Hall of Fame

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

| |
▼ CD 1: Harlem Air-Shaft
#TitleRatingLength
1Bojangles
recording of:
Bojangles
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:44
2Cotton Tail
recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:11
3Never No Lament
recording of:
Never No Lament
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:18
4Blue Goose
recording of:
Blue Goose
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:20
5Dusk
recording of:
Dusk
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:19
6Bojangles
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-28)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-28)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-28), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-28), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-28) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-28) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-28)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-28) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-28)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-28)
recording of:
Bojangles (on 1940-05-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:53
7A Portrait of Bert Williams
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-28)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-28)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-28), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-28), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-28) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-28)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-28) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-28)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-28) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-28)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-28)
recording of:
Portrait of Bert Williams (on 1940-05-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:11
8Blue Goose
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
recording of:
Blue Goose (on 1940-05-04)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:23
9Harlem Air‐Shaft
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-07-22)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-07-22)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-07-22)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-07-22)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-07-22)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-07-22)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-07-22)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-07-22)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-07-22)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-07-22) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-07-22)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-07-22) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-07-22)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-07-22)
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft (on 1940-07-22)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:59
10At a Dixie Roadside Dinner
recording of:
At a Dixie Roadside Diner
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
2:48
11All Too Soon
recording of:
All Too Soon
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
3:32
12Rumpus in Richmond
recording of:
Rumpus in Richmond
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:45
13My Greatest Mistake
recording of:
My Greatest Mistake
composer:
Jack Fulton (songwriter) and Jack O'Brien (US songwriter)
3:25
14Sepia Panorama
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:21
15There Shall Be No Night
recording of:
There Shall Be No Night
writer:
Gladys Shelley and Abner Silver
3:13
16In a Mellotone
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-09-05)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-09-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-09-05)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-09-05)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-09-05)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-09-05)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-09-05)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-05) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-09-05)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-09-05) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-09-05)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-09-05)
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1940-09-05)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins
3:18
17Five O’Clock Whistle
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-09-05)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-09-05)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-09-05)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-09-05)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-09-05) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-09-05)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-09-05)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-05) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-09-05)
trumpet:
Wardell Jones (on 1940-09-05) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-09-05)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-09-05)
vocals:
Ivie Anderson (on 1940-09-05)
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle (on 1940-09-05)
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
3:19
18Warm Valley
recording of:
Warm Valley
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:15
19The Flaming Sword
recording of:
The Flaming Sword
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:07
20Warm Valley
recording of:
Warm Valley
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:22
▼ CD 2: The "C" Jam Blues
#TitleRatingLength
1Jump for Joy
recording of:
Jump for Joy
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Sid Kuller and Paul Francis Webster
2:55
2Moon Over Cuba
recording of:
Moon Over Cuba
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
3:10
3Five O’Clock Drag
recording of:
Five O'Clock Drag (on 1941-09-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:14
4Rocks in My Bed
recording of:
Rocks in My Bed
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
3:07
5Blip‐Blip
recording of:
Bli-Blip
lyricist:
Sid Kuller
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:06
6Chelsea Bridge
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-12-02)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1941-12-02)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1941-12-02)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-12-02)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-12-02)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (on 1941-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1941-12-02)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-12-02)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-12-02)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-12-02) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-12-02)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-12-02) and Ray Nance (on 1941-12-02)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-12-02)
