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   Hey, Buddy Bolden
  (1956) Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
   
  Buddy Bolden tune up
Blowing horn was his game
Born with a silver trumpet in his mouth
He played the horn before he talked
Born on the after beat
He patted his foot before walked

When Buddy Bolden tuned up you could hear him clean
Clean across the river clean across the river
He woke up the working people and kept the easy living
Call on Buddy Bolden call him Buddy Bolden

Watch it he's calling his flock now
He's calling his flock now here they come
Call him Buddy Bolden he's calling his flock now
Here they come here they come
Come on Buddy Bolden here they come
 
   
  Recording session unknown
    CD 1990 The Entertainers The Entertainers CD 0266 [2:26]
    CD 1993 Gold Gold GOLD 042 [2:24]
    CD 1993 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Double Play GRF022 [2:33]
   
  Recording studio session 1962, New York -- (LP Sings Ellington)
    LP 1962 Sings Ellington Colpix CP/SCP 425
    CD 1990 51 Great Jazz Performances That's Jazz TJ401 [2:26]
    CD 1993 Something To Live For Drive CD 3534 [0:25]
    CD 1994 The Tomato Collection Tomato R2 71712 [2:24]
    CD 1996 Anthology, The Colpix Years Rhino R2 72567
    CD 1999 Forbidden Fruit+Sings Ellington+Folksy Nina West Side WESD 225
 
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