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
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
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1Stompy Jones
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-02-20)
bass and double bass:
Al Hall (on 1959-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1959-02-20)
flute and guitar:
Les Spann (on 1959-02-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1959-02-20)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1959-02-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-20)
recording of:
Stompy Jones (on 1959-02-20)
composer:
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges6:40
2Squeeze Me
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-02-20)
bass and double bass:
Al Hall (on 1959-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1959-02-20)
flute and guitar:
Les Spann (on 1959-02-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1959-02-20)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1959-02-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-20)
recording of:
Squeeze Me (on 1959-02-20)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges4:38
3Big Shoe
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-08-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1958-08-14)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-08-14)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-08-14)
recorded at:
Nola Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-14)
recording of:
Big Shoe (on 1958-08-14)
composer:
Jimmy Hamilton
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges5:36
4Going Up
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-02-20)
bass and double bass:
Al Hall (on 1959-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1959-02-20)
flute and guitar:
Les Spann (on 1959-02-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1959-02-20)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1959-02-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-20)
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges4:53
5Just a Memory
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-08-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1958-08-14)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-08-14)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-08-14)
recorded at:
Nola Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-14)
instrumental recording of:
Just a Memory (on 1958-08-14)
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
recording of:
Just a Memory (on 1958-08-14)
writer:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges5:55
6Let’s Fall in Love
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-08-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1958-08-14)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-08-14)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-08-14)
recorded at:
Nola Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-14)
instrumental recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (on 1958-08-14)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (on 1958-08-14)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges6:49
7Ruint
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-08-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1958-08-14)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-08-14)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-08-14)
recorded at:
Nola Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-14)
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges2:35
8Bend One
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-08-14)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1958-08-14)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-08-14)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-08-14)
recorded at:
Nola Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-14)
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges3:01
9You Need to Rock
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-08-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (on 1958-08-14)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-08-14)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-08-14)
recorded at:
Nola Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-14)
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges5:51