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)
36▼CD: New World a Comin’ (1945–1946) (CD 2)
#TitleLength
1Unbooted Character
recording of:
Unbooted Character
composer:
Duke Ellington
4:19
2Rockabye River
recording of:
Rockabye River
writer:
Duke Ellington
3:04
3Suddenly It Jumped
2:49
4Transblucency
3:00
5Just Squeeze Me
3:25
6A Gathering in a Clearing
3:10
7You Don’t Love Me No More
3:23
8Pretty Woman
2:44
9Hey! Baby
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (on 1946-07-10)
valve trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10)
lead vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
recording of:
Hey Baby (on 1946-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington
2:47
10Indiana
2:47
11Blue Is the Light
recording of:
Blue Is the Night
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher
3:04
12Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez, Jimmy Davis (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), MCA Music Publishing (ended) and Universal Music Corp.
3:19
13Just You, Just Me
recording of:
Just You, Just Me
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:52
14Beale Street Blues
recording of:
Beale Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
2:53
15My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms
writer:
Joseph Meyer and Harry Ruby
3:08
16Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:01
17I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
3:01
18St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:58
19Swamp Fire
recording of:
Swamp Fire
composer:
Harold Mooney
2:51
20Royal Garden Blues
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues
composer:
Clarence Williams (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (in 1919)
3:05
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)