The Essential Recordings

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Ko-Ko
recording of:
Ko-Ko (on 1940-03-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:39
2Jack The Bear
recording of:
Jack the Bear
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:15
3Conga Brava
recording of:
Conga Brava
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
2:54
4Concerto For Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:19
5Cotton Tail
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone [as]:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04) and Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet, baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet:
Harry Carney and Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet [cl] and clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
cornet and cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass, double bass [b] and double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [d]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
guitar and guitar [g]:
Fred Guy (on 1940-05-04)
piano and piano [p]:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04) and Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04) and Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
trombone [tb]:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04), Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet [t]:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone and valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Ben Webster
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
13:08
6Never No Lament
recording of:
Never No Lament (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
43:15
7Bojangles (A Portrait Of Bill Robinson)
recording of:
Bojangles
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:20
8Harlem Air Shaft
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:50
9All Too Soon
recording of:
All Too Soon
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
3:28
10In A Mellotone
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-09-05)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-09-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-09-05)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-09-05)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-09-05)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-09-05)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-09-05)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-05) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-09-05)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-09-05) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-09-05)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-09-05)
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1940-09-05)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
13:19
11Warm Valley
recording of:
Warm Valley
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:20
12Flamingo
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1941-09-17)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-09-17)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-09-17)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1941-09-17)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-09-17)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-09-17)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-09-17), Harry Carney (on 1941-09-17) and Otto Hardwick (on 1941-09-17)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-09-17)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-09-17) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-09-17)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-09-17) and Ray Nance (on 1941-09-17)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-09-17)
vocals:
Herb Jeffries (on 1941-09-17)
recording of:
Flamingo (on 1941-09-17)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Grouya Publishing Int.
3:22
13Take The "A" Train
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1941-02-15)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1941-02-15)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1941-02-15)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1941-02-15)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1941-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1941-02-15)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1941-02-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1941-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1941-02-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1941-02-15) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1941-02-15)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1941-02-15) and Ray Nance (on 1941-02-15)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1941-02-15)
arranger:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1941-02-15)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1941-02-15)
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)
2:54
14Jumpin' Punkins
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1944-05-07)
double bass:
Junior Raglin (bass) (on 1944-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1944-05-07)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1944-05-07)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1944-05-07)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1944-05-07), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1944-05-07) and Otto Hardwick (on 1944-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
Skippy Williams (on 1944-05-07)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-05-07), Claude Jones (on 1944-05-07) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1944-05-07)
trumpet:
Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1944-05-07), Taft Jordan (on 1944-05-07), Ray Nance (on 1944-05-07) and Rex Stewart (on 1944-05-07)
live recording of:
Jumpin' Punkins (on 1944-05-07)
composer:
Mercer Ellington
3:33
15I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:17
16Chelsea Bridge
recording of:
Chelsea Bridge
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
2:52
17Raincheck
recording of:
Raincheck
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:28
18Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
3:08
19Moon Mist
recording of:
Moon Mist
composer:
Mercer Ellington
2:58
20What Am I Here For?
recording of:
What Am I Here For
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:28
21Main Stem
recording of:
Main Stem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:47
22Johnny Come Lately
2:39