| Grade |
Audio |
Soloist |
Date |
Title |
Source |
New Desor |
| 100 |
Audio |
Joya Sherrill, vocal |
December 1, 1944 |
I'm Beginning To See The Light |
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk N (Track 3) |
DE4435c |
| 99 |
Audio |
Johnny Hodges, alto sax |
May 3, 1957 |
Star-Crossed Lovers |
Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 9) |
DE5721d |
| 99 |
Audio |
Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet |
April 15, 1957 |
Sonnet For Caesar |
Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Such Sweet Thunder, Track 2) |
DE5715a |
| 98 |
Audio |
Ella Fitzgerald, vocal |
July 28, 1966 |
Something To Live For |
Côte D'Azur Concerts (Disk 5, Track 5) |
DE6664 |
| 98 |
Audio |
Cootie Williams, trumpet |
December 10, 1929 |
Sweet Mama |
Classics 1929-1930 (Track 21) |
DE2921a |
| 98 |
Audio |
Bubber Miley, muted trumpet |
March 14, 1927 |
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo |
The Duke Steps Out (Track 1) |
DE2704a |
| 98 |
Audio |
Al Sears, tenor sax |
December 11-12, 1944 |
The Blues |
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk N (Track 9) |
DE4436c |
| 97 |
Audio |
Barney Bigard, Clarinet |
February 11, 1932 |
Creole Love Call |
The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings (Disc 1, Track 7) |
DE3205c |
| 97 |
Audio |
Arthur Whetsel, trumpet |
October 2, 1928 |
Awful Sad |
Volume 5 1928 Complete Edition (Track 1) |
DE2809a |
| 97 |
Audio |
Juan Tizol, valve trombone |
January 9, 1935 |
Moonlight Fiesta |
The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia, and Master Recordings (Disc 5, Track 4) |
DE3501d |
| 97 |
Audio |
Ben Webster, tenor sax |
January 15, 1941 |
Frenesi |
The Centennial Anthology (CD, Track 2) |
DE4101f |
| 97 |
Audio |
Clark Terry, trumpet |
April 30, 1953 |
Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 1 (Track 3) |
DE5318e |
| 97 |
Audio |
Cat Anderson, trumpet |
April 30, 1953 |
Summertime |
Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 2 (Track 1) |
DE5318n |
| 97 |
Audio |
Ozzie Bailey, vocal |
December 6, 1956 |
You Better Know It |
Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (A Drum Is A Woman, Track 8) |
DE5638b |
| 97 |
Audio |
Ray Nance, Cornet |
February 15, 1941 |
Take The "A" Train |
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk K (Track 8) |
DE4105a |
| 97 |
Audio |
Freddy Jenkins, trumpet |
November 20, 1929 |
Blues Of The Vagabond |
The OKeh Ellington, Disk 2 (Track 7) |
DE2920b |
| 96 |
Audio |
Lawrence Brown, trombone |
June 2, 1945 |
Way Low |
Date With the Duke (Disk 4, Track 2e) |
DE4537f
|
| 96 |
Audio |
Ray Nance, Violin |
April 29, 1954 |
Maybe I Should Change My Ways |
Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 4 (Track 3) |
DE5407f |
| 96 |
Audio |
Harry Carney, baritone sax |
May 1, 1945 |
Everything But You |
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk N (Track 16) |
DE4525a |
| 96 |
Audio |
Rex Stewart, trumpet |
March 20, 1939 |
San Juan Hill |
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (CD 6, Track 8) |
DE3906a |
| 96 |
|
Harold Baker, trumpet |
January 28, 1943 |
Cy Runs Rock Waltz |
Archive.org |
DE4302l |
| 95 |
Audio |
Adelaide Hall, vocal |
December 21, 1932 |
Baby! |
1932-1933 Chronological Classics (Track 16) |
DE3213c |
| 95 |
Audio |
Alice Babs, vocal |
March 1, 1963 |
Come Sunday |
Alice Babs & Duke Ellington and Orchestra Serenade to Sweden (Track 7) |
DE6338ab |
| 95 |
Audio |
Al Hibbler, vocal |
November 20, 1947 |
Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
His Great Vocalists (Track 8) |
DE4732d |
| 95 |
Audio |
Ivie Anderson, vocal |
February 2, 1932 |
It Don't Mean A Thing |
His Great Vocalists (Track 1) |
DE3201b |
| 95 |
Audio |
Ray Nance, vocal |
September 3, 1946 |
My Honey's Lovin' Arms |
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk P (Track 17) |
DE4640a |
| 95 |
Audio |
Joe Nanton, muted trombone |
June 16, 1945 |
Johnny Come Lately |
The Treasury Shows, Vol. 6, Disk 1 (Track 13) |
DE4539m |
| 95 |
Audio |
Harold Baker, muted trumpet |
December 10, 1948 |
Suddenly It Jumped |
Cornell University, First Set (Track 3) |
DE4808c |
| 94 |
Audio |
Joe Nanton, trombone |
November 3, 1927 |
Chicago Stomp Down |
The OKeh Ellington, Disk 1 (Track 6) |
DE2710d |
| 95 |
Audio |
Otto Hardwick, alto sax |
March 26, 1928 |
Got Everything But You |
Chronogical 1928 (Track 4) |
DE2805c |
| 95 |
Audio |
Kay Davis, Vocal |
December 5, 1946 |
Minnehaha |
Happy-Go-Lucky Local (Track 9) |
DE4651d |
| 95 |
Audio |
Taft Jordan, trumpet |
November 8, 1943 |
Blue Skies |
World Broadcasting Series Volume One (Track 5) |
DE4359f |
| 95 |
|
Russell Procope, clarinet |
April 28 & 29, 1964 |
Creole Love Call |
in concerto (New York 1964) (Track 2b) |
DE6436c
|
| 95 |
Audio |
Russell Procope, alto sax |
September 28, 1968 |
Black And Tan Fantasy |
Live in Mexico (Track 2a) |
DE6852a |
| 95 |
Audio |
Quentin Jackson, muted trombone |
April 29, 1954 |
Johnny Come Lately |
Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 4 (Track 2) |
DE5407e |
| 95 |
Audio |
Tyree Glenn, muted trombone |
August 14, 1947 |
H'ya Sue |
Classics 1946-1947 (Track 18) |
DE4717c |
| 95 |
Audio |
Jimmy Hamilton, tenor sax |
December 22, 1949 |
B-Sharp Boston |
Vol. 10 (1947-1951) The Alternative Takes (Track 20) |
DE4920l |
| 95 |
Audio |
Clark Terry, flugelhorn |
August 28, 1967 |
Upper Manhattan Medical Group |
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk W, And His Mother Called Him Bill (Track 14) |
DE6781y |
| 95 |
Audio |
Duke Ellington, piano |
June 30, 1960 |
In The Hall Of The Mountain King |
|
Three Suites (Track 11) |
DE6019b
|
| 94 |
Audio |
Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax |
April 30, 1953 |
Lullaby Of Birdland |
Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 1 (Track 1) |
DE5318f |
| 94 |
Audio |
Willie Cook, trumpet |
April 30, 1953 |
Tenderly |
Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 3 (Track 4) |
DE5318ae
|
| 93 |
|
Britt Woodman, trombone |
January 5, 1952 |
Serious Serenade |
Rare Live Recordings 1952-3 (Disk 1, Track 3) |
DE5201c |
| 93 |
Audio |
Wallace Jones, trumpet |
December 11, 1943 |
Black And Tan Fantasy |
The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 8) |
DE4364s
|