Complete Columbia & RCA Victor Sessions: Centennial Edition

~ Release by Duke Ellington with Ben Webster featuring Jimmy Blanton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Truckin’
recording of:
Truckin’
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
2Cotton
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
3Accent on Youth
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
4In a Jam
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
5Exposition Swing
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
6Uptown Downbeat
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
7Solitude
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.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
8Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
9Mood Indigo
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)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
10Sophisticated Lady
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)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
11You, You Darlin’
recording of:
You, You Darling
writer:
M.K. Jerome and Jack Scholl
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
12Jack the Bear
recording of:
Jack the Bear
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
13Ko-Ko
recording of:
Koko
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
14Morning Glory
recording of:
Morning Glory
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
15So Far, So Good
recording of:
So Far, So Good
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter), Jimmy Mundy and Eddie White
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
16Conga Brava
recording of:
Conga Brava
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
17Concerto for Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
18Me and You
recording of:
Me and You
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
19Cotton Tail
recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
20Never 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)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
21Dusk
recording of:
Dusk
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
22Bojangles
recording of:
Bojangles
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
▼ CD 2
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1A Portrait of Bert Williams
recording of:
Portrait of Bert Williams
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
2Blue Goose
recording of:
Blue Goose
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
3Harlem Air-Shaft
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
4At a Dixie Roadside Diner
recording of:
At a Dixie Roadside Diner
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
5All Too Soon
recording of:
All Too Soon
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
6Rumpus in Richmond
recording of:
Rumpus in Richmond
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
7My Greatest Mistake
recording of:
My Greatest Mistake
composer:
Jack Fulton (songwriter) and Jack O'Brien (US songwriter)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
8Sepia Panorama
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
9There Shall Be No Night
recording of:
There Shall Be No Night
writer:
Gladys Shelley and Abner Silver
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
10I’m a Mellotone
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
11Five O’Clock Whistle
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
12The Flaming Sword
recording of:
The Flaming Sword
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
13Warm Valley
recording of:
Warm Valley
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
14Across the Track Blues
recording of:
Across the Track Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
15Chloe (Song of the Swamp)
recording of:
Chloë (Song of the Swamp)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1927)
composer:
Gus Kahn and Charles N. Daniels (in 1927)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
16I Never Felt This Way Before
recording of:
I Never Felt This Way Before
writer:
Al Dubin and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
17Without a Song
recording of:
Without a Song
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., CBS Miller Catalog, Inc., Chappell & Co., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., Johnny Mathis Music, Inc., LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Great Day!
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra?:??
18My Sunday Gal
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra?:??
19Mobile Bay
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra?:??
20Linger Awhile
recording of:
Linger Awhile
lyricist:
Harry Owens
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) and Paul Whiteman
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra?:??
21Charlie the Chulo
Barney Bigard and His Orchestra?:??
22Lament for Javanette
recording of:
Lament for Javanette
composer:
Barney Bigard and Billy Strayhorn
Barney Bigard and His Orchestra?:??
▼ CD 3
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1A Lull at Dawn
Barney Bigard and His Orchestra?:??
2Ready Eddy
Barney Bigard and His Orchestra?:??
3The Sidewalks of New York
recording of:
The Sidewalks of New York
lyricist:
James W. Blake
composer:
Charles B. Lawlor
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
4Flamingo
recording of:
Flamingo
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
5The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
recording of:
The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
6Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
7Jumpin’ Punkins
recording of:
Jumpin' Punkins
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
8John Hardy’s Wife
recording of:
John Hardy's Wife
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
9Blue Serge
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
10After All
recording of:
After All
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
11Bakiff
recording of:
Bakiff
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
12Are You Sticking?
recording of:
Are You Sticking?
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
13Just A-Sittin’ and A-Rockin’
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
14The Giddybug Gallop
recording of:
The Giddybug Gallop
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
15Chocolate Shake
recording of:
Chocolate Shake
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Paul Francis Webster
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
16I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
17Clementine
recording of:
Clementine
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
18The Brown-Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown)
recording of:
The Brown-Skin Gal (in the Calico Gown)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Paul Francis Webster
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
19Jump for Joy
recording of:
Jump for Joy
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Sid Kuller and Paul Francis Webster
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
20Moon Over Cuba
recording of:
Moon Over Cuba
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
21Some Saturday
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra?:??
22Subtle Slough
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra?:??
▼ CD 4: CD 4
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1Menelik: The Lion of Judah
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra?:??
2Poor Bubber
Rex Stewart & His Orchestra?:??
3Five O’Clock Drag
recording of:
Five O'Clock Drag
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
4Rocks in My Bed
recording of:
Rocks in My Bed
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
5Bli-Blip
recording of:
Bli-Blip
lyricist:
Sid Kuller
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
6Raincheck
recording of:
Raincheck
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
7What Good Would It Do?
recording of:
What Good Would It Do?
writer:
Inez James and Buddy Pepper
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
8I 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)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
9Chelsea Bridge
recording of:
Chelsea Bridge
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
arranger:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
10Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
11The "C"Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
12Moon Mist
recording of:
Moon Mist
composer:
Mercer Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
13What Am I Here For?
recording of:
What Am I Here For
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
14I Don’t Mind
recording of:
I Don't Mind
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
15Someone
recording of:
Someone
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
16My Little Brown Book
recording of:
My Little Brown Book
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
17Main Stem
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
18Johnny Come Lately
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
19Hayfoot, Strawfoot
recording of:
Hayfoot Strawfoot
writer:
Ervin Drake (Songwriter), Hans J. Lengsfelder and Paul McGrane
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
20Sentimental Lady
recording of:
Sentimental Lady
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
21A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)
recording of:
A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)
writer:
Mercer Ellington and Luther Henderson
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??
22Sherman Shuffle
recording of:
Sherman Shuffle
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?:??