Ray Ellington - The Essential Collection FLAC album

Tracklist

1	The Maharajah Of Magador	3:05
2	The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane	2:46
3	The Teddy Bear's Picnic (The Teddy Bear's Boogie)	2:37
4	Black Eyes	3:06
5	Lonely Guy	2:51
6	Dick's Boogie	2:58
7	Let The Good Times Roll	2:44
8	Dream For Percussion	2:53
9	Progress	2:49
10	Strip The Camshaft	2:39
11	Cloudburst	2:47
12	Baltimore Rag	1:57
13	Rub A-Dub-Dub	2:21
14	Little Red Riding Hood	2:27
15	Sometimes I'm Happy	3:32
16	A Sky Blue Short And A Rainbow Tie Directed By – Ray Martin	2:23
17	Shine	2:40
18	The Be-bop	2:47
19	Old King Cole	2:50
20	Dream For Bass	2:55
21	Beware (Brother, Beware)	2:52
22	Boppy Soxer	2:49
23	Swedish Pastry	3:08
24	Bright Lights And Blonde Haired Women	2:43
25	The Three Bears	2:36
26	She's A Home Girl	2:32
27	Old Mother Hubbard	2:30
28	Slow Coach	2:34
29	I Can't Give You Anything But Love Vocals – Ray Nance	3:25
30	The Tailor's Blues (Frayed At The Edges)	2:42
31	I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded	3:19
32	All's Going Well (My Lady Montmorency) Vocals – Marion Ryan	2:59
33	In A Shady Nook (By A Babbling Brook) Chorus – The StargazersDirected By – Johnny Douglas	2:10
34	That's My Girl	2:42
35	Little Miss Muffet	2:47
36	The Best Man	2:49
37	Stompin' At The Savoy	2:40
38	(I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo	2:39
39	Five Guys Named Moe	2:49
40	Play It Boy, Play	2:13
41	You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover	2:54
42	Pet	2:21
43	Keep Off The Grass	2:39
44	Ol' Man River	2:19
45	She Wears Red Feathers (And A Huly-Huly Skirt) Chorus – The Peter Knight SingersDirected By – Johnny Douglas	2:41
46	Blues For Duke	3:46
47	Moon Mist	3:28
48	My Mother's Eyes Directed By – Ray Martin	2:56
49	China Bop	2:48
50	It Is Better To Be By Yourself Vocals – Mabel Lee	2:50
51	Little Bo(p) Peep	2:57
52	Sweet Georgia Brown	2:12
53	Bruce And The Spider Chorus – The StargazersDirected By – Johnny Douglas	2:16
54	Feet Up	2:22
55	Oooh! Look-A There, Aint' She Pretty?	2:31

Credits

• Bass – Coleridge Goode
• Drums – Ray Ellington
• Ensemble – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10), The Ellingtonians (tracks: 1-7 to 1-10), The Ray Ellington Quartet (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-11 to 2-29)
• Guitar – Lauderic Caton, Laurie Deniz
• Piano – Dick Katz
• Vocals – Ray Ellington (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-13 to 1-16, 1-19 to 1-22, 1-24, 1-25 to 2-14, 2-16 to 2-28)

Notes

Track 1-17 from a live radio broadcast 9/5/1949
Tracks 1-25, 1-26 from live concert at Brighton Dome, date unknown
Deniz replaced Caton in 1949. Judd Proctor (uncredited on release) played with the quartet 1955-1961, and presumably replaced Deniz.

Barcodes

• Barcode: 5 022810 186625
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1): S72035 SFH AVC866 CD1
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1 & 2): S72036 SFH AVC866 CD2
• Mastering SID Code (CD 1): IFPI LD02
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 5J54
• Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 5J12
• Rights Society: MCPS
• Label Code: 12869

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Avid Entertainment
• Copyright (c) – Avid Entertainment