1944-1945

Original Release Date:  November 19, 1996

Track Listing

• 1. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
• 2. I'm Beginning to See the Light
• 3. Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)
• 4. I Didn't Know About You
• 5. Work Song [Black, Brown and Beige]
• 6. Come Sunday [Black, Brown and Beige]
• 7. The Blues [Black, Brown and Beige]
• 8. Three Dances [Black, Brown and Beige]
• 9. Carnegie Blues
• 10. Blue Cellophane
• 11. The Mood to Be Wooed
• 12. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings
• 13. Mood Indigo
• 14. Bug in a Rug
• 15. The Mooche
• 16. Kandylamb
• 17. Perfume Suite, Pt. 1: Under the Blacony/Strange Feeling
• 18. Perfume Suite, Pt. 2: Dancers in Love/Coloratura

Credits

• Al Hibbler: Vocals
• Johnny Hodges: Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
• Ray Nance: Violin
• Al Sears: Sax (Tenor)
• Rex Stewart: Cornet
• Lawrence Brown: Trombone
• Taft Jordan: Trumpet
• Joya Sherrill: Vocals
• Sonny Greer: Drums
• William Cat Anderson: Trumpet
• Barney Bigard: Clarinet
• Red Callender: Bass
• Harry Carney: Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
• Kay Davis: Vocals
• Duke Ellington: Piano, Director
• Fred Guy: Guitar
• Jimmy Hamilton: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
• Claude Jones: Trombone
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton: Trombone
• Alvin Raglin: Bass
• Hillard Brown: Drums
• Anatol Schenker: Liner Notes
• Otto Hardwick: Sax (Alto)