title: Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
text: # Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
  
  Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year is a compilation album of American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington's 1938 recordings for the Brunswick label which was released in 1991.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars stating "this 1938 incarnation of Ellington's group held their own with many fine compositions, a seamless sense of swing, and a wealth of unique solo contributions, elements that set the group apart throughout the big-band era. Maybe not as essential as other Ellington titles, but still highly recommended".
  
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  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted
  
  * "Please Forgive Me" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 2:59
  * "Lambeth Walk" (Douglas Furber, Noel Gay) - 2:27
  * "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) - 2:56
  * "Hip Chic" - 2:55
  * "Buffet Flat" - 2:24
  * "Mighty Like the Blues" (Leonard Feather) - 2:34
  * "Jazz Potpourri" - 2:55
  * "T.T. on Toast" (Ellington, Mills) - 2:45
  * "Battle of Swing" - 2:56
  * "Blue Light" - 2:36
  * "Blue Light" [alternate take] - 2:40
  * "Boy Meets Horn" (Ellington, Rex Stewart) - 2:59
  * "Slap Happy" - 2:44
  * Recorded at ARC-Brunswick Studios in New York on August 4, 1938 (track 1), August 9, 1938 (tracks 2-5), September 2, 1938 (track 6), December 19, 1938 (tracks 7-9), and December 22, 1938 (tracks 10-13).
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Duke Ellington – piano
  * Rex Stewart - cornet
  * Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
  * Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton - trombone
  * Juan Tizol - valve trombone
  * Barney Bigard - tenor saxophone, clarinet
  * Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  * Otto Hardwick - clarinet, alto saxophone
  * Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone
  * Fred Guy - guitar
  * Billy Taylor - bass
  * Sonny Greer - drums
  