Anniversary

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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3▼CD: Composer
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1Ko-Ko
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-06)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-06)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-06)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-06) and Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-06)
saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-06)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-06)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-06) and Tricky Sam Nanton (on 1940-03-06)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-06) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-06)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-06)
recording of:
Ko-Ko (on 1940-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
12:48
2Concerto for Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:26
3Sepia Panorama
recording of:
Sepia Panorama
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
5:14
4Tootin' Through the Roof
2:54
5Battle of Swing
2:58
6I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:11
7Creole Rhapsody, Parts 1 & 2
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 2
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
8:37
8Slippery Horn
recording of:
Slippery Horn
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:08
9Daybreak Express
2:58
10Saddest Tale
recording of:
Saddest Tale
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:20
11Showboat Shuffle
3:05
12Braggin' in Brass
2:47
13Diminuendo in Blue / Transblucency / Crescendo in Blue
9:52
14Blue Serge
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-02-15) and Johnny Hodges (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney
baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-02-15, on 1941-02-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-02-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-02-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-02-15), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-02-15) and Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-02-15), Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet [t]:
Ray Nance (on 1941-02-15)
valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1940-02-15)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
recording of:
Blue Serge (Mercer Ellington) (on 1941-02-15)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:24
15In a Mellotone
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:20
16Black, Brown and Beige: Work Song / Come Sunday
9:08
17Happy-Go-Lucky Local
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
5:29
4▼CD: Dance
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1Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:52
2Conga Brava
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-03-15)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-03-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-03-15)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-03-15)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-03-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-03-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-03-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-03-15)
trombone:
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton and Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-03-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-03-15)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-03-15)
recording of:
Conga Brava (on 1940-03-15)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
2:59
3Moonlight Fiesta (Porto-Rican Chaos)
2:56
4Snake Hip Dance
2:47
5Breakfast Dance
3:08
6Maori (A Samoan Dance)
3:08
7Admiration
3:13
8That Lindy Hop
2:57
9Truckin'
3:01
10The Skrontch
recording of:
Skrontch
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Irving Mills and Henry Nemo
2:47
11Swingtime in Honolulu
2:58
12I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue With the Sole of My Shoe
2:40
13Hip Chic
recording of:
Hip Chic
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:00
14The Lambeth Walk
recording of:
The Lambeth Walk
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1937) and L. Arthur Rose (playwright and lyricist) (in 1937)
composer:
Noel Gay (in 1937)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Richard Armitage Ltd
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25672)
2:31
15Empty Ballroom Blues
2:28
16The Flaming Sword
recording of:
The Flaming Sword
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:12
17Bakiff
recording of:
Bakiff
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
4:24
18Moon Over Cuba
recording of:
Moon Over Cuba
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
3:15
19Black, Brown and Beige: Three Dances
4:39
20Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3
recording of:
Liberian Suite: Dance no. 3
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
3:48
6▼CD: Jungle
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1Prologue to Black and Tan Fantasy
2:38
2The New Black and Tan Fantasy
2:42
3The Mooche
recording of:
The Mooche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:16
4Saturday Night Function
recording of:
Saturday Night Function
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:09
5Mississippi Moan
recording of:
Mississippi Moan
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:30
6Jungle Jamboree
recording of:
Jungle Jamboree
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter), Andy Razaf and Fats Waller
3:05
7Haunted Nights
3:19
8Jungle Nights in Harlem
recording of:
Jungle Nights in Harlem
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
2:57
9Shout 'Em Aunt Tillie
recording of:
Shout 'Em Aunt Tillie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:02
10Jungle Blues
3:04
11Echoes of the Jungle
recording of:
Echoes of the Jungle
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:30
12Baby, When You Ain't There
2:47
13Dear Old Southland
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
3:35
14The New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:05
15Delta Mood
2:49
16Dooji Wooji
recording of:
Dooji Wooji
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:59
17Way Low
4:08
18A Gathering in a Clearing
3:12
19Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5
recording of:
Liberian Suite: Dance no. 5
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
5:13
20Air Conditioned Jungle
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-11-10)
recording of:
Air-Conditioned Jungle (on 1947-11-10)
writer:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
2:54
7▼CD: Ladies
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1Sophisticated Lady
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:53
2Dinah Lou
2:27
3The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed
2:45
4The Gal From Joe's
recording of:
The Gal From Joe’s
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:00
5Dinah's in a Jam
2:53
6Lady in Blue
2:56
7Country Gal
3:00
8Warm Valley
recording of:
Warm Valley
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:16
9Chlo-e
3:27
10John Hardy's Wife
recording of:
John Hardy's Wife
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:31
11Clementine
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-07-02)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1941-07-02)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1941-07-02)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-07-02)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-07-02)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1941-07-02)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-07-02)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-07-02)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-07-02) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-07-02)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-07-02) and Ray Nance (on 1941-07-02)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-07-02)
arranger:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-07-02)
recording of:
Clementine (on 1941-07-02)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
live recording of:
Clementine
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:58
12Briwn-Skinned Gal in the Calico Gown
3:13
13Sentimental Lady
recording of:
Sentimental Lady
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:04
14Blue Belles of Harlem
recorded in:
Army Camp, Akron, OH (Akron), Ohio, United States (on 1945-06-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1945-06-23)
live recording of:
Blue Belles of Harlem (on 1945-06-23)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
5:24
15Lily Belle
3:00
16Lady of the Lavender Mist
recording of:
Lady of the Lavender Mist
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:18
17Women
3:18
18Brown Betty
recording of:
Brown Betty
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
5:51
19The Tattooed Bride
recording of:
The Tattooed Bride
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
13:11
8▼CD: New York
#TitleRatingLength
1Harlem Air Shaft
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:01
2The Sidewalks of New York
recording of:
The Sidewalks of New York
lyricist:
James W. Blake
composer:
Charles B. Lawlor
3:15
3Uptown Downbeat
3:27
4Harlem River Quiver
recording of:
Harlem River Quiver
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:49
5Harlemania
3:01
6Harlem Flat Blues
3:08
7Wall Street Wail
recording of:
Wal Street Wall
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:00
8Blue Harlem
recording of:
Blue Harlem
composer:
Ike Quebec
2:55
9Drop Me Off at Harlem
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
3:00
10Harlem Speaks
recording of:
Harlem Speaks
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:08
11It Was a Sad Night in Harlem
3:10
12Scattin' at the Kit-Kat
2:47
13Sugar Hill Shim Sham
recording of:
Sugar Hill Shim Sham
2:37
14Harmony in Harlem
3:11
15The Boys From Harlem
2:20
16Cotton Club Stomp
recording of:
Cotton Club Stomp
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
2:52
17Carnegie Blues
recording of:
Carnegie Blues
composer:
Bennie R. Crawford, Jr
2:56
18Park at 106th
2:28
19New York City Blues
3:12
20Manhattan Murals
recording of:
Manhattan Murals
5:28
9▶CD: Pianist
10▶CD: Portraits
12▶CD: Swing
13▶CD: Vocal