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Never No Lament: The Blanton‐Webster Band, 1940–1942
big band · 2003 · 73 tracks

Never No Lament: The Blanton‐Webster Band, 1940–1942

Duke Ellington

April 1, 2003 · Bluebird (3)

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Tracklist · 73 Tracks
01
You, You Darlin’
3:20
02
Jack the Bear
3:17
04
Morning Glory
3:18
05
So Far, So Good
2:53
06
Conga Brava
2:59
07
Concerto for Cootie
3:20
08
Me and You
2:55
10
Never No Lament (Don’t Get Around Much Anymore)
3:19
11
Dusk
3:21
12
Bojangles
2:54
13
A Portrait of Bert Williams
3:10
14
Blue Goose
3:23
15
Harlem Air Shaft
3:00
16
At a Dixie Roadhouse Diner
2:49
17
All Too Soon
3:31
18
Rumpus in Richmond
2:50
19
My Greatest Mistake
3:27
20
Sepia Panorama
3:25
21
There Shall Be No Night
3:13
22
In a Mellotone
3:17
23
Five O’Clock Whistle
3:19
24
The Flaming Sword
3:09
25
Warm Valley
3:21
26
Across the Track Blues
3:02
27
Chloe (Song of the Swamp)
3:27
28
I Never Felt This Way Before
3:33
29
The Sidewalks of New York
3:16
30
Flamingo
3:24
31
The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
3:20
32
Take the “A” Train
2:57
33
Jumpin’ Punkins
3:34
34
John Hardy’s Wife
3:30
35
Blue Serge
3:23
36
After All
3:23
37
Bakiff
3:26
38
Are You Sticking?
3:06
39
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
3:36
40
The Giddybug Gallop
3:36
41
Pitter Panther Patter
3:04
42
Body and Soul
3:11
43
Sophisticated Lady
2:47
44
Mr. J.B. Blues
3:09
45
Ko‐Ko (alternate take)
2:41
46
Bojangles (alternate take)
2:46
47
Sepia Panorama (alternate take)
3:24
48
Jumpin’ Punkins (alternate take)
3:42
49
Jump for Joy (alternate take)
2:57
50
Chocolate Shake
2:56
51
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
3:21
52
Clementine
3:01
53
The Brown‐Skin Gal (in the Calico Gown)
3:12
54
Jump for Joy
2:55
55
Moon Over Cuba
3:16
56
Five O’Clock Drag
3:15
57
Rocks in My Bed
3:09
58
Bli‐Blip
3:07
59
Raincheck
2:32
60
What Good Would It Do?
2:49
61
I Don’t Know What Kind of Blues I Got
3:17
62
Chelsea Bridge
2:56
63
Perdido (take 1)
3:10
64
“C” Jam Blues
2:40
65
Moon Mist
3:01
66
What Am I Here For?
3:27
67
I Don’t Mind
2:52
68
Someone
3:11
69
My Little Brown Book
3:15
70
Main Stem
2:51
71
Johnny Come Lately
2:43
72
Hayfoot, Strawfoot
2:36
73
Sentimental Lady
3:04
74
A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)
2:59
75
Sherman Shuffle
2:39

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