The Essential

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2 CDs boxset

Annotation last modified on 2014-02-27 14:38 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
3:29
2East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
recording of:
East St. Louis Toodle‐oo
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
3:09
3Hot and Bothered
recording of:
Hot and Bothered
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:21
4Take It Easy
recording of:
Take It Easy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:40
5The Mooche
recording of:
The Mooche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:27
6Creole Rhapsody, Parts 1 & 2
recording of:
Creole Rhapsody, Part 2
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
8:31
7Rockin’ in Rhythm
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
3:20
8It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
lead vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)
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)
3:13
9Creole Love Call
recording of:
Creole Love Call
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:17
10Sophisticated Lady
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:19
11Drop Me Off in Harlem
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
3:05
12Solitude
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.
3:17
13In a Sentimental Mood
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
3:22
14Clouds in My Heart
3:01
15Echoes of Harlem (Cootie’s Concerto)
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:05
16Back Room Romp
2:52
17Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:44
18Crescendo in Blue
recording of:
Crescendo in Blue
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
3:17
19Blue Reverie
2:59
20Diminuendo in Blue
recording of:
Diminuendo in Blue
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:47
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