The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927–1962)

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume I (1927–1940)
2▼CD: Volume II (1947–1951)
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1Hy’a Sue
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-08-14)
recording of:
Hy’a Sue
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:54
2Lady of the Lavender Mist
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1947-08-14)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1947-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-08-14)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-08-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-08-14) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1947-08-14)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-08-14), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-08-14) and Russell Procope (on 1947-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1947-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-14), Tyree Glenn (on 1947-08-14) and Claude Jones (on 1947-08-14)
trumpet:
Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1947-08-14), Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-14), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1947-08-14) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-08-14)
vibraphone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1947-08-14)
recording of:
Lady of the Lavender Mist (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:18
3Antidisestablishmentarianismist
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-09-30)
recording of:
Antidisestablishmentarianismist
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:48
4Golden Cress
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-09-01)
recording of:
The Golden Cress
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:59
5Sultry Serenade
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-10-06)
recording of:
How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me (a.k.a. Sultry Serenade)
writer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Tyree Glenn
3:05
6Maybe I Should Change My Ways
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-10-06)
instrumental recording of:
Change My Ways
lyricist:
John Latouche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
13:16
7Stomp, Look and Listen
recording of:
Stomp, Look and Listen (on 1947-11-10)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:48
8On a Turquoise Cloud
recording of:
On a Turquoise Cloud (on 1947-12-22)
composer:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:24
9Three Cent Stomp
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-11-10)
3:03
10Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
guitar:
Fred Guy
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
saxophone:
Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer), Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope and Al Sears
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist), Tyree Glenn and Claude Jones
trumpet:
Harold “Shorty” Baker, Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill, Ray Nance and Francis Williams (trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Al Hibbler
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (on 1947-11-20)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
23:05
11Progressive Gavotte
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-11-11)
2:58
12I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1947-11-14)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
2:51
13I Like the Sunrise
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-12-24)
recording of:
Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
4:31
14Snibor
recording of:
SNIBOR (on 1949-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:53
15Creole Love Call
recording of:
Creole Love Call (on 1949-09-01)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:56
16The Tattooed Bride
recording of:
The Tattooed Bride (on 1950-12-18)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
11:44
17Brown Betty
recording of:
Brown Betty (on 1951-05-24)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:07
18Primpin’ at the Prom
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1952-12-22)
recording of:
Primping at the Prom (on 1952-12-22)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:04
19Monologue (Pretty and the Wolf)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1951-05-10)
recording of:
Monologue (Pretty and the Wolf) (on 1951-05-10)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:15
20Take the “A” Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1952-06-20)
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)
7:14
3▶CD: Volume III (1956–1962)