Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington's ensemble used myriad titles including the "Washingtonians", the "Harlem Footwarmers", Duke Ellington and "His Cotton Club Orchestra", and Duke Ellington and His Washingtonians, "Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestrra", "Duke Ellington and His Orchestra." The first occasion for the final label was for a March 30, 1926 Gennett Session.