604988992526

Masterpieces: 1926-1949

Duke Ellington

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: PROPERBOX25

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Release Date:  16 July 2001

Label:  Proper Box

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  604988992526

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    The Genius of Duke Ellington, bandleader extraordinaire, pianist and greatest American composer of the 20th century is celebrated in the 93 ducal masterpieces featured in this 4 CD box set. Ellington's achievements as composer, arranger, pianist and bandleader touch a bewildering variety of levels, producing music that has never been surpassed, music that has been a constant inspiration to numerous other musicians, and those who truly appreciate Ellington's achievements.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. East St.Louis Toodle-oo
      • 2. Birmingham Breakdown
      • 3. Black And Tan Fantasy
      • 4. Black Beauty
      • 5. The Mooche
      • 6. Awful Sad
      • 7. The Blues With A Feelin'
      • 8. Misty Mornin'
      • 9. Flaming Youth
      • 10. Hot Feet
      • 11. Double Check Stomp
      • 12. Ring Dem Bells
      • 13. Old Man Blues
      • 14. Mood Indigo
      • 15. Rockin' In Rhythm
      • 16. Echoes Of The Jungle
      • 17. The Mystery Song
      • 18. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
      • 19. Lazy Rhapsody
      • 20. Creole Love Call
      • 21. Blue Ramble
      • 22. Ducky Wucky
      • 23. Eerie Moan
      • 24. Sophisticated Lady

      Disc 2

      • 1. Slippery Horn
      • 2. Drop Me Off At Harlem
      • 3. Daybreak Express
      • 4. Delta Serenade
      • 5. Stompy Jones
      • 6. Solitude
      • 7. Blue Feeling
      • 8. Saddest Tale
      • 9. Moonglow
      • 10. In A Sentimental Mood
      • 11. Showboat Shuffle
      • 12. Reminiscing In Tempo, Pts.1,2,3,4.
      • 13. Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto)
      • 14. Echoes Of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto)
      • 15. Black Butterfly
      • 16. Caravan
      • 17. Azure
      • 18. Diminuendo In Blue
      • 19. Crescendo In Blue
      • 20. Steppin' Into Swing Society
      • 21. Lost In Meditation

      Disc 3

      • 1. Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
      • 2. Rose Of The Rio Grande
      • 3. Pyramid
      • 4. Prelude To A Kiss
      • 5. Blue Light (Transbluency)
      • 6. Boy Meets Horn
      • 7. Slap Happy
      • 8. Serenade To Sweden
      • 9. The Sergeant Was Shy
      • 10. Jack The Bear
      • 11. Ko-Ko
      • 12. Congo Brava
      • 13. Concerto For Cootie
      • 14. Cotton Tail
      • 15. Never No Lament
      • 16. Dusk
      • 17. Bojangles (A Portrait Of Bill Robinson)
      • 18. A Portrait Of Bert Williams
      • 19. Harlem Air-Shaft
      • 20. All Too Soon
      • 21. Sepia Panorama
      • 22. In A Mellotone
      • 23. Warm Valley
      • 24. Across The Track Blues
      • 25. Day Dream

      Disc 4

      • 1. Pussy Willow
      • 2. The Sidewalks Of New York
      • 3. Take The "A" Train
      • 4. Blue Serge
      • 5. Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin'
      • 6. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
      • 7. Clementine
      • 8. Jump For Joy
      • 9. Chelsea Bridge
      • 10. Raincheck
      • 11. Perdido
      • 12. The "C" Jam Blues
      • 13. Moon Mist
      • 14. What Am I Here For?
      • 15. Main Stem
      • 16. Johnny Come Lately
      • 17. I'm Beginning To See The Light
      • 18. Transbluency
      • 19. Lady Of The Lavender Mist
      • 20. Sultry Serenade
      • 21. Air Conditioned Jungle
      • 22. The Clothed Woman
      • 23. Snibor