Riverside session · in the studio

September 13, 1950

Oscar Pettiford His Cello And Quartet

In the room

Oscar Pettiford – cello
Duke Ellington – piano
Billy Strayhorn – celeste
Lloyd Trotman – bass
Jo Jones – drums

The takes

2 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
M4004	Untitled Blues	Not issued at the time
M4005	Perdido	RLP 475
M4006	Take The "A" Train	RLP 475
M4007	Oscalypso	RLP 475
M4008	Blues For Blanton	RLP 475
M4009	Twelve O'Clock Rock	Not issued at the time

6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Duke Ellington Billy Strayhorn Piano Duets – Great Times! (Riverside RLP 475)

RLP 475Great Times!Duke Ellington Billy Strayhorn Piano Duets

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

3 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGV-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Jo Jones

2 of them 18 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Oscar Pettiford, Duke Ellington
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Oscar Pettiford, Duke Ellington
MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Billy Strayhorn, Lloyd Trotman
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Billy Strayhorn, Lloyd Trotman
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Billy Strayhorn, Lloyd Trotman
MGN-1048	Castle Rock	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Billy Strayhorn, Lloyd Trotman
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
RLP 12-233	The Hawk Flies High	Coleman Hawkins Septet	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Jo Jones
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Jo Jones
CL 1002	Drum Suite	Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers	1957	Oscar Pettiford, Jo Jones
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Jo Jones
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Duke Ellington, Jo Jones
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Billy Strayhorn, Lloyd Trotman
MG-36134	The Nearness Of You	Helen Merrill	1958	Oscar Pettiford, Jo Jones
MGV-8317	Back To Back	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues	1959	Duke Ellington, Jo Jones
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn