Show 13_Duke Ellington_Fargo 1940_Part 2

“Duke Ellington and his Orchestra at Fargo 1940”

Recorded live in Fargo, North Dakota on November 7, 1940 at the Crystal Ballroom.

Source= Vinyl:Book-Of-The-Month 30-5622(M)- 3 LP box set (1978)

Personnel: Duke Ellington (leader, arranger, piano); Billy Staryhorn (arrangements); Otto “Toby” Hardwick (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, reeds); Wallace Jones, Ray Nance (trumpet); Rex Stewart (cornet); Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown (trombone); Barney Bigard (clarinet); Freddie Guy (guitar); Jimmy Blanton (bass); Sonny Greer (drums), Ivie Anderson (vocal).

• Record 2 – Side 4
• 1. Boy Meets Horn
• 2. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (5:20)feat. Ivie Anderson (vocal)
• 3. Oh, Babe! Maybe Someday (6:48) feat. Ivie Anderson (vocal)
• 4. Five O’ Clock Whistle (9:02) feat. Ivie Anderson (vocal)
• 5. Rockin’ in Rhythm (10:55)
• 6. Sophisticated Lady -music break – record flip –
• Record 3 – Side 5
• 1. Cotton Tail
• 2. Whispering Grass
• 3. Conga Brava
• 4. I Never Fell This Way Before
• 5. Across the Track Blues -music break – record flip -
• Record 3 – Side 6
• 1. Honeysuckle Rose
• 2. Wham
• 3. Star Dust
• 4. Rose of the Rio Grande
• 5. St. Louis Blues