Composed and arranged by Duke Ellington
Never No Lament (later, Don't Get Around Much Anymore) is another great Duke Ellington transcription by David Berger from the quintessential version by the 1940 Blanton-Webster band.
Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart(t); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol(tb); Barney Bigard(cl,ts); Johnny Hodges(ss,as); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Ben Webster(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Jimmy Blanton(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch)
Highly recommended: Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band, a three-disc compilation combining the master takes of all the recordings by Duke Ellington's Orchestra during the years of 1940 to 1942.
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