The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927–1962)

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume I (1927–1940)
2▶CD: Volume II (1947–1951)
3▼CD: Volume III (1956–1962)
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1Jeep’s Blues
recording of:
Jeep’s Blues (on 1956-07-07)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
24:41
2Solitude
instrumental recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1957-10-14)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
4:42
3Blue Rose
recording of:
Blue Rose (on 1956-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:23
4The Star‐Crossed Lovers (a.k.a. Pretty Girl)
recording of:
The Star-Crossed Lovers (on 1957-05-03)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
4:02
5Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1957-09-09)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:05
6Dancers in Love
recording of:
Dancers in Love (on 1957-12-09)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Perfume Suite
2:20
7Come Sunday
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-11)
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Russell Procope and Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-02-11)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-02-11)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-02-11)
clarinet:
Russell Procope and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-02-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-02-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-02-11)
reeds:
Russell Procope
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-02-11)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-02-11) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-02-11)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1958-02-11), Harold Baker (on 1958-02-11) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-02-11)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (on 1958-02-11)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-02-11)
vocals:
Mahalia Jackson (on 1958-02-11)
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (on 1958-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
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)
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (on 1958-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
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)
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (in 1958-02)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
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)
7:58
8Satin Doll
recording of:
Satin Doll (on 1958-03-31)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:44
9Flirtbird
recording of:
Flirtibird (on 1959-06-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:13
10Perdido
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-09-08) and Jimmy Woode (on 1959-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Johnson (drummer in Duke Ellington's Orchestra) (on 1959-09-08) and Sam Woodyard (on 1959-09-08)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-09-08)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1959-09-08), Paul Gonsalves (on 1959-09-08), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1959-09-08), Johnny Hodges (on 1959-09-08) and Russell Procope (on 1959-09-08)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1959-09-08), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-08) and Britt Woodman (on 1959-09-08)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1959-09-08), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1959-09-08), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-08), Andrew “Fats” Ford (trumpeter) (on 1959-09-08), Ray Nance (on 1959-09-08) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1959-09-08)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1959-09-08)
composer:
Juan Tizol
4:36
11“C” Jam Blues
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-12-02)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1959-12-02)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1959-12-02)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1959-12-02)
clarinet and clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1959-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Johnson (drummer in Duke Ellington's Orchestra) (on 1959-12-02)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-12-02)
tenor saxophone and tenor vocals:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1959-12-02)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-12-02), Booty Wood (on 1959-12-02) and Britt Woodman (on 1959-12-02)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (on 1959-12-02)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-02)
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues (on 1959-12-02)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
14:53
12Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-09-08) and Jimmy Woode (on 1959-09-08)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Johnson (drummer in Duke Ellington's Orchestra) (on 1959-09-08) and Sam Woodyard (on 1959-09-08)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-09-08)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1959-09-08), Paul Gonsalves (on 1959-09-08), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1959-09-08), Johnny Hodges (on 1959-09-08) and Russell Procope (on 1959-09-08)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1959-09-08), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-08) and Britt Woodman (on 1959-09-08)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1959-09-08), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1959-09-08), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-09-08), Andrew “Fats” Ford (trumpeter) (on 1959-09-08), Ray Nance (on 1959-09-08) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1959-09-08)
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1959-09-08)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
13:00
13Happy Go Lucky Local
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local (on 1960-06-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
3:01
14Something to Live For
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1960-07-14)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1960-07-14)
cornet:
Ray Nance (on 1960-07-14)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1960-07-14)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1960-07-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1960-07-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1960-07-14)
recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition) (on 1960-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:44
15Creole Blues (excerpt From ‘Creole Rhapsody’)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1960-07-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1960-07-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1960-07-14)
recording of:
Creole Blues (on 1960-07-14)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:32
16Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1960-06-03)
recording of:
Nutcracker Suite: Danse of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
part of:
Nutcracker Suite (jazz interpretation, arr. Ellington, Strayhorn)
4:07
17Lotus Blossom
recording of:
Lotus Blossom (on 1961-03-02)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:14
18A Midnight in Paris
recording of:
A Midnight in Paris (on 1962-06-21)
composer:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Billy Strayhorn
3:38
19Asphalt Jungle Theme
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1961-07-30)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1961-07-30)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-07-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-07-30)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1961-07-30), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1961-07-30) and Russell Procope (on 1961-07-30)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1961-07-30)
trombone:
Lou Blackburn (on 1961-07-30) and Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1961-07-30)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1961-07-30), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1961-07-30), Ed Mullens (on 1961-07-30), Ray Nance (on 1961-07-30) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1961-07-30)
recording of:
Asphalt Jungle (on 1961-07-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:43
20Battle Royal
recording of:
Battle Royal (on 1961-07-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
5:34
21Duke Loves You Madly (spoken)
0:11