Cotton Tail by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

First released: 1956, Length: 3:14

Creators (17)

Arranger

  1. Ben Webster
  2. Duke Ellington

Instruments

  1. Barney Bigard (04 May 1940) tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, clarinet, clarinet
  2. Ben Webster (04 May 1940) tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone
  3. Cootie Williams (04 May 1940) trumpet, trumpet
  4. Duke Ellington (04 May 1940) piano, piano
  5. Fred Guy (04 May 1940) guitar, guitar
  6. Harry Carney (04 May 1940) baritone saxophone, baritone saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
  7. Jimmy Blanton (04 May 1940) double bass, double bass, double bass
  8. Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (04 May 1940) trombone, trombone
  9. Johnny Hodges (04 May 1940) alto saxophone, alto saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
  10. Juan Tizol (04 May 1940) valve trombone, valve trombone, trombone
  11. Lawrence Brown (04 May 1940) trombone, trombone
  12. Otto Hardwick (04 May 1940) alto saxophone, alto saxophone
  13. Rex Stewart (04 May 1940) trumpet, cornet, cornet
  14. Sonny Greer (04 May 1940) drums (drum set), drums (drum set)
  15. Wallace Jones (04 May 1940) trumpet, trumpet

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Cotton Tail (04 May 1940)

    Composer

    1. Duke Ellington

    Lyricist

    1. Duke Ellington

Releases containing this recording (10)

Official

Album

  1. In a Mellotone 1956 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2. In a Mellotone 15 Aug 1995 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Album - Compilation

  1. The Blanton-Webster Band 1986 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2. The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Volume 3 1987 Various Artists
  3. The Blanton-Webster Band 1993 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4. Beyond Category 1994 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  5. The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz 1997 Various Artists
  6. 100ᵉ Anniversaire 10 Aug 1999 Duke Ellington
  7. 100ᵉ Anniversaire 10 Aug 1999 Duke Ellington
  8. Take the "A" Train 20 Sep 2000 Duke Ellington