WETF Show - Ivie Anderson with Duke Ellington and others, 1937 and 1946

Great singer -the best Ellington ever had - heard here fronting her own group (mostly Ellington's band), the Gotham Stompers (a combination of Ellington's and Chick Webb's bands) and two all stars sessions for Black and White on the West Coast.  Featuring Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith, Harry Carney, Cootie Williams, Karl George, Lucky Thompson, Irving Ashby, Charles Mingus, Chick Webb, Joe Nanton, Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Buddy Collette and others! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support