The Rough Guide To Jazz Legends: Duke Ellington [CD + bonus CD]
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Tracks:
CD1:
CD1:
- In A Sentimental Mood (1935) [3:16]
- Solitude (1934) [3:28]
- Black and Tan Fantasy (1928) [3:17]
- Take the ‘A’ Train (1941) [2:54]
- The Jeep is Jumping (1956) [2:23]
- Creole Love Call (1932) [4:08]
- Caravan (1937) [3:06]
- Satin Doll (1953) [2:58]
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (1941) [3:18]
- Sophisticated Lady (1933) [3:37]
- Jeep’s Blues (1956) [4:31]
- Echoes of Harlem (Cootie’s Concerto) (1936) [3:01]
- A Flat Minor (1956) [2:33]
- Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (1943) [3:17]
- Mood Indigo (1930) [2:55]
- Uptown Downbeat (1936) [3:21]
- Drop Me Off At Harlem (1933) [2:57]
- Just Squeeze Me [3:26]
- Perdido (1942) [3:07]
- Bojangles (A Portrait Of Bill Robinson) (1940) [2:51]
Musicians:
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra:
- Rex Stewart - cornet
- Cootie Williams - trumpet
- Arthur Whetsol - trumpet
- Freddy Jenkins - trumpet
- Louis Bacon - trumpet
- Charlie Allen - trumpet
- Joe Nanton - trombone
- Lawrence Brown - trombone
- Juan Tizol - valve-trombone
- Barney Bigard - clarinet, tenor sax
- Johnny Hodges - alto & soprano saxsophones
- Otto Hardwick - alto & soprano saxophones
- Harry Carney -baritone & alto saxophones, clarinet
- Duke Ellington - piano
- Fred Guy - guitar, banjo
- Billy Taylor - bass
- Wellman Braud - bass
- Fred Avendorf - drums
- Sonny Greer - drums, train whistle
The Washingtonians:
- Bubber Miley - trumpet
- Louis Metcalf - trumpet
- Joe Nanton - trombone
- Rudy Jackson - clarinet, bass-clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Otto Hardwick -alto, soprano & bass saxophones
- Harry Carney - baritone & alto saxophones, clarinet
- Duke Ellington - piano
- Fred Guy - banjo
- Bas Edwards - tuba
- Sonny Greer - drums
CD2:
Original Jazz Legends - Reborn and Remastered
- The E and D Blues (Ella for Ella, D For Duke) (1957)
The Duke Ellington Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (1959)
Duke Ellington (piano), Johnny Hodge (alto sax), Harry “Sweets” Edison (trumpet), Les Spann (guitar), Sam Jones (bass), Jo Jones (drums) - Don't Get Around Much Any More (1957)
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra Feat. Louis Armstrong - Serenade to A Bus Seat (1957)
Clark Terry (trumpet), Johnny Griffin (tenor sax), Wynton Kelly (drums), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums) - Rockin' In Rhythm (1957)
Oscar Peterson (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Ray Brown (bass) - Segue in C (1958)
Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (trumpets), Henry Coker, Al Grey, Benny Powell (trombone), Marshal Royal (alto sax, clarinet), Frank Wess (alto sax, flute), Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell (tenor saxes), Charles Fowlkes (baritone sax, bass clarinet), Count Basie (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (drums) - It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (1955)
Thelonius Monk (piano), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums) - Diminuendo and Crescendo In Blue (1957)
Duke Ellington (piano), Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax), Jimmy Woode (bass), Sam Woodyard (drums) - 'Stormy Monday Blues (1942)
Earl Hines And His Orchestra: George Dixon, Pee Wee Jackson, Shorts McConnell, Jesse Miller (trumpet) Jo McLewis, George Hunt, Gerry Valentine (trombone), Budd Johnson, Robert Crowder (tenor sax), Leroy Harris, Scoops Carry (alto sax), Earl Hines (piano), Clifford Best (guitar), Truck Parham (bass), Rudy Traylor (drums), Billy Eckstine (vocals - Honeysuckle Rose (1937)
Fats Waller And His Rhythm - King Porter (A Stomp) (1923)
Jelly Roll Morton (piano) - Stormy Weather (1950)
Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith (piano)
TT: 55:30
World Music Network 2011