“E and D Blues“ Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald 1957

The Greatest Jazz Composer Duke Ellington and the Greatest Jazz Diva Ella Fitzgerald perform “E&D Blues“ on “Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook part2 Recorded June 15th-October 27th 1957 Hollywood California Verve Records 331/3 rpm. “E&D Blues written by Billy Strayhorn 1950. Ella Fitzgerald 25th 1917 Ella Fitzgerald vocals William “Cat“ Anderson, Clark Terry, Willie Cook trumpet Frank Foster tenor saxophone Paul Gonsalves, Ben Webster saxophone Johnny Hodges alto saxophone Russell Procope clarinet, alto saxophone Jimmy Hamilton clarinet, tenor saxophone Harry Carney clarinet, bass clarinet John Sanders, Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson trombone Ray Nance trumpet, violin Stuff Smith violin Oscar Peterson, Paul Smith piano Ray Brown, Joe Mondragon, Jimmy Woode double bass Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel guitar Sam Woodyard, Alvin Stoller drums Billy Strayhorn piano, narrator Duke Ellington piano, narrator, arranger, conductor