The Duke

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

Annotation

Box with 20 slimline jewel cases à 2 CDs.
The set cat# is 204139, the rest are individual cat#s.

Annotation last modified on 2014-07-06 10:01 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Hop Head (1924-1928) (CD 1)
▶ CD 2: Hop Head (1924-1928) (CD 2)
▶ CD 3: Jubilee Stomp (1928) (CD 1)
▶ CD 4: Jubilee Stomp (1928) (CD 2)
▶ CD 5: High Life (1928-1929) (CD 1)
▶ CD 6: High Life (1928-1929) (CD 2)
▶ CD 7: The Duke Steps Out (1929-1930) (CD 1)
▶ CD 8: The Duke Steps Out (1929-1930) (CD 2)
▶ CD 9: Black and Tan Fantasy (1930-1931) (CD 1)
▶ CD 10: Black and Tan Fantasy (1930-1931) (CD 2)
▶ CD 11: Creole Rhapsody (1931-1932) (CD 1)
▶ CD 12: Creole Rhapsody (1931-1932) (CD 2)
▶ CD 13: Sophisticated Lady (1932-1934) (CD 1)
▶ CD 14: Sophisticated Lady (1932-1934) (CD 2)
▶ CD 15: Solitude (1934-1936) (CD 1)
▶ CD 16: Solitude (1934-1936) (CD 2)
▶ CD 17: Scattin' at the Cotton Club (1936-1937) (CD 1)
▶ CD 18: Scattin' at the Cotton Club (1936-1937) (CD 2)
▶ CD 19: Jazz a la Carte (1937-1938) (CD 1)
▶ CD 20: Jazz a la Carte (1937-1938) (CD 2)
▶ CD 21: Rendezvous With Rhythm (1938) (CD 1)
▶ CD 22: Rendezvous With Rhythm (1938) (CD 2)
▶ CD 23: Prelude to a Kiss (1938-1939) (CD 1)
▶ CD 24: Prelude to a Kiss (1938-1939) (CD 2)
▶ CD 25: I'm Checkin' Out, Goom Bye (1939) (CD 1)
▶ CD 26: I'm Checkin' Out, Goom Bye (1939) (CD 2)
▶ CD 27: Cotton Tail (1940) (CD 1)
▶ CD 28: Cotton Tail (1940) (CD 2)
▼ CD 29: Blue Serge (1940-1941) (CD 1)
#TitleRatingLength
1Junior Hop
3:08
2Without a Song
2:46
3My Sunday Gal
3:10
4Mobile Bay
3:06
5Linger a While
recording of:
Linger a While
lyricist:
Harry Owens
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
3:25
6Charlie the Chulo
3:03
7Lament for Javanette
2:52
8A Lull at Dawn
3:29
9Ready Eddy
3:12
10Sidewalks of New York
recording of:
The Sidewalks of New York
lyricist:
James W. Blake
composer:
Charles B. Lawlor
3:15
11Flamingo
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-12-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-12-28)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-12-28)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-12-28)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-12-28)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-12-28)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-12-28)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-12-28)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1940-12-28)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-12-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-12-28) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-12-28)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-12-28) and Ray Nance (on 1940-12-28)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-12-28)
vocals:
Herb Jeffries (on 1940-12-28)
arranger:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1940-12-28)
recording of:
Flamingo (on 1940-12-28)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
3:24
12The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
recording of:
The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:19
13Take 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)
2:55
14Jumpin' Punkins
recording of:
Jumpin' Punkins
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:33
15John Hardy's Wife
recording of:
John Hardy's Wife
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:29
16Blue Serge
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:22
17After All
recording of:
After All
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:21
18Dear Old Southland
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (1921 Layton/Creamer jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1921)
composer:
Ray Bloch (French-born composer/bandleader) and Turner Layton (in 1921)
3:25
19Solitude
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.
3:28
20Bakiff
recording of:
Bakiff
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
3:21
▶ CD 30: Blue Serge (1940-1941) (CD 2)
▶ CD 31: Chelsea Bridge (1941-1944) (CD 1)
▶ CD 32: Chelsea Bridge (1941-1944) (CD 2)
▶ CD 33: Mood Indigo (1945) (CD 1)
▶ CD 34: Mood Indigo (1945) (CD 2)
▶ CD 35: New World a Comin' (1945-1946) (CD 1)
▶ CD 36: New World a Comin' (1945-1946) (CD 2)
▶ CD 37: Magenta Haze (1946) (CD 1)
▶ CD 38: Magenta Haze (1946) (CD 2)
▶ CD 39: In a Mellow Tone (1946-1947) (CD 1)
▶ CD 40: In a Mellow Tone (1946-1947) (CD 2)