COTTON CLUB REVUE (1929) (14th Ed.)
aka "Cotton Club Parade Of 1929"



Composer: Jimmy McHugh
Lyricist: Dorothy Fields

Opened: Spring 1929, Cotton Club, N.Y.C.
Performances: Unknown


Arabian Lover:

1. 78/Victor V 38079 (Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra) [also 78/Bluebird B 6782; 78/Gramophone B 4895; reissued on At The Cotton Club, CD/BMG Special Products 148473]


Cotton Club Stomp (inst.) (M: Harry Carney; Duke Ellington; Johnny Hodges) (also used in BLACKBERRIES OF 1930):

1. 78/Victor V 38079 (Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra) [also 78/Bluebird B 10242; 78/Gramophone B 4872; 78/Gramophone B 6292; 78/Swing SW. 332; 45/Victor 75.385; reissued on The Indispensable Duke Ellington, Vol. 1-2 (1927-1929), CD/RCA 26192]
2. 78/Brunswick m 8405 (Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra) [also 78/Brunswick 6813; 78/Brunswick 1186; 78/Brunswick 4887; reissued on Early Ellington, Decca/GRP 640]
3. 78/Okeh 8397 (George McClennon's Jazz Band) [reissued on George McClennon/Wilton Crawley, CD/Jazz Oracle 8022]
4. A Nite At The Cotton Club, 45/Pirate MPC 524 (Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra) [reissued on Jungle Nights In Harlem, CD/ RCA 82499]
5. Early Ellington, Decca/GRP 640 (Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra) (alternate take)
6. The Cotton Club, CD/Geffen GEFD-24062 (orchestra conducted by Bob Wilber) (two renditions)
7. A Night At The Cotton Club, CD/RCA PD 74169 (Company with the Harlem Orchestra directed by Steve Galloway)
8. More Money Jungle: Ellington Explorations, CD/Koch International 6990 (Rhythm & Brass)
9. Bug Music, CD/Nonesuch 79438 (Don Byron)
10. One Hour With You, CD/Original Cast Record 9525 (Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra)
11. Swing Classics, CD/EMI Gold 525080 (Graham Dalby & The Grahamophones)


Freeze And Melt:

1. 78/Jazz Record Society AA 107 (Henderson's Roseland Orchestra) [reissued on A Study In Frustration: The Fletcher Henderson Story, CD/Columbia 57596]
2. 78/Columbia 1813 D (Joe Turner and His Memphis Men) [also 78/Creole 3; 45/Jass 604; reissued on Now That's Chicago!, CD/Legacy 90329]
3. A Nite At The Cotton Club, 45/Pirate MPC 524 (Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra) [reissued on Jungle Nights In Harlem, CD/RCA 82499]
4. The Okeh Ellington, CD/Columbia C2K-46177 (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)
5. The Best Of Dixieland Live 1960, CD/Philips 8387652 (Dutch Swing College Band)
6. This Joint Is Jumpin'!, CD/Timeless 594 (Dutch Swing College Band)
7. Jubilee Stomp: 1953-2003, CD/Timeless Traditional 654 (Chris Barber)
8. The Complete Recordings, CD/Jazzology 138 (The Classic Jazz Quartet)
9. On Revival Day, CD/Stomp Off 1294 (Kustbandet)
10. The Chronological Eddie Lang 1927-1932, CD/Classics 1357 (Eddie Lang)


Goin' To Town (inst.) (M: Duke Ellington; Bubber Miley):

