update 2010-01-26
EARLY SMALL BAND
Duke Ellington TRANSCRIPTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS

Here is a list of about 20 transcribed arrangements from recordings with Duke's big and small bands

Items marked in the "print" column were computer made. You will note that several arrangements require clarinets.

 Duke Ellington

title composers recording/
revised stock		 tp
(opt)		 tb sax cl rhythm vo print pdf €
BLACK BEAUTY Ellington E 29 film version 3 1 (2) as ts bars 1 sb   pr pdf 50
BLACK AND TAN FANTASY Ellington E 27 2 1 as ts bars (as ts)   tu     pdf 60
CREOLE LOVE CALL Ellington-Miley-Jackson E 27 2 1 2as ts 3 sb vo   pdf 60
HARLEM RIVER QUIVER Ellington E 27 2 1 as ts bars   sb       80
HAUNTED NIGHTS Ellington E 29 3 2 as bars 1 sb g       60
IT DON'T MEAN A THING
(If It Ain't Got That Swing)		 Ellington E 32 3 2 2as (ts) bars 1 sb p dr vo pr   90
JUNGLE NIGHTS IN HARLEM Ellington E 30 3 2 as ts bars 1 sb p dr   pr   80
THE MOOCHE Ellington E Oct 28 Pathé 3 1 as 3 sb     pdf 60
MOOD INDIGO Ellington-Bigard E 30 r 3 2 2as ts 3 p sb dr   pr   70
RING THEM BELLS Ellington E 30 oct 3 2 as ts bars 1 bells vo pr   80
(I Gotta Be a)
RUG CUTTER		 Ellington E 37 2 2 as ts bars 1 p vo 4 pr   60
SERENADE TO SWEDEN Ellington E 39 3 3 2as ts bars   sb       70
TAKE THE A-TRAIN Strayhorn E 41 3 3 2as ts bars       pr   70
YELLOW DOG BLUES W.C Handy E 28 2 (3) 1 (2) ss/as ts bars 3 sb       70
 

Ellington transcriptions for small bands
title composers recording/
reduced		 tp tb sax cl rhythm vo print €
CARAVAN Ellington E 37 / r 1 vtb as ts 1 sb p     60
CREOLE RHAPSODY (excerpt) Ellington E 31 / r 1 1 as ts   sb     30
DICTY GLIDE Ellington E 29 / r 1 1 as ts 1 sb     50
HARLEMANIA Ellington E 29 / r 1 1 as bars 1 sb     40
THE JEEP IS JUMPING Ellington E 38 1 1 as bars       pr 40
MOOD INDIGO Ellington E 30 1 1   1 sb p   pr 40
RING THEM BELLS Ellington Hampton 38 1 1 as bars     vo   40
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLUES Ellington E 30 1 1   1 (3 opt) p sb       40
SWINGING IN THE DELL Ellington E 38 1 1 as bars   sb     40

Arrangements of Ellington tunes for small bands
title composers recording/
reduced		 tp tb sax cl rhythm vo print €
DO NOTHING ‘TIL YOU HEAR FROM ME Ellington trombone feature 1 1 as bars     (vo)   40
DO NOTHING 'TIL YOU HEAR FROM ME Ellington for low alto vo 3 2 2as bars 1 (opt) sb vo   40
DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM Ellington   1 1 as ts         30
IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD Ellington   1 1 as ts (bars)         50
SLIPPERY HORN Ellington E 32 r 1 1 (3) as bars 1       40
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