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“The Magazine Suite is an entirely new three-part composition. The band played it a few more times in 1945 and 1946 but never thereafter. It is remarkable how many Ellington compositions were allowed to sink without trace like this, suggesting that the Duke wrote much more than he could keep in his orchestra’s repertoire. This is a shame, as pieces like The Magazine Suite are full of invention.”

 – Tony Augarde

Down Beat Shuffle/Esquire Swank/Metronome All Out (CD: “Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Volume Five” Circle CCD-105)

Recorded 31 July 1945, New York City

Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance – trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones – trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, Otto Hardwick, Johnny Hodges, Al Sears, Harry Carney – reeds; Duke Ellington – piano; Fred Guy – guitar; Junior Raglin – bass; Sonny Greer – drums.

Metronome All Out (CD: “Duke Ellington, The Centennial Edition” RCA Victor ‎– 09026-63386-2)

Recorded 15 January 1946, New York City

Harry Edison, Pete Candoli, Neal Hefti, Sonny Berman – trumpet; Tommy Dorsey, Bill Harris, J C Higginbotham – trombone; Buddy De Franco, Herbie Fields, Johnny Hodges, Flip Phillips, George Auld, Harry Carney – reeds; Teddy Wilson – piano; Red Norvo – vibes; Tiny Grimes, Billy Bauer – guitar; Chubby Jackson – bass; Dave Tough – drums; Duke Ellington – conductor.

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— Our closing music—-

It’s Something You Ought To Know (Paul Gonsalves – “Ellingtonia Moods and Blues,” RCA Victor / RCA63562)

Recorded 29 February 1960, New York City

Paul Gonsalves- tenor sax; Johnny Hodges – alto sax; Ray Nance – cornet; Mitchell “Booty” Wood – trombone; Jimmy Jones – piano; Al Hall – bass; Oliver Jackson – drums.