1. 78/Hot Jazz Club HC 83 (Duke Ellington, piano, with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)
2. 78/Okeh 8675 (Chicago Footwarmers) [also 78/Creole 1]
3. A Nite At The Cotton Club, 45/Pirate MPC 524 (Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra) [reissued on Jungle Nights In Harlem, CD/RCA 82499]
4. Early Duke, 45EP/Fontana TFE.17117 (Adelaide Hall with Duke Ellington and the Chicago Footwarmers) [also 45/Fontana 462 094 TE]
5. The Okeh Ellington, CD/Columbia C2K-46177 (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)
6. Classic Concerts, CD/Fellside 210 (Chris Barber)
7. The Best of Chris Barber's Jazz Band, CD/EMI 540181 (Chris Barber's Jazz Band)
8. The Single Petal of a Rose: Duke Ellington for Solo Guitar, Vol. 2, CD/Out Of Time (Steve Hancoff)
9. Dutch Swing College Band Plays Duke Ellington, CD/Pink 0883 (Dutch Swing College Band)


Harlemania (originally used in COTTON CLUB REVUE (1928) (13th Edition):

1. 78/Victor V 38045 (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra) [also 78/Bluebird B 6306; 78/Gramophone B 4966; 78/Gramophone B. 8505; reissued on The Indispensable Duke Ellington, Vol. 1-2 (1927-1929), CD/RCA 26192]
2. Reginald Dixon At The Blackpool Tower, CD/Pavilion 7039 (Reginald Dixon)
3. Harlemania, CD/Lake 232 (Harlem Orchestra)


Hot Feet:

1. 78/Victor V 38065 (Charlie Williams with Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra) [also 78/Bluebird B 6335; 78/Gramophone B 6343; 78/Gramophone B 4865; reissued on The Indispensable Duke Ellington, Vol. 1-2 (1927-1929), CD/RCA 26192]
2. Live At The Cotton Club, CD/TKO Collectors 29 (Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra)
3. Retro-Specht (1925-1931), CD/Vintage Music Prod. 121 (Paul Specht and His Orchestra)


Hottentot (Trot):

1. 78/Romeo 840 (The Washingtonians)
2. The Chronological Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1928-1929, CD/Classics 559 (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)


A Japanese Dream (originally used in COTTON CLUB REVUE (1928) (13th Edition):

1. 78/Victor V 38045 (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra) [also 78/Gramophone J.F. 54; 78/ Gramophone B 6353; reissued on The Chronological Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1928-1929, CD/Classics 559]
2. 78/Cameo 9043 (Dixie Daisies)
3. Pasadena & The Lost Cylinders, CD/Lake 77 (The Temperance Seven)
4. Harlem Nights, CD/Pastl 176969 (Hot Owls)


Misty Mornin' (inst.) (M: Duke Ellington; Arthur Whetsol):

1. 78/Victor V 38058 (Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra) [also 78/Bluebird B 6565; 78/Gramophone B 8828; reissued on The Indispensable Duke Ellington, Vol. 1-2 (1927-1929), CD/RCA 26192]
2. 78/Columbia 35955 (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Art Whetsel, trumpet, and Joe "Tricky Sam" N., trombone) [also 78/Parlophone R 2258; 78/Okeh 8662; reissued on The Okeh Ellington, CD/Columbia C2K-46177]
3. 78/Vocalion 3229 (Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra) [also 45EP/Columbia SEG7579; 45EP/Odeon DSEQ 553; reissued on A Nite At The Cotton Club, 45/Pirate MPC 524; Jungle Nights In Harlem, CD/RCA 82499]
4. C'est MAGNAfique, CD/Jazzology 6279 (Brian White's MAGNA Jazz Band)
5. Rose Colored Glasses, CD/Stomp Off 1334 (San Francisco Starlight Orchestra)
6. Live at Mosebacke Stockholm, CD/Storyville 5532 (Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband)
7. Ellington For Solo Guitar, CD/Discipline 9914 (Steve Hancoff)
8. Best of British Jazz From the BBC Jazz Club, Vol. 6, CD/Upbeat Jazz UK 127 (Mike Daniel's Delta Jazzmen)
9. Misty Morning, CD/Timeless 641 (Chris Barber and Bob Hunt);


Star Dust (M: Hoagy Carmichael; L: Mitchell Parish):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this Carmichael standard.