Highlights From the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (1927 – 1973)

~ Pubblicazione di Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (visualizza tutte le versioni di questa pubblicazione: 1 disponibile)

Annotazione

3 CD set in a fatbox case, with a cardboard slipcase
Booklet shows a few errors in personnel or dates
1-14: actual recording date perhaps March 6, 1940
1-15, 1-16: actual recording date May 4, 1940
3-10: no drums or bass on this recording

Annotazione modificata l'ultima volta il 2025-06-27 12:20 UTC.

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#TitoloValutazioneDurata
1Long, Long Journey
batteria :
Sonny Greer (il 1946-01-10)
chitarra :
Remo Palmier (il 1946-01-10)
clarinetto :
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (il 1946-01-10)
contrabbasso :
Chubby Jackson (il 1946-01-10)
pianoforte :
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (il 1946-01-10) e Billy Strayhorn (il 1946-01-10)
sassofono contralto :
Johnny Hodges (il 1946-01-10)
sassofono tenore :
Don Byas (il 1946-01-10)
tromba :
Louis Armstrong (il 1946-01-10) e Charlie Shavers (il 1946-01-10)
voce:
Louis Armstrong (il 1946-01-10)
voce principale:
Louis Armstrong (il 1946-01-10)
esecutore:
Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans (il 1946-01-10)
registrazione di:
Long Long Journey (il 1946-01-10)
paroliere e compositore:
Leonard Feather
4:32
2Perdido
ance :
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (il 1952-03-25)
batteria :
Louie Bellson (il 1952-03-25)
contrabbasso :
Wendell Marshall (il 1952-03-25)
pianoforte :
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (il 1952-03-25)
sassofono baritono :
Harry Carney (il 1952-03-25)
sassofono contralto :
Russell Procope (il 1952-03-25) e Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (il 1952-03-25)
sassofono tenore :
Paul Gonzalves (il 1952-03-25)
tromba :
Cat Anderson (il 1952-03-25), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (il 1952-03-25) e Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (il 1952-03-25)
trombone :
Quentin "Butter" Jackson (il 1952-03-25) e Britt Woodman (il 1952-03-25)
trombone a pistoni :
Juan Tizol (il 1952-03-25)
arrangiatore:
Billy Strayhorn
registrata presso:
Civic Auditorium in Seattle, Washington, Stati Uniti (il 1952-03-25)
registrazione dal vivo di:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (il 1952-03-25)
compositore:
Juan Tizol
registrazione di:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (il 1952-03-25)
compositore:
Juan Tizol
4:41
3Come Sunday
registrazione di:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics)
paroliere e compositore:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
versione di:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
parte di:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
3:57
4New World A‐Comin’
pianoforte :
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (il 1965-12-26)
registrazione di:
New World A-Comin’ (il 1965-12-26)
compositore:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (nel 1943)
arrangiatore:
Maurice Peress
editore:
G. Schirmer Inc.
8:27
5A Christmas Surprise
registrazione di:
A Christmas Surprise
autore:
Lena Horne e Billy Strayhorn
3:31
6Ain’t Nobody Nowhere Nothin’ Without God
batteria :
Quentin White (il 1973-10-24)
contrabbasso :
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (il 1973-10-24)
pianoforte :
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (il 1973-10-24)
sassofono :
Harold Ashby (il 1973-10-24), Harry Carney (il 1973-10-24), Percy Marion (il 1973-10-24), Harold "Geezil" Minerve (il 1973-10-24) e Russell Procope (il 1973-10-24)
tromba :
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (il 1973-10-24), Mercer Ellington (il 1973-10-24), Barry Lee Hall (American Jazz Trumpet player) (il 1973-10-24) e Harold Johnson (US jazz trumpeter aka "Money") (il 1973-10-24)
trombone :
Art Baron (il 1973-10-24), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (il 1973-10-24) e Vince Prudente (il 1973-10-24)
cori:
The John Alldis Choir (il 1973-10-24)
registrata presso:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, Regno Unito (il 1973-10-24)
4:19
7Isfahan
tecnico:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (il 1966-12-20)
produttore:
Brad McCuen (producer)
ance :
Paul Gonsalves (il 1966-12-20), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (il 1966-12-20) e Russell Procope (il 1966-12-20)
batteria :
Rufus "Speedy" Jones (drums, aka Speedy Jones) (il 1966-12-20)
contrabbasso :
John Lamb (bass) (il 1966-12-20)
pianoforte :
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (il 1966-12-20)
sassofono baritono :
Harry Carney (il 1966-12-20)
sassofono contralto :
Johnny Hodges (il 1966-12-20)
tromba :
Cat Anderson (il 1966-12-20), Mercer Ellington (il 1966-12-20), Herbie Jones (il 1966-12-20) e Cootie Williams (il 1966-12-20)
trombone :
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (il 1966-12-20), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (il 1966-12-20) e Buster Cooper (il 1966-12-20)
registrata presso:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, Stati Uniti (il 1966-12-20)
registrazione di:
Isfahan (il 1966-12-20)
compositore:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) e Billy Strayhorn
4:06
8Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues)
13:02
9Take the “A” Train
registrazione di:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (il 1966-05-09)
paroliere:
Joya Sherrill (nel 1944)
compositore:
Billy Strayhorn (nel 1939)
editore:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
versione di:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
4:39
10The Second Portrait of the Lion
pianoforte :
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (il 1965-06-20)
4:16
11Sophisticated Lady
registrazione di:
Sophisticated Lady
paroliere:
Mitchell Parish e Irving Mills (nel 1932)
compositore:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (nel 1932)
editore:
Duke Ellington Music (conclusa), Mills Music, Inc. (conclusa), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (fino al 2007-05) e Sony/ATV Harmony (dal 2007-05 a oggi)
parte di:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
parte di:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:21
12Blood Count
produttore:
Brad McCuen (producer)
ance :
Harry Carney (il 1967-09-01), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (il 1967-09-01) e Russell Procope (il 1967-09-01)
batteria :
Steve Little (il 1967-09-01)
contrabbasso :
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (il 1967-09-01)
pianoforte :
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (il 1967-09-01)
sassofono contralto :
Johnny Hodges (il 1967-09-01) e Russell Procope (il 1967-09-01)
sassofono tenore :
Paul Gonsalves (il 1967-09-01)
tromba :
Cat Anderson (il 1967-09-01), Mercer Ellington (il 1967-09-01), Herbie Jones (il 1967-09-01) e Cootie Williams (il 1967-09-01)
trombone :
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (il 1967-09-01) e Buster Cooper (il 1967-09-01)
trombone basso :
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (il 1967-09-01)
DJ mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
registrazione di:
Blood Count (il 1967-09-01)
compositore:
Billy Strayhorn (nel 1967)
14:19
13Raincheck
registrazione di:
Raincheck
compositore:
Billy Strayhorn
4:38
14Basin Street Blues
registrazione di:
Beale Street Blues
paroliere e compositore:
William Christopher Handy
editore:
Handy Bros. Music
3:01
15Don’t You Know I Care (or Don’t You Care to Know)
registrazione dal vivo di:
Don’t You Know I Care? (il 1973-12-01)
paroliere:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (nel 1944)
compositore:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (nel 1944)
4:33