Empik Jazz Club: The Very Best of Duke Ellington

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

Tracklist

1CD: 1
2CD: 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1St. Louis blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges5:48
2Going up
Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges4:51
3Cottontail
recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn2:54
4The jeep is jumpin'
recording of:
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins4:50
5C jam blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn2:58
6The kiss
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra5:27
7Stompy Jones
recording of:
Stompy Jones
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges6:39
8Limbo Jazz
recording of:
Limbo Jazz (with Rolf Wilkinson lyrics)
lyricist:
Rolf Wilkinson
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Limbo Jazz
Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins5:15
9Basin street blues
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-02-20)
double bass [bass]:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-20)
guitar:
Leslie Spann (on 1959-02-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-02-20)
trumpet:
Harry Edison (on 1959-02-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-20)
instrumental recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1959-02-20)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges8:04
10Bend one
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-08-14)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1958-08-14)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-08-14)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-08-14)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-14)
Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges3:00
11Wanderlust
recording of:
Wanderlust
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra5:02
12Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
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.
Duke Ellington4:44
13In a blue summer garden
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn4:05
14In a sentimental mood
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1962-09-26)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter) (on 1962-09-26)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1962-09-26)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1962-09-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1962-09-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1962-09-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1962-09-26)
instrumental recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1962-09-26)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
Duke Ellington, John Coltrane34:15

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part of:empik Jazz Club (number: 32) (order: 4)