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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, and many of his pieces have become standards. He also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, such as Juan Tizol's "Caravan", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz. At the end of the 1930s, Ellington began a nearly thirty-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion. With Strayhorn, he composed multiple extended compositions, or suites, as well as many short pieces. For a few years at the beginning of Strayhorn's involvement, Ellington's orchestra featured bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster and reached a creative peak. Some years later following a low-profile period, an appearance by Ellington and his orchestra at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1956 led to a major revival and regular world tours. Ellington recorded for most American record companies of his era, performed in and scored several films, and composed a handful of stage musicals. Although a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, in the opinion of Gunther Schuller and Barry Kernfeld, "the most significant composer of the genre", Ellington himself embraced the phrase "beyond category", considering it a liberating principle, and referring to his music as part of the more general category of American Music. Ellington was known for his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, as well as for his eloquence and charisma. He was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music in 1999.
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The Treasury Shows, Vol. 20 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Just a Lucky So and So | 3:45 |
| Come Rain or Come Shine | 3:18 |
| Summertime | 2:55 |
| Rockin' in Rhythm | 4:23 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | 3:17 |
| Don't Take Your Love From Me | 4:44 |
| Lover Man | 3:22 |
| Mood Indigo | 4:39 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Black and Blue | 3:20 |
| The Mooche | 3:36 |
| Stardust | 4:25 |
| Tiger Rag | 5:42 |
| The Sheik of Araby | 3:00 |
| Sophisticated Lady | 3:45 |
Original Hits: Jazz [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 4:00 |
| In a Sentimental Mood | 2:31 |
The Great Concerts: Chicago 1946 [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Honeysuckle Rose | 3:43 |
| Blue Skies (Trumpet No End) | 2:24 |
| Frankie & Johnny | 6:36 |
Ella Fitzgerald [Delta UK] [2009]
Jazz Manifesto/Sings Duke Ellington [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Drop Me off in Harlem | 3:50 |
| Day Dream | 3:59 |
| Caravan | 3:54 |
| Take the "A" Train | 6:42 |
| I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues | 4:43 |
| I Didn't Know About You | 4:13 |
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:26 |
| Perdido | 6:13 |
| I'm Just a Lucky So and So | 4:14 |
| All Too Soon | 4:23 |
| Everything But You | 2:56 |
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | 6:13 |
| Bli-Blip | 3:03 |
| Chelsea Bridge | 3:23 |
Original Album Series [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Red Roses for a Blue Lady | 3:40 |
| Charade | 2:40 |
| People | 3:22 |
| All My Loving | 3:26 |
| A Beautiful Friendship | 2:47 |
| I Want to Hold Your Hand | 2:04 |
| Days of Wine and Roses | 3:23 |
| I Can't Stop Loving You | 3:57 |
| The Good Life | 3:16 |
| Satin Doll | 2:31 |
| Moon River | 2:42 |
Sings Duke Ellington [2009]
Best of Swing Jazz [Universal] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take the ''A'' Train | |
| Caravan | |
| Mood Indigo | |
| Satin Doll |
Ultra-Lounge: Cocktails With Cole Porter [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) [Live] | 4:20 |
20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Louis Armstrong [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jingle Bells | 2:59 |
Ladies Sing the Swing [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love | 3:06 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:11 |
Best of Louis Armstrong [EMI] [2002]
Fly Me to the Moon [EMI] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do Nothin 'Till You Hear from Me | 2:39 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 4:00 |
Great Reunion [LP] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | |
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | |
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) |
Carrying the Torch [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | 3:19 |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:03 |
1947-1948 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me | 3:06 |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:04 |
| Once Upon a Dream | 3:00 |
Blues & Ballads [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| In a Sentimental Mood | 2:54 |
| Meditation | 2:36 |
| I Cover the Waterfront | 3:20 |
| Mood Indigo | 4:46 |
| Isfahan [AKA Elf] | 3:20 |
| Paris Blues | 2:34 |
Highlights from the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition, 1927-1973 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Chelsea Bridge | 2:55 |
Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jump for Joy [Take 1] | 2:52 |
| Jump for Joy [Take 2] | 2:57 |
| Chelsea Bridge [Alternate Take] | 2:59 |
The Reprise Studio Recordings [1999]
Cote d'Azur Concerts on Verve [1998]
The Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington Cote D'Azur Concerts on Verve [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Let's Do It | 4:08 |
| Thou Swell | 1:39 |
| Something to Live For | 4:12 |
| Satin Doll | 2:41 |
His Best Recordings [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Dear Old Southland | 3:30 |
| The Gal from Joe's | 2:56 |
| Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) | 3:15 |
| Jump for Joy | 2:52 |
Blue Note New York [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| How High the Moon | 5:21 |
| In My Solitude | 3:28 |
| Take the "A" Train | 3:24 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 1:14 |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:46 |
En Concert Avec Europe 1: Theatre Des Champs Elysees, Paris, France (1965) [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jump for Joy | 3:46 |
Solitude [1994]
The Concert Years [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| You've Changed | 4:07 |
| Let's Do It | 4:38 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:14 |
| Cotton Tail | 5:29 |
1962 Live Guard Session & At Basin St. East [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take the "A" Train | 3:34 |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | 3:14 |
| Satin Doll | 4:18 |
| Don't You Know | 2:18 |
| A Foggy Day | 2:42 |
| Mood Indigo | 4:30 |
| Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home | 3:42 |
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me | 2:16 |
| You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You | 3:45 |
Mood Indigo [TDK] [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:38 |
| In a Sentimental Mood | 5:09 |
| Solitude [Vocal Version] | 4:16 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:24 |
| Mood Indigo | 8:20 |
The Big Band Hits of Duke Ellington [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | 3:19 |
| I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | 2:46 |
| Solitude | 3:38 |
| Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me | 3:28 |
| Passion Flower | 3:19 |
RCA Victor Jazz: The First Half-Century - The Twenties Through the Sixties [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cotton Tail | 3:10 |
The Greatest Jazz Concert [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Don't Be That Way | |
| You've Changed | |
| Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) | |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street |
The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rockin' in Rhythm | 3:40 |
| Take the 'A' Train | 5:29 |
| Satin Doll | 5:25 |
| Don't Be That Way | 4:09 |
| You've Changed | 4:12 |
| Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) | 4:38 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:14 |
The Private Collection, Vol. 9: Studio Sessions, New York, 1968 [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Can't Get Started | 4:28 |
| Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) | 4:14 |
| Mood Indigo | 4:45 |
Digital Duke [1987]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Satin Doll | 4:28 |
| Cottontail | 4:15 |
| Perdido | 8:30 |
| Mood Indigo | 7:27 |
| Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me | 3:27 |
| In My Solitude | 5:34 |
| In a Mellotone | 7:13 |
| Take the 'A' Train | 5:37 |
Continuum [1975]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Jump for Joy | 2:56 |
| Black and Tan Fantasy | 4:20 |
| Drop Me off in Harlem [A Cappella] | 3:21 |
| Drop Me off in Harlem | 3:23 |
| All Too Soon | 3:51 |
Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins [1964]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Love to Laugh | 2:30 |
| Jolly Holiday | 3:04 |
| Sister Suffragette | 3:05 |
Fargo 1940, Vol. 2
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Boy Meets Horn | 5:11 |
| Way Down Yonder in New Orleans | 1:31 |
| Five O'Clock Whistle | 1:56 |
| Rockin' in Rhythm | 4:51 |
| Stardust | 4:15 |
| St. Louis Blues | 5:46 |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take the "A" Train | 3:51 |
| Flamingo | 3:25 |
| Chelsea Bridge | 3:44 |
| Satin Doll | 2:43 |
| Solitude | 3:37 |
| Cotton Tail | 3:03 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 4:27 |
| Drop Me off in Harlem | 3:23 |
| Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me | 3:07 |
.jpg/300px-Lincoln_Center_Overview_(48047495362).jpg "Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra")
.jpg/287px-Tommy_Dorsey,_WMCA,_New_York,_ca._Oct._1947_(William_P._Gottlieb_02111).jpg "Tommy Dorsey Orchestra")
.jpg/282px-Johnny_Hodges_and_Al_Sears,_Aquarium,_New_York,_ca._Nov._1946_(William_P._Gottlieb_04191).jpg "Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra")
.jpg/287px-Cootie_Williams_(Gottlieb1).jpg "Cootie Williams")
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