Duke Ellington : 16 Most Requested Songs

Length: 60:14

  Aaron Bell - Bass
  Al Hibbler - Vocals
  Albert Sears - Saxophone
  Andres Forda - Trumpet
  Andrew Ford - Trumpet
  Arthur Whetsol - Trumpet
  Barney Bigard - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
  Billy Strayhorn - Piano
  Britt Woodman - Trombone
  Clark Terry - Trumpet
  Claude Jones - Trombone
  Cootie Williams - Trumpet
  Duke Ellington - Piano
  Ed Mullens - Trumpet
  Francis Williams - Trumpet
  Fred Guy - Banjo, Guitar
  Freddie Jenkins - Trumpet
  Gerald Wilson - Trumpet
  Harold Baker - Trumpet
  Harry Carney - Clarinet, Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
  Herman Grimes - Trumpet
  Ivie Anderson - Vocals
  James Hamilton - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
  James Johnson - Drums
  Jimmy Woode - Bass
  Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton - Trombone
  John Sanders - Trombone
  John Willie Cook - Trumpet
  Johnny Hodges - Clarinet, Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
  Juan Tizol - Trombone, Trombone (Valve)
  Lawrence Brown - Trombone
  Matthew Gee - Trombone
  Mercer Ellington - Horn
  Mitchell Wood - Trombone
  Nelson Williams - Trumpet
  Oscar Pettiford - Bass
  Otto Hardwick - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
  Paul Gonsalves - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
  Quentin Jackson - Trombone
  Ray Nance - Trumpet
  Rex Stewart - Cornet
  Rick Henderson - Saxophone
  Russell Procope - Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
  Sam Woodyard - Drums
  Sonny Greer - Drums
  Tyree Glenn - Trombone
  Wellman Braud - Bass
  Wendell Marshall - Bass
  Wilbur Bascomb, Sr. - Trumpet
  William Cat Anderson - Trumpet
  William Johnson - Trumpet

An entertaining overview of some of Duke Ellington's most popular material, 16 Most Requested Songs has some fine music, but it is too incomplete to even be a thorough introduction to his career. Nevertheless, it's an entertaining sampler. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide