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Flamingo by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

First released: 1940, Length: 3:24

Creators (17)

Arranger

  1. Billy Strayhorn (28 Dec 1940)

Instruments

  1. Barney Bigard (28 Dec 1940) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  2. Ben Webster (28 Dec 1940) tenor saxophone
  3. Billy Strayhorn (28 Dec 1940) piano
  4. Fred Guy (28 Dec 1940) guitar
  5. Harry Carney (28 Dec 1940) baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
  6. Jimmy Blanton (28 Dec 1940) double bass
  7. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (28 Dec 1940) trombone
  8. Johnny Hodges (28 Dec 1940) alto saxophone, clarinet
  9. Juan Tizol (28 Dec 1940) valve trombone
  10. Lawrence Brown (28 Dec 1940) trombone
  11. Otto Hardwick (28 Dec 1940) alto saxophone
  12. Ray Nance (28 Dec 1940) trumpet
  13. Rex Stewart (28 Dec 1940) cornet
  14. Sonny Greer (28 Dec 1940) drums (drum set)
  15. Wallace Jones (28 Dec 1940) trumpet

Vocals

  1. Herb Jeffries (28 Dec 1940)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Flamingo (28 Dec 1940)

    Composer

    1. Ted Grouya

    Lyricist

    1. Edmund Anderson

Releases containing this recording (14)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Blanton-Webster Band 1986 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2. The Blanton-Webster Band 1993 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3. The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1940-1941 1995 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4. 1943-47 V-Disc Recordings 20 Apr 1999 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  5. The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973 27 Apr 1999 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  6. The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927–1973) 1999 Duke Ellington
  7. The Duke 1999 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  8. Best of Jazz - The Swing Era: An Introduction to Duke Ellington - His Best Recordings 1927-1941 2000 Duke Ellington
  9. Ebony Rhapsody: The Great Ellington Vocalists 2001 Duke Ellington
  10. Never No Lament: The Blanton‐Webster Band, 1940-1942 01 Apr 2003 Duke Ellington
  11. Never No Lament: The Blanton‐Webster Band 01 Apr 2003 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  12. Jazz in the Charts 063 (1941) 2006 Various Artists
  13. Sentimental Journey: The Love Songs of World War II Various Artists

Single

  1. Flamingo / The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You 1940 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra