Changes

July 2025

1945 further corrections (release inconsistencies)

June 2025

1968 tweak
Fixup SDi and other bad labels.
1971 corrections
Moved March 1973 interviews to correct location.
30 July 1965 concert fixes (prev 31 July)
1972-4 corrections
Complete listing of Co C3K-65841.

May 2025

Fixes for inconsistent medley layout across several years
Ellington In Order releases
Corrections 1966-1970

April 2025

Many fixes mainly in 1960s.

March 2025

Fixes for 1940, 1943-1946
Standardised on the spelling of “Harlem Air Shaft”
Changes for 1947-49
Chile Bowl fixes for 1953/1954
Many corrections for instrument codes in 1930-1961

February 2025

Replaced “Mooche” with “Mooch” everywhere
Fixes for 44-12-17 (new unissued take etc)
Various fixes 1931-1939
EC changes for 1937
Standardised decades so we now have e.g. 1930-1939 rather than 1931-1940.
Added a page with the entire discography.
Fixes for 26 Mar 1965 session

January 2025

Corrections 1924-1928
Corrections for 1946
New sessions for 1946
Fix Otto Hardwick instruments in 1924
Fixes for 1971
Fixes for 21 Feb and 20 March 1930
More corrections 1929/1930

December 2024

Fixes for 30 June and 1 July 1952
Fixes for 21 Feb and 20 March 1930
Corrections for 29 Dec 1952
Corrections for 11 Aug 1934
Corrections for Murder at the Vanities
Remove vocal from DE6374n
Removed fake NDESOR from 46-08-24-005

September 2024

Correct take number for DE2803e.
Mark DE5826i original release as incomplete
Various fixes from the experts
Fixes for 1952-1955 from EC
Fixes for 1956-1957

August 2024

Minor 1941 corrections
Many corrections for 1958-1960, 1972
More 1959 fixes
Fixes for Malmo 25 October 1973
Fixes for 1956
Fixes for 1957
Corrections for 1953

May 2024

More 1973-74 fixes
Fixed description for DE5836

March 2024

Added missing DE7189g
Removed “NBC” from Japenese broadcast description on 71-12-31.
Fixed description of 58-10-17 telecats
Various minor fixes for 63-08-26
Corrected spelling of Vince Prudente and Stéphane Grappelli.
Added and broadcast date of of 73-06-06 telecast
Telecast fixes early 1973
Various 1973 fixes
Removed Norris Turney from some Feb 73 dates
Corrected location and typo in 73-02-08 session
Added missing track in 73-04-12 concert; minor corrections
73-04-20: Changed “Woods” to “Soso”.
Vocalist fixes for 73-04-30
Many 1973 fixes
Re-dated and moved DE7341 with minor tweaks

Feb 2024

Corrected vocalist for DE4920e (Joog Joog) to Joe Van Loan (was Kay Davis), with many thanks to Marv Goldberg (see uncamarvy).
Added YouTube links to the 10 Jan 1957 concert, and removed Jimmy Grissom (who is not heard).
Correct artists for 1 Feb 1953 telecast (with thanks to http://ellingtongalaxy.org/)
Correct vocalist on DE4436c to Joya Sherrill (was Betty Roche). With thanks to Stephen Macatee.

November 2023

Added a dating note to DE3312 and corrected the date for DE3313.

October 2023

Corrected location of 63-10-10 concert to Bombay
Corrected matrix numbers for 44-12-11 session
Removed incorrect alternate title for Someone in DE4205g and De4355b (was “Blue Again”)
Added full track listing for The OKeh ELlington
Corrected date of DE2907 to 4 April 1929 (from 7 April)
Numerous corrections for 1942, 1943
Clarified different takes of “Hayfoot, Strawfoot” on different releases of Bb 5659-2-RB
Corrected date of DE6667 to 18 August 1966
Corrections for 1944

September 2023

Corrected version of Hot And Bothered in DE In Order Vol 1
Corrected spelling of Ellis Blain
Clarified 41-02-06-* takes are from different sessions
Corrected DVD release number for DE4103a
Added missing “vJCn” to DE4608c

