Best-known among the several different versions of the standard recorded by the Ellington band in late 1930 and issued on various labels under various pseudonyms.
CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 22587 - Mood Indigo (Ellington-Bigard-Mills) by Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra, recorded in NYC December 10, 1930
THE 1931 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1931 (some were recorded in 1930). .
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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: [ Ссылка ] ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!
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