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A1	Immigration Blues Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:00
A2	The Creeper Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:47
A3	New Orleans Low Down Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:04
A4	Song Of The Cotton Field Written-By – Porter Grainger	3:03
A5	Birmingham Breakdown Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:37
A6	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington	3:00
A7	Black And Tan Fantasy Written-By – Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington	3:17
B1	Red Hot Band Written-By – Dan Healy , Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh	2:46
B2	Doin' The Frog Written-By – Dan Healy , Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh	3:16
B3	Take It Easy Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:35
B4	Jubilee Stomp Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:41
B5	Black Beauty Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:05
B6	Yellow Dog Blues Written-By – W. C. Handy	2:47
B7	Tishomingo Blues Written-By – Spencer Williams	2:57

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Harry Carney, Otto Hardwick (tracks: A1 to B5)
• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: B6, B7)
• Bass – Wellman Braud (tracks: B1 to B7)
• Compiled By – Stanley Dance
• Drums – Sonny Greer
• Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Recording Supervisor – Milt Gabler
• Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: B3 to B7), Rudy Jackson (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Trombone – Joe Nanton
• Trumpet – Arthur Whetsol (tracks: B3 to B5), Bubber Miley (tracks: A1 to B2, B6, B7), Louis Metcalf
• Tuba – Bass Edwards* (tracks: A1 to A7)

Notes

This is an italian version with alterating cover layout and different cat (original cat on brackets).

Rereleased in the '70s.
All selections previously released in on Decca album old number DL7-9224 entitled In The Beginning Vol. 1 (1926-1928).

Recorded in New York:
A1, A2 on 29 December 1926
A3, A4 on 3 February 1927
A5 on 28 February 1927
A6 on 14 March 1927
A7 on 7 April 1927
B1, B2 on 29 December 1927
B3 to B5 on 21 March 1928
B6, B7 on 5 June 1928

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: S.I.A.E.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DL 79224	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra	Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp)	Decca	DL 79224	US	1967
510011	Duke Ellington	1 - "The Beginning" (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records	510011	France	Unknown
DL 7-9224	Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra	Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp)	Decca	DL 7-9224	Canada	1967
MCA 2075	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	The Beginning Volume One (1926 - 1928) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records	MCA 2075	US	1980
SDL 932,701	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Volume One (1926-1928) ‎(LP, Comp)	Festival Records	SDL 932,701	New Zealand	1967