August 2023

Correct orchestra / typo for 25 August 1966
Remove William White Jr from 40-06-10
Evelyn Preer session corrected to 1927 (from 1926)
Three Little Words DE3011g BVE61013-2 corrected to unissued and not on Masters of Jazz MJCD173.
Removed duplicate of DE2906b (3714-A)
Clarified that stereo versions of 32-02-03 titles are also available on RCA CD
Corrected NDESORS for 50-11-20
Added missing “I Got It Bad” to 56-07-09 (Newport) session
Added personnel and corrected date for Turcaret. More info here.
Added Ellington In Order Volume 1
Added Ellington In Order Volume 2
Correct 3rd December Session to 19 December 1927 (DE2712)
Fixed swapped releases for DE2710b/c (Nw RP2009 / Cl(F) 542)
Corrected TV station for 70-04-08.
Corrected location for interview 59-03-10.
Deleted non-existent session DE6417 (the material was recorded in Goteborg on March 11, 1964)
Typo: “I Can’t be Wrong” -> “It Can’t Be Wrong” (43-06-30)
Added video for 64-05-24
Added releases for DE5614e “I Got It Bad” (a fragment of which were used in the original Newport 56 issues)
Added two missing tracks from Ellington In Order Volume 1
Corrected typo from W817767-C to W81777-C
Minor Turcaret corrections
Added YouTube for DE6440h/i.
Changed vocalist for DE6363e/f to Jimmy Grissom
Removed extra tracks from Fk FJ-2198
Corrected “My Irish Colleen” to “In The Eyes Of My Irish Colleen” and added a link
Corrected 64-03-10 location to Helsinki
Cleaned up comments on 56-07-07 slightly
1941 corrections from EC

June 2023

Fixes for 66-02-20 concerts
Added rehearsal session to 66-02-21
Fixed DESORS for 66-02-21
Added a release for 66-02-21
Formatting and spelling changes to 66-08-25
Significant correction: “second” concert DE6679 from 66-11-16 moved to 66-08-25 as an extension of the concert on that date

April 2023

Various fixes for (F)RCA LPs series Works of Duke (issue #82)

February 2023

Corrected description for 59-12-07
Added takes to 63-08-27 session

January 2023

Corrected drummer and location for 23 Jan 1966 session
9 & 12 January 1940: Removed Ben Webster, added Duke Box release.
Corrected release MD9-248 to MD11-249
14 February 1940: Fix location and moved oen session from the 15th
15 February 1940: Two tracks are by Barney Bigard not Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters
Correct Vo 5690 to Ok 5690
Added 40-03-15-* to AMSC 1143
Corrected matrix numbers for 40-02-14/15
Corrected Ep LN-32337 to Ep LN-3237
Corrected pianist on 40-02-14/15.
Renamed El ‘97 to the commerical release JUCD-2069
At A Dixie Roadside Diner: Re-attributed DE4028m as DE4014xa.
Added takes to Ev EV-3005
Corrected Victor release number of DE4018b “In A Mellow Tone”
Added DE4029f “Sophisticated Lady” to Nw RP2048
Fixed “Otto Otto” typo
Added tracks to Cl(F) 820 and Nw RP2051
Fixed typo in releases for DE4033m
Added Fargo concert to The Duke Box
Corrected Fargo 1940 NDESORs
Added missing track to Fargo Session (I Never Felt This Way Before)
Corrected more releases for the Fargo session
Added MDD 012
Added missing tracks to RCA 07863-66790-2 (and corrected a previous typo)
Corrected location for 43-06-19
Added 40-60-10 takes to The Duke Box
Correct trombonist to Juan Tizol for 40-11-11
Added “Dusk” to Cl(F) 805
Fixed discogs for JU JUCD-2022
Various corrections to session descriptions
Added missing take on Bb 09026-63953-2.
Added missing NDESOR DE6363xa
Added Storyville “My People”

October 2022

Fixed “Troubled Water” -> “Troubled Waters”
Split up DE7344d into two parts (-1 and -2), in line with the presentation in the Centennial Edition
Removed redundant duplicates of the Centennial Edition RCA 09026-63386 and Vi 09026-63386
Restored ordering (but not NDESORS) for DE2812a-c
Removed duplicate release Vi 09026-63386-2

September 2022

More Discogs for 09 January 1940.
Corrected date from 12 January 1940 to 9 January 1940 (confirmed in liner notes to the Duke Box).
Added discogs for Neatworks RP 2051 (Alternative Takes vol 8). This is not on Discogs.
Corrected Ready Eddy take numbers and releases (issue #88) .
Corrected Menelik - The Lion Of Judah (which has only one take) (issue #88) .
Fixed DESORS for Blue Serge / After all DE4105e-f.
Changed the ordering of DE2812a-c to place “The Mooche” at “c”. This matches the Centennial edition.
Added complete contents of the Centennial Edition (issue #81)
Added “Tokyo” insert DE6688xa to the Centennial Edition

