 Black And Tan Fantasy - Part 2 13Jan38
4 Riding On A Blue Note 2Feb38
5 Lost In Meditation 2Feb38
6 The Gal From Joe's 2Feb38
7 Skrontch 24Feb38
8 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 3Mar38
Side 2
Track Title Length Date
1 Braggin' In Brass 3Mar38
2 Dinah's In A Jam 11Apr38
3 You Gave Me The Gate 7Jun38
4 Rose Of The Rio Grande 7Jun38
5 Rose Of The Rio Grande 7Jun38
6 Pyramid 7Jun38
7 When My Sugar Walks Down The Street 7Jun38
8 Gypsy Without A Song 20Jun38
Side 3
Track Title Length Date
1 The Stevedore's Serenade 20Jun38
2 A Blues Serenade 4Aug38
3 Love In Swingtime 4Aug38
4 Please Forgive Me 4Aug38
5 Lambeth Walk 9Aug38
6 Prelude To A Kiss 9Aug38
7 Hip Chic 9Aug38
8 The Buffet Flat 9Aug38
Side 4
Track Title Length Date
1 Mighty Like The Blues 2Sep38
2 Jazz Potpourri 19Dec38
3 T.T. On Toast 19Dec38
4 Battle Of Swing 19Dec38
5 Blue Light 22Dec38
6 Blue Light 22Dec38
7 Boy Meets Horn 22Dec38
8 Slap Happy 22Dec38
Side 5
Track Title Length Date
1 I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue 11Apr38
2 Old King Dooji 22Dec38
3 Informal Blues 8Mar39
4 Pussy Willow 20Mar39
5 Subtle Lament 20Mar39
6 Subtle Lament 20Mar39
7 Lady In Blue 20Mar39
8 Smorgasbord And Schnapps 20Mar39
Side 6
Track Title Length Date
1 Finesse 21Mar39
2 Portrait Of A Lion 21Mar39
3 Solid Old Man 21Mar39
4 Cotton Club Stomp 6Jun39
5 Doin' The Voom Voom 6Jun39
6 Way Low 6Jun39
7 Serenade To Sweden 6Jun39
8 I'm Checking Out-Goom Bye 6Jun39
Side 7
Track Title Length Date
1 I'm Checking Out-Go'om Bye 12Jun39
2 A Lonely Co-Ed 13Jun39
3 Bouncing Buoyancy 28Aug39
4 The Sergeant Was Shy 28Aug39
5 Grievin' 28Aug39
6 Little Posey 14Oct39
7 I Never Felt This Way Before 14Oct39
8 Grievin' 14Oct39
Side 8
Track Title Length Date
1 Tooin' Through The Roof 14Oct39
2 Tooin' Through The Roof 14Oct39
3 Weely 16Oct39
4 Killin' Myself 16Oct39
5 Country Gal 16Oct39
6 The Blues 22Nov39
7 Plucked Again 22Nov39
8 Sophisticated Lady 40Feb14
Side 9
Track Title Length Date
1 Jack The Bear 6Mar40
2 Ko Ko 6Mar40
3 Ko Ko 6Mar40
4 Morning Glory 6Mar40
5 Conga Brava 15Mar40
6 Concerto For Cootie 15Mar40
7 Me And You 15Mar40
8 Cotton Tail 4May40
Side 10
Track Title Length Date
1 Don't Get Around Much Anymore 4May40
2 Dusk 28May40
3 Bojangles 28May40
4 A Portrait Of Bert Williams 28May40
5 Blue Goose 28May40
6 Harlem Airshaft 22Jul40
7 At A Dixie Roadside Diner 22Jul40
8 All Too Soon 22Jul40
Side 11
Track Title Length Date
1 Rumpus In Richmond 22Jul40
2 Sepia Panorama 24Jul40
3 Sepia Panorama 24Jul40
4 In A Mellow Tone 5Sep40
5 Warm Valley 5Sep40
6 Warm Valley 17Oct40
7 Pitter Panther Patter 1Oct40
8 Body And Soul 1Oct40
Side 12
Track Title Length Date
1 Sophisticated Lady 1Oct40
2 Mr. J.B. Blues 1Oct40
3 Mr. J. B. Blues 1Oct40
4 The Flaming Sword 17Oct40
5 Across The Track Blues 28Oct40
6 Chloe 28Oct40
7 I Never Felt This Way Before 28Oct40
8 The Sidewalks Of New York 28Dec40
Notes:

1938

"Braggin' In Brass" is about 10% too slow
"Slap Happy" was recorded too loud and has distortion
Selected and Annotated by Gunther Schuller
Master tapes prepared by Jerry Valburn
Discographical Research by Dan Morgenstern

1939

Selected by Martin Williams
Annotated by James Patrick
Master tapes prepared by Jerry Valburn and Jack Towers
Discographical Research by J.R. Taylor

1940

Selected by Martin Williams
Annotated by Larry Gushee
Master tapes prepared by Jack Towers
Recordings from the collections of Granville Hurley, John Callanan, Dennette Harrod, Donald McCathran, Jerry Valburn, Ed Wason, Ted Shell, and Jack Towers

Schematic diagrams prepared by Bill Kirchner and J.R. Taylor
Production Coordination: Bill Bennett
Design: Joseph Baumer
Covert Art: Richard Park
Musical examples copied by bill Glaser
Label: CBS and RCA (1978)