Cotton Tail

~ Recording by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Cotton Tail3:18Duke Ellington and his Famous OrchestraDon't Get Around Much Anymore / Cotton TailDuke Ellington and his Famous OrchestraSingle
  • US1940-05-04
RCA Victor26610
1.2Cotton Tail?:??Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraNever No Lament / Cotton TailDuke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraSingle
  • US1940-05-24
Victor (defunct “His Master’s Voice” imprint, formerly “Victor Record”, succeeded by RCA Victor)26610
1.10Cotton Tail3:14Duke Ellington & His OrchestraIn a MellotoneDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
RCA VictorLPM-1364-C
1.4Cotton Tail3:08Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Works of Duke - Integrale Volume 10Duke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)FPM 1 7047
1.8Cotton Tail?:??Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington 1940Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
The Smithsonian Collection of RecordingsDPM 20351, DPM2-0351, R 013
3.3Cotton Tail?:??Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraGiants of Jazz - Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Time-Life Records (Time-Life Music subsidiary)STL-J02, TL-J02
1.8Cotton Tail3:08Duke EllingtonThe Indispensable Duke Ellington Volumes 5/6Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PM 45352
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
3.3Cotton Tail3:11Ben WebsterRCA Victor Jazz / The First Half Century: The 20s - The 60sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863, 66084-2
1.3Cotton Tail3:11Ben WebsterRCA Victor Jazz/The First Half-Century: The 40'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)66084-2
1.14Cotton Tail3:14Duke EllingtonSophisticated Lady (Duke’s Greatest Hits)Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Classic Jazz (UK, associated with Charly Records Ltd.)CDCD 1010
1.14Cotton Tail3:14Duke EllingtonSophisticated Lady (Duke's Greatest Hits)Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Classic Jazz (UK, associated with Charly Records Ltd.)CDMC 1010
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
1.5Cotton Tail3:08Duke EllingtonThe Essential RecordingsDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Charly Records8021-2
1.14Cotton Tail3:12Duke Ellington & His OrchestraBeyond CategoryDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
RCA Special Products (a label of BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.)RD 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)
1.10Cotton Tail3:12Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraThe Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1940Duke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Classics (French jazz reissue label)805
1.7Cotton Tail3:11Ben Webster100 ans de jazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1996-12-09
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321437152
1.12Cotton Tail3:12Ben Webster with The Duke Ellington OrchestraTrésors JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG FranceBM 623
1.1Cotton Tail3:10Ben WebsterJazz of the 1940’s: Greatest HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor09026-68736-2
3.6Cotton Tail3:12Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Smithsonian Collection of Classic JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Smithsonian Collection of RecordingsRD 033
8.11Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington & His Famous OrchestraThe Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-04-27
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)63386
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
12.1Cotton Tail3:14Duke EllingtonAnniversaryDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
disques concordMJCD 1303, MJCD 1304, MJCD 1306, MJCD 1308, MJCD 1310, MJCD 1312, MJCD1307, MJCD1309, MJD1313
8.11Cotton Tail3:13Duke EllingtonThe Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927–1973)Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor09026-63386-2
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
1.16Cotton Tail3:11Duke Ellington & His OrchestraKen Burns Jazz: Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 61444
1.10Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Best of Ken Burns JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 61439
1.10Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Best Of Ken Burns JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2000-11-07
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)314 549 080-2
1.3Cotton Tail3:14Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Very Best of Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
BMG Classics (read annotations before use), RCA Victor09026-63729-2
3.2Cotton Tail3:15Duke Ellington & His OrchestraKen Burns Jazz: The Story of America’s MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-14
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C5K 61432
1.6Cotton Tail3:14Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s Digest3118.3, 3118.3/1-3
1.16Cotton Tail3:11Duke Ellington & His OrchestraKen Burns Jazz: Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 61444
1.16Cotton Tail3:11Duke Ellington & His OrchestraKen Burns Jazz: Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 61444
1.10Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Best of Ken Burns Jazz (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)CK 61439, D138105
1.10Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Best of Ken Burns JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)549 080-2
3.14Cotton Tail3:14Duke Ellington & His OrchestraMasterpieces 1926-1949Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-07-16
Proper RecordsP1197, P1198, P1199, P1200, PROPERBOX 25
2.15Cotton Tail3:12Duke Ellington & His OrchestraCafé Jazz: Hot & CoolVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rajon Music GroupRMGSN 2023
3.15Cotton Tail3:12Duke Ellington & His OrchestraJazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rajon Music GroupRMGR0435
1.9Cotton Tail3:13Duke Ellington and His OrchestraDuke Ellington : Never No Lament (Digital download)Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2003-04-01
RCA Bluebird
1.9Cotton Tail3:13Duke EllingtonNever No Lament: The Blanton‐Webster Band, 1940–1942Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-04-01
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876-50857-2
1.2Cotton Tail3:12Duke Ellington and His OrchestraWoody Allen & JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K IndustriaK043CDI
2.8Cotton Tail3:14Duke EllingtonThe Essential Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 89304, CK 89305
1.7Cotton Tail3:11Ben Webster100 ans de jazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2007-10-01
RCA Victor
2.5Cotton Tail3:16Duke EllingtonThe EssentialDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-08-17
Not Now MusicNOT2CD308
1.12Cotton Tail3:12Ben Webster with The Duke Ellington OrchestraTrésors JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.2Cotton Tail3:14Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington plays Duke EllingtonVarious ArtistsAlbum
3.2Cotton Tail3:15Duke Ellington & His OrchestraKen Burns Jazz: The Story of America’s MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88875147312, C5K 61432, CK 61433 / CK 61434 / CK 61435 / CK 61436 / CK 61437
1.2Cotton Tail?:??Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraTake the "A" Train / Cotton TailDuke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraSingle
La Voix de son maître (French impression of “His Master’s Voice”)SG. 199
1.10Cotton Tail3:11Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Best of Ken Burns JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)G010001406513L

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:Harry Carney
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
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)
reeds:Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04)
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04)
Johnny Hodges (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)

Related works

Cotton Tail

lyricist and composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
later versions:Cotton Tail (English language version)