August 2022

Fixed location of 18 November 1958 concert
Moved second 23 June 1967 session to immediately after the first session on that date, and similarly for 09 June 1968, 10 February 1971 and 25 August 1973
Replaced index numbers with a new scheme. Most are changed in a straightforward way. For instance 40072201 became 40-07-22-001 (i.e. it includes minuses and an extra ‘0’). Many index numbers have been corrected in the process.
Replaced spaces in release names with “-” characters (previously there was inconsistency between the two conventions).
Releases for each take are now sorted in alphabetical order.
Replaced Oscar Pettiford with Charles Mingus on 4/9 February 1953 sessions.
Added Discogs/Spotify for The Duke In Munich
Added Discogs for MM 5041-2C
Added YouTube for 29 July 1957 East River Park Ampitheater concert
Added links to Radio France for takes of 28 July 1966 Cote d’Azur concert.
Added YouTube for Ella/Duke on the Ed Sullivan show 07 March 1965
Added phone call from Richard Nixon on 24 June 1971, with YouTube
Added discogs for CBS 462987-2, Cl(F) 1191
Corrected Columbia 68606 to Columbia 38606 and added Discogs
Add Discogs for UtD 2003
Various more discogs
Add Tidal for some tracks of 26 November 1969 Manchester concert
Added 1969 tracks from SqJ NED-CD-183 (70th Birthday Concert, UK)
Added Discogs for RB AK-48631 “Hot Summer Dance” (22 July 1960 Red Baron)
Added Discogs UJ 27 (Dance Date Air Force 1960)
Added Discogs and Tidal for the 1956 Stratford Festival
Added Discogs for Top Jazz STJ SJ-1013
Added Discogs for “Live Part 1” (By YX-2035)
Added Tidal track of Aurora Borealis
Discogs for Duke Ellington North Of The Border
Added YouTube/Tidal for Hottentot
Added YouTube for two Ozzie Ware recordings in December 1928
Changed Fiddle on the Diddler to Fiddler on the Diddle.
More specific location for Reprise studio recordings 11 Dec 1962 - 04 Jan 1963
Correct interviewer’s name from Harry to Henry Whiston
More location info for 07 March 1965
Corrected 07 March 1965 recording session to 17 March 1965
Corrected “April 1965” Mike Douglas session to 26 March 1965 and clarified description.
Added Discogs for Circle World Broadcasting System CDs
More specific location for 28 May 1965 interview
Removed Perfidia label (only used on Tidal) and used the X-Str label placeholder instead
Updated releases page to list the number of entries per release
Fixed typos: RTE 71033 -> 710433 and RTE 71034 -> RTE 710434
Added discogs for “RTE 710433” and “RTE 710434” (though the catalog numbers on Discogs differ)
Added La 36131 which contains both “RTE 710433” and “RTE 710434”, plus the bonus Midriff track
Removed La 17411 as it was incomplete and is just the first CD of La 36131
Added a link to a recording of the Dick Cavett show recorder 06 August 1969.
Added Discogs and more takes to CC 16 (note the date is 12 January 1940 not 1st September 1940 or 9 January 1940 as variously listed on different Discogs releases).

