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Artist: Duke Ellington Label:   Vocalion Country: UK Catalogue: C 0006 Date: 1937 Format: Export Issue Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  1 Owns, 1 Wants Price Guide: $103 » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A	Duke Ellington	Rent Party Blues	Ellington, Hodges	Rate
B	Duke Ellington	Jungle Blues	Ellington	Rate

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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra.
Originally released as The Ten Black Berries on (American) Banner and associated labels.

Both tracks recorded in New York by the American Record Company, January 29, 1930.
Matrix A1: 9321-3
Matrix B1: 9322-2.
Three takes of A1 and two of B1 were waxed and used for associated labels plus Cameo, Champion and Jewel.
A1: Banner 0594 (primary), Oriole 1849, Romeo 1209, Imperial 6038, Blu-Disc 5002 dub, Rex 28004 dub, Jazz Selection 509 dub, Syrena-Electro 8956 (Polish).
B1: Banner 0598, Blu-Disc 5002 dub, Imperial 6038, Rex 28004 dub, Syrena-Electro 8956 (Polish).

The Ten Black Berries personnel:
Duke Ellington; piano, arranger, director
Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams; trumpets
Johnny Hodges, Barney Bigard, Harry Carney; reeds
Joe Nanton; trombone
Freddie Guy; banjo
Wellman Braud; string bass
Sonny Greer; drums.

Jungle Blues (take 2) solo routine and arrangement:
Ellington, Hodges (soprano) Intro.
Hodges and Bigard Saxophone duet
Whetsel and Williams Trumpet duet
Hodges (soprano) Saxophone solo
Williams Trumpet solo
Nanton Trombone solo
Hodges, Bigard / Whetsel, Williams Sax duet / trumpet duet
Twice, in turn
Ellington, Hodges (soprano) Outro.

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jago125 10th Dec 2021		Much information can be found at Mike Thomas' superb site about British Vocalion records (mgthomas.co.uk). In there, he reveals that the 10" Vocalion Swing Series, S & C prefixed, began in 1936. The C's were a swing export series - although it remains unclear where they were destined, totalling 15 issues: C 0001 - C 0015.
Mike Gann 8th Dec 2021
Mike Gann 8th Dec 2021

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