The December 1956 Duke Ellington Discography


December 6, 1956
CBS Studio Session, New York, New York
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
97 Audio
 You Better Know It
Vocal by Ozzie Bailey
 Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (A Drum Is A Woman, Track 8) DE5638b
54 Audio
 Drum Is A Woman Finale
Vocal by Margaret Tynes and Ozzie Bailey
 Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (A Drum Is A Woman, Track 12b) DE5638c
84 Audio
 Café Au Lait Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 21a) DE5638d
Take 1
97 Audio
 Café Au Lait Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 21b) DE5638e
82 Café Au Lait Columbia Recording Session DE5638-
83 Audio
 Café Au Lait Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 21c) DE5638f
83 Audio
 Café Au Lait Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 21d) DE5638g
83 Audio
 Café Au Lait Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 21e) DE5638h
Alt. Take
96 Audio
 Café Au Lait Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 21f) DE5638i
Take 3
82 Café Au Lait Columbia Recording Session DE5638-
82 Café Au Lait Columbia Recording Session DE5638-
97 Café Au Lait Columbia Recording Session DE5638j
84 Café Au Lait Columbia Recording Session DE5638k
82 Café Au Lait Columbia Recording Session DE5638-
97 Audio
 Café Au Lait Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 17) DE5638l
Take 6
98 Audio
 Star-Crossed Lovers Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 22a) DE5638m
Take 1
99 Audio
 Star-Crossed Lovers Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 22b) DE5638n
Take 2
97 Audio
 Star-Crossed Lovers Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 22c) DE5638o
Take 3
97 Audio
 Star-Crossed Lovers Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 22d) DE5638p
Take 4
98 Audio
 Star-Crossed Lovers Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 22e) DE5638q
Take 5

December 31, 1956
CBS Radio Broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago, Illnois
Grade Audio
 Title Source Note
92 Take The "A" Train CBS Radio broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago, IL DE5645a
87 Blue Skies CBS Radio broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago, IL DE5645b
90 Sophisticated Lady CBS Radio broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago, IL DE5645c
86 Caravan CBS Radio broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago, IL DE5645d
73 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Vocal by Jimmy Grissom
 CBS Radio broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago, IL DE5645e
81
Announcement by Duke Ellington
 Things Ain't What They Used To Be CBS Radio broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago, IL DE5645f
88 Mood Indigo CBS Radio broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago, IL DE5645g
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