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In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday February 8th, 2017 with Jim Reil
Black History Month - Duke Ellington and Count Basie in 1937

Host Jim Reil celebrates Black History Month by taking you back 80 years to Harlem in 1937. You'll hear two great but very different African-American bands, led by Duke Ellington and Count Basie.
Shoe Shine Boy
Count Basie - America's Number 1 Band
Evening
Count Basie - America's Number 1 Band
Honeysuckle Rose
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Swinging at the Daisy Chain
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Roseland Shuffle
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
New Birmingham Breakdown
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Scattin' at the Kit Kat
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Downtown Uproar
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Digga Digga Do
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Smarty (You Know It All)
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
One O'Clock Jump
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
John's Idea
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Blue Reverie
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Whispering Tiger
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Demi-tasse
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Caravan
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Good Morning Blues
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Time Out
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Topsy
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Out the Window
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Don't You Miss Your Baby
Count Basie - Complete Decca Recordings
Azure
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
The Back Room Romp
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Swing Baby Swing
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Albany Home
Gotham Stompers - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Where Are You
Gotham Stompers - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Sugar Hill Shim Sham
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Tea and Trumpets
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Diminuendo in Blue
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Crescendo in Blue
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Harmony in Harlem
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
Dusk in the Desert
Duke Ellington - Complete Recordings 1923-1946
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