It has just become available on the streaming services and covers the period from July 29, 1936 to April 29, 1937. It start withy In a Jam – a Master recording with the full band and ends with the small group recording Jazz A La Carte with Barney Bigard and His Jazz Operators. It has 54 tracks in total.
According to Remco Plas, the December 16, 1936 Rex Stewart session with Rexatious and Lazy Man Shuffle (2 takes each) are missing, as is the March 25, 1937 Gotham Stompers session with Ellingtonians and members of the Chick Webb orchestra but without Duke.
Author: Ulf Lundin