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)
#TitleLength
1Sentimental Lady
recording of:
Sentimental Lady
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:03
2A Slip of the Lip
2:55
3Sherman Shuffle
recording of:
Sherman Shuffle
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:39
4Boy Meets Horn
recording of:
Boy Meets Horn
composer:
Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Rex Stewart
4:46
5Hop Skip Jump
2:39
6Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc.
3:18
7Main Stem
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:56
8Creole Love Call
recording of:
Creole Love Call
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington
4:29
9The Mood to Be Wooed
5:04
10My Little Brown Book
recording of:
My Little Brown Book
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:12
11I’m Checkin’ Out Goom‐Bye
recording of:
I'm Checking Out, Go'om Bye
writer:
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
1:50
12Tootin’ Through the Roof
2:12
13I Ain’t Got Nothing but the Blues
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
lyricist:
Don George (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
2:42
14I’m Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:15
15Don’t You Know I Care
recording of:
Don’t You Know I Care?
lyricist:
Mack David (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1944)
2:58
16I Didn’t Know About You
recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You
lyricist:
Bob Russell (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
2:45
17Work Song
4:39
18Come Sunday
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
4:34
19The Blues
recording of:
The Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington
4:36
20Three Dances
4:27
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)
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)