July 2022

Added Table of Contents to the Releases page.
Corrected releases of Hank Cinq 6 Nov 58.
Added SYY DSOY932 (1958 Concert at The Pleyel, Paris).
Added LRO CDC 7680 (“S.R.O.”). Only one track identified.
Cleaned up 7 Jan 1959 personnel; added Marty Napoleon to “Perdido”.
Corrected Cat Anderson in 19 Feb 1959 session.
Added track to UTD 2008.
Fixed indexes for 25 February 1959.
Corrected percussionists for 25 Feb 1959. (issue #67)
Added CD issue of The Ellington Suites (with bonus track The Kiss) + Discogs/Spotify/Tidal.
Substantial fixes to Blues In Orbit releases. (issue #68)
Fix: The Queen’s Suite was not a Columbia recording session, but a private recording done at Columbia Studios.
Added MDD 005 tracks.
Added missing track to Co 4 41421.
New releases for 27 March 1959 Sesac session.
Added DVD release of Anatomy of a Murder
Fixed: DE5920xb only used as fragment
Added take of Happy Anatomy to Co CK 65569.
Added take of Haupé
Added Youtube and updated description for 28 June 1959 medley
Corrected location of 8 Aug 1959 concert
Corrected sequencing on 8 Aug 1959
Added release RRRR0006
Added Hapué take
Fixed typo: Rl 60062 to Rl 600062
Corrected personnel 20/26 Sep 1959
Added CD Affinity AFF 777
Added missing title and medley element from session DE5201.
Moved Jan 52 Metropolitan Opera House concert to Portland, March 1952, consistent with TDWAW
Corrected personnel on 4, 9, 11 October 1959
Added Storyville “Berlin 1959” release
Corrected personnel for 4 Oct 1959 Basin Street Blues
Added titles to DVD IJ 510
Correct track on UtD 2008 (sleeve says Brown Penny but it’s Three J’s Blues)
Corrected take of Sweet And Pungent DE5937g.
Removed DE from take of Smada 3 Dec 1959
Cleaned up date formatting (e.g. now always using “June” not “Jun”)
Added releases of The Nutcracker Suite
Added Hindsight issue of 27 May 1960 concert.
Fixed incorrectly labelled Co release 812919-2 with 512919-2
Added YouTube for Playback: Duke Ellington presents The Nutcracker Suite
Added missing tracks to Three Suites
Change telecast from 7 July to 11 July 1960
Added release containing 60071101 (Happy Go Lucky Local)
Corrected interview personnel for 60071102 interview
Added YouTube link for The Hawk Talks with Mingus
Added missing Blues in Orbit to Co CK 44051.
Fixed missing “*” in DE7109n Didjeridoo
Fixed a number of New DESOR typos.
Changes to 26 & 30 September 1959 concerts and note that the latter is liable to be deleted (issue #71)
Added Jane Harvey session.
Added a CD issue of “Unknown Session” (as “Black Beauty”)
New feature: title and formats of releases are now shown on the Releases page, and by hovering over a release, where available. This only works for releases that have Discogs links.
Removed vocalists from 10 October 1960 session
Added titles to MDD 011
Added two takes of Just Scratchin’ the Surfaace on 17 Dec 1960
Updated Turcaret session and added release
Added Quentin Jackson to dates 4/9/11 1959
Fixed duplicate OPTD-1348 and UAL-4092 releases (one without the “-”).
Corrected Nat Wynn to Nan Wynn
Added missing Battle Royal to OC OPTD-1348
Added studio orchestra details to Battle Royal (14 Dec 1960)
Fixed date for 1-3 May 1961 to 2-3 May (see TDWAW)
Replaced a couple more uses of “CM” for “Charles Mingus”

