Cotton Tail

~ Recording by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10Cotton Tail3:14Duke Ellington & His OrchestraIn a MellotoneDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
RCA VictorLPM-1364-C
1.9Cotton Tail3:16Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Blanton-Webster BandDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)5659-2-RB
1.6Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraThe Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Smithsonian Collection of RecordingsRD 033-3
1.9Cotton Tail3:16Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Blanton-Webster BandDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)74321131812
1.14Cotton Tail3:12Duke Ellington & His OrchestraBeyond CategoryDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
RCA Special ProductsRD 104
1.10Cotton Tail3:14Duke Ellington & His OrchestraIn a MellotoneDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
  • US1995-08-15
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
3.6Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Smithsonian Collection of Classic JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Smithsonian Collection of RecordingsRD 033
3.4Cotton Tail3:14Duke Ellington100ᵉ AnniversaireDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1999-08-10
EPM Musique159432
3.4Cotton Tail3:14Duke Ellington100ᵉ AnniversaireDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-08-10
EPM Musique159432
1.4Cotton Tail3:14Duke EllingtonTake the "A" TrainDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2000-09-20
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)BVCJ-37163

Relationships

recorded in:Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone:Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04)
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone [as]:Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone and clarinet:Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet, baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet, clarinet [cl] and clarinet and tenor saxophone:Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
cornet and cornet [c]:Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass, double bass [b] and double bass [bass]:Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [d]:Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
guitar and guitar [g]:Fred Guy (on 1940-05-04)
piano and piano [p]:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone [ts]:Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04)
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
trombone [tb]:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04)
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04)
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet [t]:Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04)
Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone and valve trombone [vtb]:Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
arranger:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Ben Webster
recording of:Cotton Tail (on 1940-05-04)

Cotton Tail

lyricist and composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)