1933 Duke Ellington - Sophisticated Lady (Columbia version) @the78prof72

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

This track was not issued on a commercial U.S. 78 at the time. Duke’s popular Brunswick version was recorded three months later: youtu.be/-Y__G3Pa5Fw

Transferred from 78rpm (UK) Columbia CB-591 - Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Hardwick-Brown-Mills) by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, recorded in NYC February 15, 1933
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