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Blue Skies (take 6) by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

First released: 1985, Length: 3:13

Creators (16)

Instruments

  1. Dizzy Gillespie (08 Nov 1943) trumpet
  2. Duke Ellington (08 Nov 1943) piano
  3. Elmer Williams (08 Nov 1943) tenor saxophone
  4. Fred Guy (08 Nov 1943) guitar
  5. Harry Carney (08 Nov 1943) reeds
  6. Jimmy Hamilton (08 Nov 1943) reeds
  7. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (08 Nov 1943) trombone
  8. Johnny Hodges (08 Nov 1943) alto saxophone
  9. Juan Tizol (08 Nov 1943) valve trombone
  10. Lawrence Brown (08 Nov 1943) trombone
  11. Otto Hardwick (08 Nov 1943) reeds
  12. Rex Stewart (08 Nov 1943) trumpet
  13. Sonny Greer (08 Nov 1943) drums (drum set)
  14. Taft Jordan (08 Nov 1943) trumpet
  15. Wallace Jones (08 Nov 1943) trumpet
  16. Wilson Myers (08 Nov 1943) double bass

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Blue Skies (08 Nov 1943) instrumental

    Composer

    1. Irving Berlin (1926)

    Lyricist

    1. Irving Berlin (1926)

Releases containing this recording (1)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Volume 1: 1943 1985 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra