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)
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)
#TitleLength
1Esquire Swank
recording of:
Esquire Swank
writer:
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
3:31
2Midriff
recording of:
Midriff
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine
3:16
3Diminuendo in Blue
recording of:
Diminuendo in Blue
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:45
4Magenta Haze
recording of:
Magenta Haze
composer:
Duke Ellington
2:57
5The Golden Cress
4:32
6Sultry Sunset
recording of:
Sultry Sunset
composer:
Duke Ellington
4:02
7Deep South Suite, Part 1 (Magnolia’s Dripping With Molasses)
4:41
8Deep South Suite, Part 2 (Hearsay or Orson Welles)
4:45
9Deep South Suite, Part 3 (Nobody Was Lookin’)
2:55
10Deep South Suite, Part 4 (Happy Go Lucky Local)
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
6:02
11Liberian Suite (I Like the Sunrise)
4:32
12Liberian Suite (Dance No.1)
4:56
13Liberian Suite (Dance No.2)
3:27
14Liberian Suite (Dance No.3)
3:47
15Liberian Suite (Dance No.4)
3:07
16Liberian Suite (Dance No.5)
5:08
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)