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.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Hop Head (1924–1928) (CD 1)
2▶CD: Hop Head (1924–1928) (CD 2)
3▶CD: Jubilee Stomp (1928) (CD 1)
4▶CD: Jubilee Stomp (1928) (CD 2)
5▶CD: High Life (1928–1929) (CD 1)
6▶CD: High Life (1928–1929) (CD 2)
7▶CD: The Duke Steps Out (1929–1930) (CD 1)
8▶CD: The Duke Steps Out (1929–1930) (CD 2)
9▶CD: Black and Tan Fantasy (1930–1931) (CD 1)
10▶CD: Black and Tan Fantasy (1930–1931) (CD 2)
11▶CD: Creole Rhapsody (1931–1932) (CD 1)
12▶CD: Creole Rhapsody (1931–1932) (CD 2)
13▶CD: Sophisticated Lady (1932–1934) (CD 1)
14▶CD: Sophisticated Lady (1932–1934) (CD 2)
15▶CD: Solitude (1934–1936) (CD 1)
16▶CD: Solitude (1934–1936) (CD 2)
17▶CD: Scattin’ at the Cotton Club (1936–1937) (CD 1)
18▶CD: Scattin’ at the Cotton Club (1936–1937) (CD 2)
19▶CD: Jazz a la Carte (1937–1938) (CD 1)
20▶CD: Jazz a la Carte (1937–1938) (CD 2)
21▶CD: Rendezvous With Rhythm (1938) (CD 1)
22▶CD: Rendezvous With Rhythm (1938) (CD 2)
23▶CD: Prelude to a Kiss (1938–1939) (CD 1)
24▶CD: Prelude to a Kiss (1938–1939) (CD 2)
25▶CD: I’m Checkin’ Out, Goom Bye (1939) (CD 1)
26▶CD: I’m Checkin’ Out, Goom Bye (1939) (CD 2)
27▶CD: Cotton Tail (1940) (CD 1)
28▶CD: Cotton Tail (1940) (CD 2)
29▶CD: Blue Serge (1940–1941) (CD 1)
30▶CD: Blue Serge (1940–1941) (CD 2)
31▶CD: Chelsea Bridge (1941–1944) (CD 1)
32▶CD: Chelsea Bridge (1941–1944) (CD 2)
33▶CD: Mood Indigo (1945) (CD 1)
34▶CD: Mood Indigo (1945) (CD 2)
35▼CD: New World a Comin’ (1945–1946) (CD 1)
#TitleLength
1New World a Comin’, Part 1
6:16
2New World a Comin’, Part 2
6:15
3Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:54
4Ring Dem Bells
recording of:
Ring Dem Bells
composer:
Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music
3:16
5Perfume Suite: Strange Feeling
3:11
6Perfume Suite: Coloratura
3:03
7Perfume Suite: Balcony Serenade
3:09
8Perfume Suite: Coloratura
3:00
9Time’s a Wastin’
3:05
10Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love
2:20
11Carnegie Blues
recording of:
Carnegie Blues
composer:
Bennie R. Crawford, Jr
2:51
12Tell Ya What I’m Gonna Do
2:48
13Come to Baby, Do!
recording of:
Come to Baby, Do
writer:
Inez James and Sidney Miller
2:48
14I’m Just a Lucky So and So
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
lyricist:
Mack David (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International
3:14
15Long, Strong and Consecutive
2:57
16The Wonder of You
2:48
17Tonk
recording of:
Tonk
composer:
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
2:45
18Drawing Room Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1946-01-10) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1946-01-10)
recording of:
Drawing Room Blues (on 1946-01-10)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:37
19Esquire Swank
recording of:
Esquire Swank
writer:
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
3:59
20“C” Jam Blues
2:00
36▶CD: New World a Comin’ (1945–1946) (CD 2)
37▶CD: Magenta Haze (1946) (CD 1)
38▶CD: Magenta Haze (1946) (CD 2)
39▶CD: In a Mellow Tone (1946–1947) (CD 1)
40▶CD: In a Mellow Tone (1946–1947) (CD 2)