C JAM BLUES

Created on 12/05/2014
Latest update on 18/07/2023

Artist: Duke Ellington
Author: Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard
Label: RCA Victor
Year: 1942

Introduced in a soundie with solo's by Ray Nance (violin), Rex Stewart (cornet), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Joe Norton (trombone), Sonny Greer (drums) and Barney Bigard (clarinet). Later also known as Duke's Place with lyrics by Bill Katts/Bob Thiele/Ruth Roberts.

Covers:

1946:

Bob Wills [Tiffany transcription]

1947:

Louis Armstrong [with Barney Bigard and in '61 as Duke's Place with Duke Ellington]

1957:

Clark Terry

1958:

Dave Brubeck

1960:

Les McCann

1966:

Jimmy Smith

1967:

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band [riff throughout The Intro And The Outro]

1972:

Ella Fitzgerald

1974:

Charles Mingus [with Rahsaan Roland Kirk]

1975:

Kenny Burrell

1989:

Phineas Newborn Jr.

1992:

Clarence Gatemouth Brown

1993:

Michel Petrucciani

2018:

Tommy Emmanuel [with David Grisman and Bryan Sutton]

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