Here is the set list of one of the concerts
November 10, 1946. Chicago.
Concert at the Civic Opera House. Django Reinhardt sits in!
Duke Elligton & His Orchestra: Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, t; Lawrence Brown, Wilbur DeParis, tb; Claude Jones, vtb; Russell Procope, as, cl; Johnny Hodges, as; Jimmy Hamilton, ts, cl; Al Sears, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sonny Greer, d.
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/1 Ring Dem Bells
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/2 Jumpin' Punkins
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/3 Beale Street Blues
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/4 Memphis Blues
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/5 The Golden Feather
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/6 The Air Conditioned Jungle
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/7 Unbooted Character [as A Very Unbooted Character]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/8 Sultry Sunset
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9 THE DEEP SOUTH SUITE
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9a Magnolias Dripping With Molasses [The Deep South Suite]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9b Hearsay [The Deep South Suite]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9c There Was Nobody Looking [The Deep South Suite]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9d Happy-Go-Lucky Local [The Deep South Suite]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/10 Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/11 Hiawatha
Django Reinhardt, g, sits in.
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/12 Ride Red Ride
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/13 A Blues Riff
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/14 Improvisation #2
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/15 Honeysuckle Rose
Djano Reinhardt, g, sits out.
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/16 Blue Skies [as Trumpets No End]
And at Carnegie Hall some tunes have been recorded. There is also the recordings of Django from Savory collection.
November 23, 1946. New York.
Concert at Carnegie Hall.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, Francis Williams, t; Lawrence Brown, Wilbur DeParis, tb; Claude Jones, vtb; Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Russell Procope, as, cl; Johnny Hoges, as; AlSears, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sonny Greer, d.
JDB-305 V-Disc 742 C46:16
VDisc:3/3 Golden Cress
V-Disc 742 C46:17
VDisc:3/20 Sultry Sunset
V-Disc C46:18-21
VDisc:1/12-15 THE DEEP SOUTH SUITE
JDB-327 V-Disc 750 C46:18
VDisc:1/12 Magnolias Dripping With Molasses [The Deep South Suite]
JDB-328 V-Disc 750 C46:19
VDisc:1/13 Hearsay [The Deep South Suite]
JDB-329 V-Disc 759 C46:20
VDisc:1/14 There Was Nobody Looking [The Deep South Suite]
JDB-330 V-Disc 759 C46:21
VDisc:1/15 Happy-Go-Lucky Local [The Deep South Suite]
And to add on what Stuart says, Django was accompanied not only by Django but by the rhythmic section (drums, bass and piano). And I remember reading enthusiastic comments from Sonny Greer (or maybe it was Oscar pettiford) about Django.
Comments
November 10, 1946. Chicago.
Concert at the Civic Opera House. Django Reinhardt sits in!
Duke Elligton & His Orchestra: Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, t; Lawrence Brown, Wilbur DeParis, tb; Claude Jones, vtb; Russell Procope, as, cl; Johnny Hodges, as; Jimmy Hamilton, ts, cl; Al Sears, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sonny Greer, d.
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/1 Ring Dem Bells
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/2 Jumpin' Punkins
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/3 Beale Street Blues
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/4 Memphis Blues
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/5 The Golden Feather
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/6 The Air Conditioned Jungle
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/7 Unbooted Character [as A Very Unbooted Character]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/8 Sultry Sunset
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9 THE DEEP SOUTH SUITE
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9a Magnolias Dripping With Molasses [The Deep South Suite]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9b Hearsay [The Deep South Suite]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9c There Was Nobody Looking [The Deep South Suite]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/9d Happy-Go-Lucky Local [The Deep South Suite]
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/10 Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/11 Hiawatha
Django Reinhardt, g, sits in.
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/12 Ride Red Ride
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/13 A Blues Riff
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/14 Improvisation #2
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/15 Honeysuckle Rose
Djano Reinhardt, g, sits out.
Prima DC-01 GCC:1/16 Blue Skies [as Trumpets No End]
And at Carnegie Hall some tunes have been recorded. There is also the recordings of Django from Savory collection.
November 23, 1946. New York.
Concert at Carnegie Hall.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Ray Nance, Francis Williams, t; Lawrence Brown, Wilbur DeParis, tb; Claude Jones, vtb; Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Russell Procope, as, cl; Johnny Hoges, as; AlSears, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl; Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy, g; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sonny Greer, d.
JDB-305 V-Disc 742 C46:16
VDisc:3/3 Golden Cress
V-Disc 742 C46:17
VDisc:3/20 Sultry Sunset
V-Disc C46:18-21
VDisc:1/12-15 THE DEEP SOUTH SUITE
JDB-327 V-Disc 750 C46:18
VDisc:1/12 Magnolias Dripping With Molasses [The Deep South Suite]
JDB-328 V-Disc 750 C46:19
VDisc:1/13 Hearsay [The Deep South Suite]
JDB-329 V-Disc 759 C46:20
VDisc:1/14 There Was Nobody Looking [The Deep South Suite]
JDB-330 V-Disc 759 C46:21
VDisc:1/15 Happy-Go-Lucky Local [The Deep South Suite]
And to add on what Stuart says, Django was accompanied not only by Django but by the rhythmic section (drums, bass and piano). And I remember reading enthusiastic comments from Sonny Greer (or maybe it was Oscar pettiford) about Django.
And more about that from a knowledgeable Djangophile
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Enclosed one of the program booklet
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Enclosed one of the program booklet