Ellington - Crescendo in Blue

Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians, Otto Hardwick (clarinet), Harry Carney (clarinet), Fred Guy (banjo), Sonny Greer (drums), Bass Edwards (tuba), Rudy Jackson (clarinet), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (trombone), Duke Ellington (piano), Bubber Miley (trumpet), Louis Metcalf (trumpet), Jabbo Smith (trumpet), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Otto Hardwick (tenor saxophone), Barney Bigard (tenor saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Wellman Braud (bass), Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges (soprano saxophone), Johnny Hodges (clarinet), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Arthur Whetsol (trumpet), Joe Nanton (trombone), Baby Cox (vocal), Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Mills' Ten Black Berries, Barney Bigard (woodwinds), Harry Carney (woodwinds), Johnny Hodges (woodwinds), Freddy Jenkins (trumpet), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Juan Tizol (trombone), Duke Ellington & His Harlem Footwarmers, Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Lawrence Brown (trombone), Ivie Anderson (vocal), Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone), Fred Guy (guitar), Rex Stewart (cornet), Fred Avendorf (drums), Hayes Alvis (bass), Rex Stewart & His 52nd St. Stompers, Brick Fleagle (guitar), Jack Maisel (drums), Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, Wallace Jones (trumpet), Billy Taylor (bass), Cootie Williams & his Rug Cutters, Harry Carney (baritone), Harry Carney (alto saxophone), Duke Ellington And His Washingtonians, Rudy Jackson (alto saxophone), Johnny Hodges & his Orchestra, Jimmy Blanton (bass), Billy Strayhorn (piano), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Jimmie Blanton (bass), Rex Stuart (cornet), Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Ray Nance (trumpet), Rex Stewart (trumpet), Russell Procope (alto saxophone), Russell Procope (clarinet), John Lamb (bass), Sam Woodyard (drums), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Buster Cooper (trombone), Bud Brisbois (trumpet), William "Cat" Anderson (trumpet), Herbie Jones (trumpet), Mercer Ellington (trumpet), Chuck Conners (trombone), Cat Anderson (trumpet), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Willie Cook (trumpet), Britt Woodman (trombone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Butch Ballard (drums), Wendell Marshall (bass), Rick Henderson (alto saxophone), Hilton Jefferson (alto saxophone), Louis Bellson (drums), Harold Baker (trumpet), John Sanders (trombone), Ray Nance (violin), Jimmy Woode (bass), Bill Graham (alto saxophone), John Cook (trumpet), Ray Nance (cornet), Aaron Bell (bass), Booty Wood (trombone), Eddie Mullins (trumpet), Andres Meringuito (trumpet), Russell Procope (whistles), Harry Carney (bass clarinet), Juan Tizol (tambourine)

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Fred Guy (guitar), Sonny Greer (drums), Duke Ellington (piano, piano & bandleader), Hayes Alvis (bass), Billy Taylor (bass), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone), Barney Bigard (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Cootie Williams (trumpet, vocal), Wallace Jones (trumpet), Joe Nanton (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Rex Stewart (cornet), Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra, Buddy Clark (vocal), Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone), Vocal by Buddy Clark, Ivie Anderson (vocal), Ivie Anderson & Her Boys From Dixie (vocal), Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators, Sue Mitchell (vocal), Juan Tizol (trombone), Rex Stewart & His 52nd St. Stompers, Brick Fleagle (guitar), Jack Maisel (drums), Freddy Jenkins (trumpet), Ray Nance (trumpet, violin), Alvin Raglin (bass), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Al Sears (tenor saxophone), Taft Jordan (trumpet), Shelton Hemphill (trumpet), William Anderson (trumpet), Claude Jones (trombone), Cootie Williams & his Rug Cutters, Jerry Kruger (vocal)

Duke Ellington (piano), Ivie Anderson (vocal) Duke Ellington Orchestra