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My Brainwaves in His Head, and His in Mine - Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (1941 - 1967)
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- Host Intro 0:00
- Duke Ellington Orchestra. "Take The "A" Train" from Never No Lament -The Blanton-Webster Band (RCA) 3:19
- Duke Ellington Orchestra. "Chelsea Bridge" from Big Band: Vol. 018, Duke Ellington (1941) (Encyclopedia of Jazz) 6:15
- Host speaks 9:06
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra. "Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin'" from Never No Lament -The Blanton Webster Band (RCA) 11:05
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra. "Satin Doll" from Passion Flower (Proper) 14:38
- Host speaks 17:32
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra. "Day Dream" from Masterpieces 1926-1949 (Proper) 19:20
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra. "A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing" from The Jeep Is Jumpin' (Proper) 22:17
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra. "Passion Flower" from Passion Flower (Proper) 25:00
- Host speaks 28:05
- Duke Ellington -Billy Strayhorn duo. "Tonk" from Complete Jazz Series 1945 -1946 (Classics) 28:50
- Host speaks 31:33
- Art Tatum solo. "Just-A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'" from The Genius of Art Tatum #4 (Clef) 33:05
- Oscar Peterson-Ray Brown duo. "After All" from Music By Oscar Peterson -Keyboard (Clef) 35:50
- Nat King Cole. "Lush Life" from Passion Flower (Proper) 39:25
- Host speaks 42:41
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra. "Blood Count" from The Norton Jazz Recordings (Norton) 45:42
- Host Outro 49:55
- Duke Ellington solo. "Lotus Blossom" from ...and His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA) 50:51
- Host Outro 54:49
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