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 Andy Haderer	Trumpet, Group Member
 Bernt Laukamp	Trombone, Group Member
 Bora Rokovic	Arranger
 Dave Horler	Group Member, Trombone
 Duke Ellington	Arranger
 Frank Chastenier	Group Member, Piano
 Frank Schneider	Tuning
 Freda Payne	Vocals, Guest Appearance
 Grady Tate	Drums, Interviewee, Guest Appearance
 Gudrun Mettig	Transcription
 Harold Rosenstein	Sax (Alto), Group Member
 Heiner Wiberny	Sax (Alto), Group Member
 Henning Berg	Group Member, Trombone
 Jens Neufang	Group Member, Sax (Baritone)
 Jerry Van Rooyen	Arranger, Group Member, Conductor
 Jimmy Woode	Bass, Interviewee, Guest Appearance
 John Marshall	Trumpet, Group Member
 Klaus Osterloh	Group Member, Trumpet
 Knut Schotteldreier	Cover Design
 Milt Grayson	Guest Appearance, Vocals
 Olivier Peters	Group Member, Sax (Tenor)
 Reinhold Nickel	Photography, Engineer
 Rick Kiefer	Trumpet, Group Member
 Rob Bruynen	Trumpet, Group Member
 Rob Pronk	Arranger
 Rolf Romer	Sax (Tenor), Group Member
 Roy Deuvall	Trombone (Bass), Group Member
 Ruth Witt	Assistant Engineer
 Wolfgang Hirschmann	Mixing, Producer, Interviewer
 
 Part 1 represents the most interesting compositions of the bandleader, arranger, piano player and composer Duke Ellington. In Part 1 the WDR Big Band features special guests like Freda Payne, Jimmy Woode, Grady Tate. The whole series is presented by the Jazzmagazin Jazz thing!
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