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Harry Carney: With his baritone saxophone at the Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C., about 1940

baritone sax, bass clarinet · 1910–1974

Harry Carney

Duke Ellington's baritone saxophonist for more than four decades, the man who made the baritone a jazz voice.

Sessions
44
Records
48
First date
July 2, 1935; October 25, 1935; July 10, 1936; January 25, 1937; June 1, 1937; June 15, 1937; June 30, 1936
Latest
July 29, 1966

On the records

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Mood Ellington (Columbia CL 6024)CL 6024 · 1948Mood EllingtonDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite (Columbia CL 6073)CL 6073 · 1949Duke Ellington's Liberian SuiteDuke Ellington And His OrchestraVarious Artists – Swing Hi-Swing Lo (Blue Note BLP 5027)BLP 5027 · 1953Swing Hi-Swing LoVarious ArtistsJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra – More Of Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra (Norgran MGN-1009)MGN-1009 · 1954More Of Johnny Hodges And His OrchestraJohnny Hodges And His OrchestraHarry Carney And His Orchestra – Harry Carney With Strings (Clef MGC-640)MGC-640 · 1955Harry Carney With StringsHarry Carney And His OrchestraDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Blue Light (Columbia CL 663)CL 663 · 1955Blue LightDuke Ellington And His OrchestraBenny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith – Alto Sax (Norgran MGN-1035)MGN-1035 · 1955Alto SaxBenny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie SmithJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra – Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges (Norgran MGN-1045)MGN-1045 · 1955Creamy Featuring Johnny HodgesJohnny Hodges And His OrchestraVarious Artists – Alto Altitude (EmArcy MG-36018)MG-36018 · 1955Alto AltitudeVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Battle Of The Saxes (EmArcy MG-36023)MG-36023 · 1955Battle Of The SaxesVarious ArtistsDuke Ellington – Historically Speaking - The Duke (Bethlehem BCP-60)BCP-60 · 1956Historically Speaking - The DukeDuke EllingtonBenny Goodman – The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1 (Columbia CL 814)CL 814 · 1956The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1Benny GoodmanDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown (Columbia CL 830)CL 830 · 1956Hi-Fi Ellington UptownDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars – At Newport (Columbia CL 933)CL 933 · 1956At NewportDuke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-StarsDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Ellington At Newport (Columbia CL 934)CL 934 · 1956Ellington At NewportDuke Ellington And His OrchestraJohnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band – Ellingtonia '56 (Norgran MGN-1055)MGN-1055 · 1956Ellingtonia '56Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big BandJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra – Used To Be Duke (Norgran MGN-1060)MGN-1060 · 1956Used To Be DukeJohnny Hodges And His OrchestraDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem BCP-6005)BCP-6005 · 1956Duke Ellington Presents...Duke Ellington And His OrchestraVarious Artists – Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part II (EmArcy MG-36051)MG-36051 · 1956Volume III-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Reeds-Part IIVarious ArtistsJohnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke – Duke's In Bed (Verve MGV-8203)MGV-8203 · 1956+Duke's In BedJohnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without DukeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – A Drum Is A Woman (Columbia CL 951)CL 951 · 1957A Drum Is A WomanDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Such Sweet Thunder (Columbia CL 1033)CL 1033 · 1957Such Sweet ThunderDuke Ellington And His OrchestraVarious Artists – The Anatomy Of Improvisation (Verve MGV-8230)MGV-8230 · 1957The Anatomy Of ImprovisationVarious ArtistsDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Ellington Indigos (Columbia CL 1085)CL 1085 · 1958Ellington IndigosDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson – Black, Brown And Beige (Columbia CL 1162)CL 1162 · 1958Black, Brown And BeigeDuke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia JacksonDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Newport 1958 (Columbia CL 1245)CL 1245 · 1958Newport 1958Duke Ellington And His OrchestraElla Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One (Verve MGV-4008)MGV-4008 · 1958Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume OneElla FitzgeraldElla Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two (Verve MGV-4009)MGV-4009 · 1958Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume TwoElla FitzgeraldJohnny Hodges And The Ellington Men – The Big Sound (Verve MGV-8271)MGV-8271 · 1958The Big SoundJohnny Hodges And The Ellington MenDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Ellington Jazz Party (Columbia CL 1323)CL 1323 · 1959Ellington Jazz PartyDuke Ellington And His OrchestraVarious Artists – Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record (Verve MGV-8341)MGV-8341 · 1959Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary RecordVarious ArtistsDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Festival Session (Columbia CL 1400)CL 1400 · 1960Festival SessionDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington – Blues In Orbit (Columbia CL 1445)CL 1445 · 1960Blues In OrbitDuke EllingtonDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – The Nutcracker Suite (Columbia CL 1541)CL 1541 · 1960The Nutcracker SuiteDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday (Columbia CL 1597)CL 1597 · 1960Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite ThursdayDuke Ellington And His OrchestraVarious Artists – Fifteen Star Saxophones (Bethlehem BCP-6035)BCP-6035 · 1960Fifteen Star SaxophonesVarious ArtistsVarious Artists – Big Band Contrast (Bethlehem BCP-6037)BCP-6037 · 1960Big Band ContrastVarious ArtistsMel Torme, Frances Faye – A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess (Bethlehem BCP-6040)BCP-6040 · 1960A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & BessMel Torme, Frances FayeBillie Holiday – Lady Day (Columbia CL 637)CL 637 · 1961Lady DayBillie HolidayVarious Artists – Golden Jazz Instrumentals (Bethlehem BCP-6065)BCP-6065 · 1962Golden Jazz InstrumentalsVarious ArtistsJohnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra – Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra (Verve V-8452)V-8452 · 1962Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The OrchestraJohnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The OrchestraDuke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins – Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse! A-26)A-26 · 1963Duke Ellington Meets Coleman HawkinsDuke Ellington Meets Coleman HawkinsJohnny Hodges – Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges (Impulse! A-61)A-61 · 1964Everybody Knows Johnny HodgesJohnny HodgesVarious Artists – The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 (Impulse! A-99)A-99 · 1964The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1Various ArtistsElla Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Ella At Duke's Place (Verve V-4070)V-4070 · 1966Ella At Duke's PlaceElla Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington And His Orchestra – Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur (Verve V-4072)V-4072 · 1967Ella & Duke At The Cote D'AzurDuke Ellington And His OrchestraDuke Ellington – Soul Call (Verve V-8701)V-8701 · 1967Soul CallDuke EllingtonVarious Artists – Holiday In Sax (EmArcy MG-26026)MG-26026Holiday In SaxVarious Artists

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