What Am I Here For?

~ Recording by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4What Am I Here For?3:34Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAt the Hurricane 1943Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-04-08
Storyville Records (Danish jazz and blues label)8359

Relationships

alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (on 1943-04-03)
double bass:Junior Raglin (on 1943-04-03)
drums (drum set):Sonny Greer (on 1943-04-03)
guitar:Fred Guy (on 1943-04-03)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1943-04-03)
reeds:Harry Carney (on 1943-04-03)
Chauncey Haughton (on 1943-04-03)
Sax Mallard (on 1943-04-03)
tenor saxophone:Ben Webster (on 1943-04-03)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1943-04-03)
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1943-04-03)
Juan Tizol (on 1943-04-03)
trumpet:Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1943-04-03)
Wallace Jones (on 1943-04-03)
Rex Stewart (on 1943-04-03)
recording of:What Am I Here For (on 1943-04-03: live)

What Am I Here For

composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)