A Giant Among the Giants: The Best LPs 1950 to 1961

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

Tracklist

1▼CD: Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn: Great Times / Ellington Uptown
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1Cottontail
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1950-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (in 1950-11) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1950-11)
recording of:
Cotton Tail (in 1950-11)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn2:55
2C Jam Blues
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1950-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (in 1950-11) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1950-11)
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues (in 1950-11)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (in 1942)
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn2:59
3Flamingo
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1950-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (in 1950-11) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1950-11)
recording of:
Flamingo (in 1950-11)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company and Grouya Publishing Int.
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn3:00
4Bang-Up Blues
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1950-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (in 1950-11) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1950-11)
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn3:08
5Tonk
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
recording of:
Tonk (on 1950-10-03)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn3:00
6Johnny Come Lately
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn3:01
7In a Blue Summer Garden
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn4:06
8Great Times
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn2:56
9Perdido
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1950-09-13)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (on 1950-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1950-09-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1950-09-13)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1950-09-13)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn2:57
10Take the "A" Train
celesta:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-09-13)
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1950-09-13)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (on 1950-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1950-09-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1950-09-13)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1950-09-13)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn2:21
11Oscalypso
celesta:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-09-13)
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1950-09-13)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (on 1950-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1950-09-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1950-09-13)
recording of:
Oscalypso (on 1950-09-13)
composer:
Oscar Pettiford
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn2:44
12Blues for Blanton
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1950-09-13)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (on 1950-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1950-09-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1950-09-13)
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn2:40
13Skin Deep
recording engineer:
Bert Porter (on 1952-02-29)
producer:
Duke Ellington (on 1952-02-29) and Mercer Ellington (on 1952-02-29)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (on 1952-02-29)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1952-02-29)
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1952-02-29)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1952-02-29)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1952-02-29)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1952-02-29)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1952-02-29) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1952-02-29)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1952-02-29)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1952-02-29) and Britt Woodman (on 1952-02-29)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1952-02-29), Willie Cook (on 1952-02-29), Ray Nance (on 1952-02-29) and Clark Terry (on 1952-02-29)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1952-02-29)
recording of:
Skin Deep (on 1952-02-29)
composer:
Louie Bellson
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra6:50
14The Mooche
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1952-07-01)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1952-07-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1952-07-01)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1952-07-01)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1952-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1952-07-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1952-07-01) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1952-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1952-07-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1952-07-01) and Britt Woodman (on 1952-07-01)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1952-07-01), Willie Cook (on 1952-07-01), Ray Nance (on 1952-07-01) and Clark Terry (on 1952-07-01)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1952-07-01)
recording of:
The Mooche (on 1952-07-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra6:37
15Take the "A" Train
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1952-06-30)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1952-06-30)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra8:03
16A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite)
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope (on 1951-12-07) and Willie Smith (on 1951-12-07)
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1951-12-07)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1951-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1951-12-07)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1951-12-07)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1951-12-07) and Jimmy Hamilton (on 1951-12-07)
saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1951-12-07), Jimmy Hamilton (on 1951-12-07), Russell Procope (on 1951-12-07) and Willie Smith (on 1951-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1951-12-07)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1951-12-07), Juan Tizol (on 1951-12-07) and Britt Woodman (on 1951-12-07)
trumpet:
Willie Cook (on 1951-12-07), Harold Baker (on 1951-12-07), Ray Nance (on 1951-12-07), Clark Terry (on 1951-12-07), Dick Vance (on 1951-12-07) and Francis Williams (on 1951-12-07)
recording of:
A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) (on 1951-12-07)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1951)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra13:49
17Perdido
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1952-06-30)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1952-07-01)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra8:23
2▶CD: The Duke Plays Ellington / Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
3▶CD: Such Sweet Thunder / Black, Brown and Beige
4▶CD: Anatomy of a Murder / Swinging Suites by Edward E. And Edward G.
5▶CD: Piano in the Background
6▶CD: Blue Rose
7▶CD: Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: Recording Together for the First Time / Duke Ellington & Count Basie: First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
8▶CD: Newport 1958
9▶CD: A Drum Is a Woman
10▶CD: Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges: Side by Side