Verve session · in the studio

November, 1965

Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

In the room

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Mercer Ellington – trumpet
Herbie Jones – trumpet
Cootie Williams – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Chuck Connors – trombone
Buster Cooper – trombone
Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Russell Procope – alto sax
Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
Harry Carney – baritone sax
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor sax
Ella Fitzgerald – vocal
Jimmy Jones – piano
John Lamb – bass
Louis Bellson – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
65VK553	Imagine My Frustration Parts 1 & 2	V-4070
–	Azure	V-4070
66VK342	Duke's Place	V-4070
–	Brown Skin Gal	V-4070
–	What Am I Here For	V-4070
–	Cotton Tail	V-4070
–	Something To Live For	V-4070
–	A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing	V-4070
–	Passion Flower	V-4070
–	I Like The Sunrise	V-4070

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

Where it ended up

Ella 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 Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

16 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Jones, John Lamb

14 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, John Lamb

10 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Jones

9 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Cat Anderson, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Jones

8 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Ella Fitzgerald
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Ella Fitzgerald
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Jones

7 of them 13 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Louis Bellson
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Cat Anderson, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
A-89	Inspired Abandon	Lawrence Brown's All-Stars With Johnny Hodges	1965	Cat Anderson, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Jones
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Cat Anderson, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton

6 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-60	Historically Speaking - The Duke	Duke Ellington	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-6005	Duke Ellington Presents...	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton

5 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7645	Duke Ellington's Orchestra · not on the site yet	Duke Ellington's Orchestra	1933	Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1009	More Of Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Louis Bellson
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Louis Bellson
MGN-1060	Used To Be Duke	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Louis Bellson
CL 1445	Blues In Orbit	Duke Ellington	1960	Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8795	Ella Fitzgerald And Her Trio · not on the site yet	Ella Fitzgerald And Her Trio	1966	Cat Anderson, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Jones

4 of them 7 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 1162	Black, Brown And Beige	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson	1958	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
V-8732	Hodges & Hines: Swing's Our Thing	Johnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines	1968	Cat Anderson, Buster Cooper, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton

3 of them 14 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5027	Swing Hi-Swing Lo	Various Artists	1953	Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Jones
MGC-640	Harry Carney With Strings	Harry Carney And His Orchestra	1955	Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Louis Bellson
MGN-1024	Dance Bash	Johnny Hodges	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Louis Bellson
MGN-1061	The Blues	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Louis Bellson
RLP 12-246	Duke With A Difference	Clark Terry	1957	Mercer Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves
MGV-8203	Duke's In Bed	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-8230	The Anatomy Of Improvisation	Various Artists	1957	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Mercer Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves
CL 1198	The Cosmic Scene	Duke Ellington's Spacemen	1958	Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8635	Blue Pyramid	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1966	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Jones
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Jones

2 of them 28 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-4	Al Hibbler Favorites	Al Hibbler	1954	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Lawrence Brown, Louis Bellson
MGN-1018	Music For Loving	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Jimmy Hamilton, Louis Bellson
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGN-1028	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	1955	Jimmy Hamilton, Louis Bellson
MGN-1039	Music With Feeling	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Jimmy Hamilton, Louis Bellson
MGN-1048	Castle Rock	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
CL 872	Blue Rose	Rosemary Clooney And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington, Cat Anderson
MGN-1059	In A Tender Mood	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
MGV-4006	Ella And Louis Again	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1957	Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Bellson
MGV-4017	Ella And Louis Again Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1958	Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Bellson
MGV-4018	Ella And Louis Again Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1958	Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Bellson
MGV-8317	Back To Back	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues	1959	Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
MG-36142	Cat On A Hot Tin Horn	Cat Anderson Orchestra	1959	Cat Anderson, Jimmy Jones
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
A-55	Tell It The Way It Is!	Paul Gonsalves	1963	Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves
V-8569	The Essential Louis Armstrong	Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong	1963	Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Bellson
V-8617	Joe's Blues	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1965	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
V-8630	Wings & Things	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1965	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
V-4071	Whisper Not	Ella Fitzgerald With Marty Paich And His Orchestra	1966	Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Bellson
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges
V-8720	The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong	1967	Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Bellson