Tracklist

1CD: Masterpieces by Ellington
2CD: Ellington Uptown
3CD: Blue Rose
4CD: A Drum Is a Woman
5CD: Such Sweet Thunder
6CD: Ellington Indigos
7CD: Black, Brown and Beige
8CD: At the Bal Masque
9CD: The Cosmic Scene
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1Avalon
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-02)
instrumental recording of:
Avalon
writer:
B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson and Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Stephen Ballentine Music, Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
Duke Ellington's Spacemen3:22
2Body and Soul
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-02)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
Duke Ellington's Spacemen4:57
3Bass-Ment
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recording of:
Bass-Ment
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington's Spacemen3:04
4Early Autumn
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-03)
instrumental recording of:
Early Autumn
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1949)
composer:
Ralph Burns (in 1949) and Woody Herman (in 1949)
Duke Ellington's Spacemen3:11
5Jones
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-03)
recording of:
Jones
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Pauline Reddon
Duke Ellington's Spacemen2:55
6Perdido
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington's Spacemen2:50
7St. Louis Blues
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-03)
instrumental 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's Spacemen5:07
8Spacemen
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-03)
recording of:
Spacemen
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington's Spacemen2:33
9Midnight Sun
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-02)
recording of:
Midnight Sun
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
composer:
Johnny Mercer, Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1947) and Lionel Hampton (in 1947)
Duke Ellington's Spacemen3:38
10Take the “A” Train
bass:
Jimmy Woode
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves
trombone:
Quentin Jackson and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States and CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-02)
live instrumental recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington's Spacemen5:00
11Body and Soul (alternate take)
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
Duke Ellington's Spacemen4:46
12Jones (alternate take)
recording of:
Jones
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Pauline Reddon
Duke Ellington's Spacemen2:35