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DUKE ELLINGTON COLLECTION, 1927-1988, #301
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Abbreviations Key
Abbreviation
Soloist
Years With Band
Baker
Shorty Baker
1942-44, 1946-51, 1957-59, 1961-63
Barney
Barney Bigard
1927-1942
Brown
Lawrence
Brown
1932-51, 1960-69
Hard
Otto/Toby Hardwick(e)
1920-28, 1932-43
Harry
Harry Carney
1927-1974
Jimmy
Jimmy Hamilton
1943-68
Jones
Claude Jones
Mercer
Mercer Ellington
Nance
Ray Nance
1940-45, 1946-61
Paul
Paul Gonsalves
1950-74
Proc
Russell Procope
1946-74
Rab
Johnny Hodges
1928-51, 1955-70
Rex
Rex Stewart
1934-45
Scad
Julius Hemphill
Sears
Al Sears
1944-49
Taft
Taft
Jordan
1943-47
Tizol
Juan Tizol
1929-44, 1951-53, 1960
Tricky
Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton
1929-44, 1951-53, 1960
Abbreviation Copyist
AC
AS
BH
Buddy Harper
BS
Billy Strayhorn
BW
Bob Williams
DAR
DE
Duke Ellington
DR
DS
Dick Stahl
ED
Earl Baker
FF
Fred Frank
FW
Freddie Williams
GB
George Botsford
FS
HBG
H.B. Glover
GT
Hugh Taiani
JB
Joe Benjamin
JC
Jacinto
JE
JG
Jewel Grant
JH
Jimmy Hamilton
JM
Jack Maisel
JT
Jan Tizol
KP
Kaye Parker
LH
Leora Henderson
ME
Mercer Ellington
MJ
MLW
Mary Lou Williams
OH
PS
RH
RT
TW
Tom Whaley
WK
Titles: A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
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