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01.	I'm Beginning to See the Light Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra;Joya Sherrill \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Alvin Raglin played Bass (Vocal) \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Duke Ellington played Piano	3:10

02.	Don't You Know I Care Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra;Al Hibbler \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Alvin Raglin played Bass (Vocal) \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto)	3:00

03.	Come Sunday Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Alvin Raglin played Bass (Vocal) \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet	4:31

04.	The Blues Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra;Joya Sherrill \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Alvin Raglin played Bass (Vocal) \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet	4:34

05.	Prelude to a Kiss Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Alvin Raglin played Bass (Vocal) \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet	3:02

06.	Caravan Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| William Anderson played Trumpet \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Alvin Raglin played Bass (Vocal) \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet	2:48

07.	In A Sentimental Mood Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Bob Haggart played Bass (Vocal) \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto)	3:05

08.	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Sid Weiss played Bass (Vocal) \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| William Anderson played Trumpet \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Sonny Greer played Drums	3:00

09.	Sophisticated Lady Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Sid Weiss played Bass (Vocal) \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| William Anderson played Trumpet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Sonny Greer played Drums	2:40

10.	I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra;Joya Sherrill \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Sid Weiss played Bass (Vocal) \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Duke Ellington played Piano	3:03

11.	Solitude Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra;Kay Davis;Joya Sherrill;Marie Ellington;Al Hibbler \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Sid Weiss played Bass (Vocal)	3:06

12.	Things Ain't What They Used to Be Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Junior Raglin played Bass (Vocal) \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Ray Nance played Trumpet	3:08

13.	I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Wilbur De Paris played Trombone \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Russell Procope played Sax (Alto) \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Oscar Pettiford played Bass (Vocal)	3:11

14.	Tonk Artists: Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Billy Strayhorn played Piano	2:49

15.	Transblucency Artists: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra;Kay Davis \| Joe Nanton played Trombone \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Francis Williams played Trumpet \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Oscar Pettiford played Bass (Vocal) \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Harold Baker played Trumpet \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet	3:02

16.	Just Squeeze Me Artists: Duke Ellington and his Orchestra \| Harold Baker played Trumpet \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Francis Williams played Trumpet \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Oscar Pettiford played Bass (Vocal) \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Joe Nanton played Trombone	3:20

17.	St. Louis Blues Artists: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra;Baby Cox \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Oscar Pettiford played Bass (Vocal) \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra \| Francis Williams played Trumpet \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Harold Baker played Trumpet \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet	3:00

18.	Esquire Swank Artists: Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra;Ivie Anderson \| Ray Nance played Trumpet \| Albert Sears played Sax (Tenor) \| Cat Anderson played Trumpet \| Fred Guy played Guitar \| Claude Jones played Trombone \| Taft Jordan played Trumpet \| Otto Hardwick played Sax (Alto) \| Jimmy Hamilton played Clarinet \| Lawrence Brown played Trombone \| Harry Carney played Clarinet \| Shelton Hemphill played Trumpet \| Harold Baker played Trumpet \| Duke Ellington played Piano \| Johnny Hodges played Sax (Alto) \| Francis Williams played Trumpet \| Oscar Pettiford played Bass (Vocal) \| Sonny Greer played Drums \| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra	3:31

18 Total Tracks, 58:00 Total Length

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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Given that the 24-disc set The Complete RCA/Victor Recordings was so large it was only for specialized tastes, it was inevitable that the set would be released in excerpts. As it happens, The Best of the Complete Duke Ellington RCA/Victor Recordings: The Mid Forties Recordings is an excerpt of an excerpt, selecting the 18 finest cuts from the three-disc The Complete Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946). This isn't a bad thing, by any means, since only affluent fans could afford either of the multi-disc sets, and this single-disc does an excellent job of narrowing down the finest moments from these four years, arguably the best in Ellington's many years of leading superlative bands. Yes, there are some seminal recordings missing from these mere 18 tracks -- how could there not? -- but these all are terrific cuts that illustrate why Ellington and his band were peerless in the mid-'40s. For the fan on a budget, this is an essential sampler.

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