A Giant Among the Giants: The Best LPs 1950 to 1961

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn: Great Times / Ellington Uptown
2▶CD: The Duke Plays Ellington / Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
3▶CD: Such Sweet Thunder / Black, Brown and Beige
4▶CD: Anatomy of a Murder / Swinging Suites by Edward E. And Edward G.
5▼CD: Piano in the Background
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Happy Go Lucky Local
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local (on 1960-06-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:00
2What Am I Here For
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
What Am I Here For (on 1960-06-29)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra4:06
3Medley: Inda Dukish / Rockin’ in Rhythm
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
medley including a recording of:
Kinda Dukish (on 1960-06-20)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
medley including a recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1960-06-20)
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
recording of:
Kinda Dukish
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra5:52
4Perdido
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1960-05-31)
composer:
Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra6:50
5I’m Beginning to See the Light
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1960-05-31)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra2:09
6Midriff
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
Midriff (on 1960-06-28)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra4:30
7It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1960-06-02)
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)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra4:28
8Main Stem
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
Main Stem (on 1960-06-22)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra4:15
9Take the "A" Train
bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist)
membranophone:
Sam Woodyard
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges and Russell Procope
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Juan Tizol, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter), Andres Meringuito, Ray Nance and Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1960-06-28)
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 and His Orchestra5:33
6▶CD: Blue Rose
7▶CD: Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: Recording Together for the First Time / Duke Ellington & Count Basie: First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
8▶CD: Newport 1958
9▶CD: A Drum Is a Woman
10▶CD: Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges: Side by Side