Anniversary

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

Tracklist

3▶CD: Composer
4▶CD: Dance
6▶CD: Jungle
7▶CD: Ladies
8▶CD: New York
9▶CD: Pianist
10▶CD: Portraits
12▶CD: Swing
13▼CD: Vocal
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1The Blues I Love to Sing
vocals:
Adelaide Hall (American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer)
3:14
2Sloppy Joe
vocals:
Sonny Greer
recording of:
Sloppy Joe
writer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:18
3She's Gone
vocals:
Cootie Williams
3:05
4Troubled Waters
vocals:
Ivie Anderson
3:34
5I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
vocals:
Hayes Alvis, Ivie Anderson, Harry Carney and Rex Stewart
recording of:
I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:37
6I'm Checkin' Out, Go'Om Bye
vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
I'm Checking Out, Go'om Bye
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
2:31
7Something to Live For
vocals:
Jean Eldridge
recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:50
8Jump for Joy
vocals:
Herb Jeffries
recording of:
Jump for Joy
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Sid Kuller and Paul Francis Webster
2:55
9Rocks Im My Bed
vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
Rocks in My Bed
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
3:10
10Just Squeeze Me
vocals:
Ray Nance
3:22
11Go Away Blues
vocals:
Betty Roché
recording of:
Go Away Blues
writer:
Edward Kennedy Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:05
12Everything but You
vocals:
Joya Sherrill
recording of:
Everything but You
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1945)
2:55
13It Don't Mean a Thing
double bass:
Ronald de Jong
guitar:
Daniel Versteegh
saxophone:
Thomas Streutgers
violin:
Jelle van Tongeren
vocals:
Kay Davis, Marie Ellington and Joya Sherrill
performer:
The Busquitos
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:03
14I Don't Mind
vocals:
Marie Ellington
recording of:
I Don't Mind
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:08
15Solitude
vocals:
Kay Davis, Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler and Joya Sherrill
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.
3:06
16St. 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
3:01
17Once Upon a Dream
recording of:
Once Upon a Dream
writer:
Edward Kennedy Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:02
18Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
vocals:
Al Hibbler
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
3:07
19On a Turquoise Cloud
vocals:
Kay Davis
recording of:
On a Turquoise Cloud
composer:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:25
20I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
vocals:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:13