717101900824

The Treasury Shows Volume 8

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: 9039008

Release Date:  15 June 2003

Label:  Storyville Records

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  717101900824

Genres:  Jazz  Big Band  

  • Description

    From its earliest days the Ellington orchestra had ties to New England, first performing in the region in April 1924, in Salem, Massachusetts, and often returning over subsequent years. During the months of July and August 1945 the orchestra did extensive touring of New England. 40 of the 49 tracks on this double CD are from that tour, drawn from two public service broadcasts, commissioned by the US Treasury Department, the first recorded on 14 July at the RKO Theatre, Boston, the second on 21 July at the Fieldstone Ballroom, Marshfield, Massachusetts. The nine 'bonus' tracks are of a 21 September 1945 broadcast from the New Zanzibar club, New York. As with the other volumes in this series, the transcriptions of these broadcasts have survived in remarkably good quality and are a treat for all Ellingtonians.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. (Opening Theme) Take The 'A' Train
      • 2. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
      • 3. Kissing Bug
      • 4. Ellington Bond Promo
      • 5. Bugle Breaks
      • 6. A Friend of Yours
      • 7. West Indian Dance
      • 8. Ellington Bond Promo
      • 9. Tonight I Shall Sleep
      • 10. Stomp, Look And Listen
      • 11. I'm Beginning to See the Light
      • 12. (Theme) Take The 'A' Train
      • 13. (Medley) The Magazine Suite: Downbeat Shuffle
      • 14. (Medley) The Magazine Suite: Esqurie Swank
      • 15. (Medley) The Magazine Suite: Metronome All Out
      • 16. If You Are But a Dream
      • 17. Blutopia
      • 18. Candy
      • 19. Ellington Bond Promo
      • 20. Main Stem
      • 21. Take The 'A' Train Into Broadcast Close
      • 22. Midriff
      • 23. A Door Will Open
      • 24. My Little Brown Book
      • 25. Stomp, Look And Listen

      Disc 2

      • 1. Waiting for the Train to Come In
      • 2. Diminuendo in Blue
      • 3. Rocks in My Bed
      • 4. Crescendo in Blue
      • 5. Everything But You
      • 6. (Opening Theme) Take The 'A' Train
      • 7. In a Mellotone
      • 8. The Wish I Wish Tonight
      • 9. Ellington Bond Promo
      • 10. C-jam Blues
      • 11. Ultra Violet
      • 12. There's No You
      • 13. Emancipation Celebration
      • 14. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
      • 15. Let The Zoomers Drool
      • 16. (Theme) Take The 'A' Train
      • 17. Reminiscing In Tempo
      • 18. Everything But You Into Ellington Bond Promo
      • 19. Ko-ko
      • 20. Mood To Be Wooed
      • 21. Tea for Two
      • 22. Ellington Bond Promo
      • 23. Blues On The Double
      • 24. Things Ain't What They Used To Be Into Broadcast Close