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)
#TitleLength
1Watermelon Man
2:36
2A Gypsy Without a Song
recording of:
Gypsy Without a Song
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:59
3The Stevedore’s Serenade
recording of:
The Stevedore's Serenade
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:47
4La Dee Doody Doo
2:27
5You Walked Out of the Picture
2:50
6Pyramid
2:52
7Empty Ballroom Blues
2:31
8Lost in Meditation
recording of:
Lost in Meditation
writer:
Duke Ellington, Lou Singer, Irving Mills and Juan Tizol
2:46
9A Blues Serenade
recording of:
A Blues Serenade (Henry King's Theme Song)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Signorelli
2:46
10Love in Swingtime
2:55
11Swingin’ in the Dell
2:40
12Jitterbug’s Lullaby
3:02
13Chasin’ Chippies
3:01
14Blue Is the Evening
3:12
15Sharpie
2:46
16Swing Pan Alley
2:33
17A Blues Serenade
recording of:
A Blues Serenade (Henry King's Theme Song)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Frank Signorelli
2:21
18Love in Swingtime
2:37
19Please Forgive Me
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-08-04)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1938-08-04)
double bass [bass]:
Billy Taylor Sr. (on 1938-08-04)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-08-04)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1938-08-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (on 1938-08-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-08-04)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-08-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-08-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1938-08-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1938-08-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1938-08-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1938-08-04)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1938-08-04)
vocals:
Scat Powell (on 1938-08-04)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1938-08-04)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-08-04)
recording of:
Please Forgive Me (on 1938-08-04)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington
3:02
20Lambeth Walk
recording of:
The Lambeth Walk
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1937) and L. Arthur Rose (in 1937)
composer:
Noel Gay (in 1937)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Richard Armitage Ltd
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25672)
2:26
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)
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)