Tracklist
| 1-01 | East St. Louis Toodle-oo | 3:03 |
| 1-02 | Hop Head | 2:55 |
| 1-03 | Down In Our Alley Blues | 3:01 |
| 1-04 | What Can A Poor Fellow Do? | 3:08 |
| 1-05 | Black And Tan Fantasy | 3:23 |
| 1-06 | Chicago Stomp Down | 2:46 |
| 1-07 | Sweet Mama (Papa's Getting Mad) | 2:52 |
| 1-08 | Stack O'Lee Blues | 2:49 |
| 1-09 | Bugle Call Rag | 2:37 |
| 1-10 | Take It Easy | 3:12 |
| 1-11 | Jubilee Stomp | 2:42 |
| 1-12 | Harlem Twist (East St. Louis Toodle-oo) | 3:15 |
| 1-13 | Diga Diga Doo | 2:51 |
| 1-14 | Doin' The New Low Down | 3:05 |
| 1-15 | Black Beauty | 3:00 |
| 1-16 | Swampy River | 2:48 |
| 1-17 | The Mooche | 3:11 |
| 1-18 | Move Over | 3:03 |
| 1-19 | Hot And Bothered | 3:15 |
| 1-20 | The Blues With A Feelin' | 3:13 |
| 1-21 | Goin' To Town | 2:55 |
| 1-22 | Misty Mornin' | 3:20 |
| 1-23 | I Must Have That Man | 3:19 |
| 1-24 | Freeze And Melt | 2:51 |
| 1-25 | Mississippi Moan | 3:24 |
| 2-01 | That Rhythm Man | 2:41 |
| 2-02 | Beggar's Blues | 3:16 |
| 2-03 | Saturday Night Function | 3:22 |
| 2-04 | Jungle Jamboree | 3:02 |
| 2-05 | Snake Hip Dance | 2:48 |
| 2-06 | Lazy Duke | 3:06 |
| 2-07 | Blues Of The Vagabond | 3:13 |
| 2-08 | Syncopated Shuffle | 2:45 |
| 2-09 | The Mooche | 3:20 |
| 2-10 | Ragamuffin Romeo | 3:15 |
| 2-11 | East St. Louis Toodle-oo | 3:13 |
| 2-12 | Sweet Mama | 3:00 |
| 2-13 | Hot And Bothered | 2:52 |
| 2-14 | Double Check Stomp | 3:20 |
| 2-15 | Black And Tan Fantasy | 3:07 |
| 2-16 | Big House Blues | 3:01 |
| 2-17 | Rocky Mountain Blues | 3:08 |
| 2-18 | Ring Dem Bells | 2:47 |
| 2-19 | Three Little Words | 3:12 |
| 2-20 | Old Man Blues | 3:05 |
| 2-21 | Sweet Chariot | 2:47 |
| 2-22 | Mood Indigo | 3:06 |
| 2-23 | I Can't Realize You Love Me | 3:23 |
| 2-24 | I'm So In Love With You | 2:56 |
| 2-25 | Rockin' In Rhythm | 3:14 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured For – BMG Direct – D2220888
Credits
- Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
Notes
Recording dates:1-01 to 1-03: March 22, 1927 - The Washingtonians
1-04 to 1-06: November 3, 1927 - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
1-07 to 1-09: January 9, 1928 - The Washingtonians
1-10 to 1-12: January 19, 1928 - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
1-13, 1-14: July 10, 1928 - The Harlem Footwarmers
1-15, 1-16: October 1, 1928 - The Harlem Footwarmers
1-17 to 1-19: October 1, 1928 - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
1-20 to 1-22: November 22, 1928 - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
1-23 to 1-25: April 4, 1929 - Joe Turner & His Memphis Men
2-01 to 2-03: May 28, 1929 - Sonny Greer & His Memphis Men
2-04, 2-05: August 2, 1929 - The Harlem Footwarmers
2-06 to 2-08: November 20, 1929 - The Harlem Footwarmers
2-09 to 2-11: April 3, 1930 - Mills' Ten Blackberries
2-12 to 2-15: June 12, 1930 - Mills' Ten Blackberries
2-16, 2-17: October 14, 1930 - The Harlem Footwarmers
2-18, 2-20 to 2-22: October 30, 1930 - The Harlem Footwarmers
2-19: October 30, 1930 - Frank Brown & His Tooters
2-23 to 2-25: November 8, 1930 - New York Syncopators
Original 78s from the collections of Robert Altschuler, Michael Brooks, and the Institute of Jazz Studies, Newark, New Jersey.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2K 46177 | Duke Ellington | The OKeh Ellington (2xCD, Comp, RM) | Columbia | C2K 46177 | US | 1991 |
| COL 466964 2 | Duke Ellington | The OKeh Ellington (2xCD, Comp, RM) | Columbia | COL 466964 2 | Europe | 1991 |
| C2T 46177 | Duke Ellington | The OKeh Ellington (2xCass, Comp, RM) | Columbia | C2T 46177 | US | 1991 |
