“Merry-Go-Round” – Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra (1933)

Here’s the 1933 version of “Merry-Go-Round”. See what you think.

Compare it to the 1935 Brunswick version:
https://youtu.be/r7EudWdagLc

Recorded in New York City on February 15, 1933.
This is take 2.
Released as Columbia 35837 as part of Columbia’s Hot Jazz Classics series “The Duke” (C 38). Since this is the first issue of this take, it is the original issue.
Take 3 was released in 1933 only on Columbia in Europe and Australia.

Credits:
Duke Ellington – piano, arranger, director
Arthur Whetsel Freddy Jenkins, Cootie Williams – trumpet
Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown – trombone
Juan Tizol – valve trombone
Johnny Hodges – clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax
Harry Carney – clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax
Otto Hardwick – alto sax, bass sax
Barney Bigard – clarinet, tenor sax
Fred Guy – banjo, guitar
Wellman Braud – string bass
Sonny Greer – drums