June 2022

Added Discogs/Spotify/Tidal links for a couple of releases.
Removed a small number of duplicated releases
Updated 30 Jan 1966 concert with info from Brian K; added YouTube link and DVD release (issue #16) .
"Portrait Of A Lion" -> "Portrait Of The Lion" (issue #20)
"Tony Watkins" -> "Toney Watkins" (issue #22)
San Remo 22 March 1964 "Jazz Group" -> "Giants Group"; added link (issue #24)
Various small corrections (issue #18) :
- 29 Aug 1942: Fixed location.
- 8 Oct 1942: Reveille with Beverly: fixed spelling; add YouTube link.
- 17/19 June 1943: Add a note explaining the date ambiguity.
- 10/12 September 1970: Changed “Concert” to “Dance”.
- Monterey concert changed to 18 September 1970 (was 12 September); added comment “Monterey Jazz Festival”.
Changed June 1951 session to 4 May 1951 (issue #25)
Mark Harlem take DE5127g as issued on UtD 2005 (and added Discogs link) (issue #27)
Update releases for 5 January 1952 and DE5204 March 1952 (issue #28)
Update releases for 29 Apr 1952 (issue #29)
Fix releases for DE5210a/b I Love My Lovin' Lover -vBR (issue #30)
Added Candid CD "Flying Home", 2011, CCD 79557 (issue #32)
Added Nat Hentoff interview 1953 (issue #35)
Added MDD 010 Mingus Chez Duke (issue #36)
Fixed index numbers for 30 January 1953
New releases for 1953 Pasadena Concert (issue #37)
New release ACTRCD9033 for 30 Apr 1953 (issue #38)
Added DETS volumes 24 and (part of) 25.
Fix Ray Nance contribution to 15 Dec 1953 session (issue #40)
Now using “Ms” consistently for Mosaic issues (previously Mc was sometimes used).
Fixed indexes for 08 February 1954; added M&A CD-1051 for that date.
George Jean was still in the band on 8 Feb 1954 (instead of John Sanders) (issue #42)
New releases (and Tidal) for 13 April 1954 Los Angeles concert.
Added Sounds Of Yester Year 541231
Added releases/Tidal for the medley on 1 Jan 1955.
Added Storyville STCD 8310 (with Spotify).
Added releases for 26 Jul 1955.
Added MDD 013.
Fixed bad matrix number 03 January 1956 (issue #46)
Added Avid AMSC 937 (Three Mid-Fifties Classic Albums)
Removed Paul Gonsalves from 56031906-09 (issue #47)
Added date (14) for "Apr 1956" broadcast, and updated indexes (issue #48)
Cleaned up ambiguous personnel on 9 July 1955 (and added bass to one take). (issue #49)
Expanded “DE” to “Duke Ellington” in various places.
Cleaned up personnel on Commercial Time 55061123 (the issue is still unresolved but this is the most likely interpretation) (issue #43)
Fixed catalog number for 56070702 (issue #50)
Added Co C2K 64932, Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete)
Removed Jeep's Blues take 56070904 from Co CL-934 (it was first issued on Co C2K 64932) (issue #50)
Added some tracks from MDD 005.
Make Café Au Lait 56120606 as unissued. (issue #52)
Fixed missing Jimmy Grissom on 31 Dec 1956 and 10 Jan 1957.
Fix: Sa 92131-2 -> Sa 91231-2
Fixed locations for 29 Jan 1957 to agree with TDWAW (issue #57)
Fixed wrong Private Collection volume for 57020008 Moon Mist (issue #58)
Add more A Drum Is A Woman releases (including take of Pomegranate from JT 933)
Fixed typo CL-1985 -> CL-1085 (Ellington Indigos)
Correct UA label to mean “United Archives”.
Telecast 15 March 1957: Correct location and add YouTube (issue #55)
Added releases of Piano In The Foreground with bonus tracks from 1957.
Typo: Sada -> Smada
Various fixes to releases of Such Sweet Thunder material (issue #56)
Added Hurricane takes from DETS 25 (issue #59)
57060008 (Bassment) removed from Jz J-304
Removed Ray Nance vocals from 1957 sessions with Ella Fitzgerald
Replace Paul Gonsalves with Frank Foster 24 June 1957 (issue #61)
Extra takes added to Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks
Added Jazz Beat 527: The Complete Ellington Indigos
Added DESS CD 5 (Holiday Ballroom)
Added The Girl’s Suite And The Perfume Suite CD release Co COL 469139 2
Removed Harold Baker from 9 Dec 1957 (issue #62)
Fixed personnel for 12 Feb 1958 to be just DE and Mahalia Jackson
Clarified date for Feb 1958 session with Mahalia Jackson (issue #63)
Fix Koala release of Perdido take 58030436.
Added Gambit 69323 (Warsaw 1971 / Travis AFB 1958)
Added missing Ozzie Bailey to Travis AFB 1958
Corrected take of Mood Indigo on Private Collection vol 6 (Sa 91230-2)
Correct release KOA-14157 to AW 14157 and AW 14284 to KOA-14284; correct some AW 14157 takes to AW 14117.
Added Col COL 469136 2 (Bal Masque).
Changed date of Feb 1953 appearance on Scott Music Hall (issue #58)
Added a Releases page, with clickable links between sessions, releases and labels.
Added missing New Desor to DE5817e.
Corrected up 58042415 (C-Jam Blues) and fixed “-v” designations.
Corrected up Lullaby Of Birdland 58042421 releases.
Replaced “Jha” with Jimmy Hamilton.
Fixed FW40030 to be spelled consistently.
Added SMSP AK 40030 (Happy Reunion CD).
Use “Cm” consistently for Camay records (instead of “CM”).
Attributed MVD to “Music Video Distributors”.
Removed Paul Gonsalves from 06 Aug 1958; correct matrix numbers for that session.
Added CD release of Jazz At The Plaza Vol 2 (Co COL 471319 2).
Corrected Mn MRCD 119 content.
Corrected listing of Pb PACD 5313-2 (Alhambra 58).
Added CD release of “Back To Back”.

May 2022

Many small fixes to releases (missing labels etc.)
Tidied up labels page substantially, adding missing entries and deleting unused ones.
Included YouTube/Spotify/Tidal links for one take (46011502)
Added [Bill Swisher interview] with YouTube link (issue #19)
Fix: 13 April 1946 session to San Pedro Playhouse (previously Fort Sam Houston) (issue #15)
Fix: 42111903 "Just As I Thought You Were Here" -> "Just As Though You Were Here" (issue #14)
Fix: Metronome All Star Band session 15 January 1946 (issue #13)
Remove Hardwick from 2 June 1939 session (issue #12)
Boogie Bop Blue -> Boogie Bop Blues (issue #11)
Session 16 September 1929 missing Freddie Jenkins (issue #10)
Fix: Rex Stewart session 1939-03-20 (issue #9)

April 2022

Site refreshed (see here)
Minor spelling fixes