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)
#TitleLength
1Bli‐Blip
recording of:
Bli-Blip
lyricist:
Sid Kuller
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:06
2Chelsea Bridge
recording of:
Chelsea Bridge
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc.
2:55
3Brown Suede
3:08
4Noir Bleu
3:15
5“C” Jam Blues
2:54
6June
3:17
7Raincheck
recording of:
Raincheck
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:30
8What Good Would It Do?
recording of:
What Good Would It Do?
writer:
Inez James and Buddy Pepper
2:46
9I Don’t Know What Kind of Blues I Got
recording of:
I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:15
10Chelsea Bridge
recording of:
Chelsea Bridge
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc.
2:54
11Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
3:09
12“C” Jam Blues
2:40
13Moon Mist
recording of:
Moon Mist
composer:
Mercer Ellington
2:59
14What Am I Here For?
recording of:
What Am I Here For
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:27
15I Don’t Mind
recording of:
I Don't Mind
writer:
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
2:51
16Someone
recording of:
Someone
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:11
17My Little Brown Book
recording of:
My Little Brown Book
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:11
18Main Stem
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:49
19Johnny Come Lately
2:40
20Hayfoot, Strawfoot
recording of:
Hayfoot Strawfoot
writer:
Ervin Drake, Hans J. Lengsfelder and Paul McGrane
2:31
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)
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)