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.

Annotation last modified on 2014-07-06 10:01 UTC.

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)
#TitleRatingLength
1Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:01
2Hip Chic
recording of:
Hip Chic
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:57
3Buffet Flat
recording of:
Buffet Flat
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:28
4Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
2:43
5There’s Something About an Old Love
2:43
6The Jeep Is Jumpin’
recording of:
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
2:29
7Krum Elbow Blues
2:37
8Twits and Twerps
2:37
9Mighty Like the Blues
recording of:
Mighty Like the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
2:37
10Jazz Potpourri
2:59
11T.T. on Toast
2:51
12Battle of Swing
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-12-19)
2:59
13I’m in Another World
3:04
14Hodge Podge
recording of:
Hodge Podge
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
2:38
15Dancing on the Stars
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
2:56
16Wanderlust
recording of:
Wanderlust
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
3:02
17Delta Mood
2:47
18The Boys From Harlem
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-21)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-12-21)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1938-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1938-12-21)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1938-12-21)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1938-12-21), Harry Carney (on 1938-12-21), Otto Hardwick (on 1938-12-21) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-12-21)
saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1938-12-21) and Johnny Hodges (on 1938-12-21)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1938-12-21)
performer:
Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (on 1938-12-21)
part of:
Swing (by matrix number) (number: 0SW 587-1) and Master Records, Inc. (by matrix number) (number: M-955)
recording of:
The Boys From Harlem (on 1938-12-21)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:18
19Mobile Blues
2:32
20Gal‐Avantin’
2:19
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)