arranger:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-12-02)
recording of:
Chelsea Bridge (on 1941-12-02)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
arranger:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
2:55
7Raincheck
recording of:
Raincheck
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:30
8What Good Would It Do?
recording of:
What Good Would It Do?
writer:
Inez James and Buddy Pepper
2:46
9I Don’t Know What Kind of Blues I Got
recording of:
I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:15
10Chelsea Bridge
recording of:
Chelsea Bridge
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
arranger:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
2:54
11Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
3:09
12The “C” Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
2:40
13Moon Mist
recording of:
Moon Mist
composer:
Mercer Ellington
2:59
14What Am I Here For
recording of:
What Am I Here For
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:27
15I Don’t Mind
recording of:
I Don't Mind
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
2:51
16Someone
recording of:
Someone
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:11
17My Little Brown Book
recording of:
My Little Brown Book
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:11
18Main Stem
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:49
19Johnny Come Lately
2:40
20Haywood, Strawfoot
recording of:
Hayfoot Strawfoot
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter), Hans J. Lengsfelder and Paul McGrane
2:31
▼ CD 3: Creole Love Call
#TitleRatingLength
1Sentimental Lady (Ellington)
recording of:
Sentimental Lady
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:03
2A Slip of the Lip (Henderson Jr - Ellington)
2:55
3Sherman Shuffle (Ellington)
recording of:
Sherman Shuffle
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:39
4Boy Meets Horn (Ellington - Stewart)
recording of:
Boy Meets Horn
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Irving Mills and Rex Stewart
4:46
5Hop Skip Jump (Ellington)
2:39
6Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (Persons - Ellington)
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
3:18
7Main Stem (Ellington)
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:56
8Creole Love Call (Ellington)
recording of:
Creole Love Call
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:29
9The Mood to Be Wooed (Ellington)
5:04
10My Little Brown Book (Strayhorn)
recording of:
My Little Brown Book
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:12
11I’m Checkin’ Out Goom‐Bye
recording of:
I'm Checking Out, Go'om Bye
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
1:50
12Tootin’ Through the Roof (Ellington)
2:12
13I Ain’t Got Nothing but the Blues
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
2:42
14I’m Beginning to See the Light (Ellington - George - Hodges - Harnes)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:15
15Don’t You Know I Care (Ellington - David)
recording of:
Don’t You Know I Care?
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
2:58
16I Didn’t Know About You (Ellington - Russell)
recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
2:45
17Work Song (Ellington)
4:39
18Come Sunday (Ellington)
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
4:32
▼ CD 4: Solitude
#TitleRatingLength
1Mood Indigo (Bigard - Ellington - Mills)
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:43
2Harlem Airshaft (Ellington)
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:02
3The Minor Goes a Muggin (Oliver)
recording of:
The Minor Goes Muggin’
composer:
Sy Oliver
2:58
4In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington - Mills - Kurtz)
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
2:59
5It Don’t Mean a Thing (Mills - Ellington)
3:01
6Sophisticated Lady (Ellington - Parish - Mills)
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:41
7Tonight I Shall Sleep (Gordon - Ellington - Ellington)
2:58
8I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington - Mills - Redmond)
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:04
9Solitude (Ellington - De Lange - Mills)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:03
10Black Beauty (Ellington)
recording of:
Black Beauty
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:49
11Every Hour on the Hour (Ellington - George)
3:08
12Hollywood Hangover (Clayton)
3:38
13Kissing Bug (Stewart - Strayhorn - Sherill)
recording of:
Kissing Bug
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger), Reginald Stewart and Billy Strayhorn
3:03
14In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (Van Alstyne-Williams)
recording of:
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
writer:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) and Egbert Van Alstyne (in 1905)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:55
15Frankie and Johnnie - Part 1 (Leighton - Shields)
3:57
16Frankie and Johnnie - Part 2 (Leighton - Shields)
3:12
17Sugar Hill Penthouse (Black Brown Beige) (Ellington)
recording of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige: Sugar Hill Penthouse
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
4:23
18Diminuendo in Blue / Crescendo in Blue (Ellington)
recording of:
Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
medley of:
Diminuendo in Blue
medley of:
Crescendo in Blue
6:32
19New World a Comin’ - Part 1 (Ellington)
6:16
20New World a Comin’ - Part 2 (Ellington)
6:13
▼ CD 5: Suddenly It Jumped
#TitleRatingLength
1Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:54
2Ring Dem Bells
recording of:
Ring Dem Bells
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:16
3Perfume Suite - Strange Feeling
3:11
4Perfume Suite - Coloratura
3:03
5Perfume Suite - Balcony Serenade
3:09
6Perfume Suite - Coloratura
3:00
7Time’s A‐Wastin’
3:05
8Perfume Suite - Dancers in Love
2:20
9Carnegie Blues
recording of:
Carnegie Blues
composer:
Bennie R. Crawford, Jr
2:51
10Tell ya What I’m Gonna Do
2:48
11Come to Baby, Do!
recording of:
Come to Baby, Do
writer:
Inez James and Sidney Miller (songwriter, director and actor)
2:48
12I’m Just a Lucky So and So
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (ASCAP-affiliated publisher)
3:14
13Long, Strong and Consecutive
2:57
14The Wonder of You
2:48
15Esquire Swank
recording of:
Esquire Swank
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:59
16Rockabye River
recording of:
Rockabye River
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:04
17Suddenly It Jumped
2:49
18A’Gathering in a Clearing
3:10
19Transblucency
3:00
20“C” Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
2:00

Credits

Release

part of:Hall of Fame (5×CD box sets by Past Perfect sublabels) (order: 1)