Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year

Braggin’ in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year

Compilation album by Duke Ellington

Released

1991

Recorded

August 4 & 9, September 2, December 19 & 22, 1938

Duke Ellington chronology

Braggin’ in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
(1938)

The Blanton–Webster Band
(1940-42)

Braggin’ in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year is a compilation album of American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington's 1938 recordings for the Brunswick label which was released in 1991.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars stating "this 1938 incarnation of Ellington's group held their own with many fine compositions, a seamless sense of swing, and a wealth of unique solo contributions, elements that set the group apart throughout the big-band era. Maybe not as essential as other Ellington titles, but still highly recommended".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"Please Forgive Me" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 2:59
"Lambeth Walk" (Douglas Furber, Noel Gay) - 2:27
"Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) - 2:56
"Hip Chic" - 2:55
"Buffet Flat" - 2:24
"Mighty Like the Blues" (Leonard Feather) - 2:34
"Jazz Potpourri" - 2:55
"T.T. on Toast" (Ellington, Mills) - 2:45
"Battle of Swing" - 2:56
"Blue Light" - 2:36
"Blue Light" [alternate take] - 2:40
"Boy Meets Horn" (Ellington, Rex Stewart) - 2:59
"Slap Happy" - 2:44

Recorded at ARC-Brunswick Studios in New York on August 4, 1938 (track 1), August 9, 1938 (tracks 2-5), September 2, 1938 (track 6), December 19, 1938 (tracks 7-9), and December 22, 1938 (tracks 10-13).

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Rex Stewart - cornet
Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton - trombone
Juan Tizol - valve trombone
Barney Bigard - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Otto Hardwick - clarinet, alto saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
Fred Guy - guitar
Billy Taylor - bass
Sonny Greer - drums

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 21, 2010
1 2 Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2010

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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