Duke Ellington, leader, piano, arranger ; with his orchestra: Rex Stewart, Harold Baker & Wallace Jones, trumpets ; Ray Nance, trumpet, violin ; Tricky Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, trombones ; Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Otto Hardwicke, Chauncey Haughton, reeds ; Fred Guy, guitar ; Junior Raglin, bass ; Sonny Greer, drums ; Betty Roche, vocals
Biographical and program notes by Leonard Feather ([10] p.) inserted.
Recorded live in concert January 23, 1943.
Compact discs.
Disc one. The star spangled banner (1:13) -- Black and tan fantasy (6:36) -- Rockin' in rhythm (4:14) -- Moon mist (3:23) -- Jumpin' punkins (3:02) -- Portrait of Bert Williams (2:48) -- (Portrait of) Bojangles (3:14) -- Portrait of Florence Mills (Black Beauty) (3:39) -- Ko-ko (2:00) -- Dirge (3:03) -- Stomp (Johnny come lately) (2:18) -- Are you stickin'? (3:02) -- Black (1st mov. of Black Brown and Beige) (20:44)
Disc two. Brown (10:10) -- Beige (13:29) -- Bakiff (5:56) -- Jack the bear (2;56) -- Blue belles of Harlem (6:03) -- Cotton tail (2:40) -- Day dream (3:27) -- Boy meets horn (5:20) -- Rose of the Rio Grande (2:08) -- Don't get around much anymore (4:11) -- Goin' up (3:42) -- Mood indigo (4:34)