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The Essential Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

2005 · Jazz

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The Essential Duke Ellington by Duke Ellington

The Essential Duke Ellington is a Jazz album by Duke Ellington, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.

About

The Essential Duke Ellington is, of course, essential American music, as indispensable and indelible as the outputs of Copeland or Gershwin, Armstrong or Dylan. Composer, arranger, pianist, and leader of the most innovative orchestra ever to flourish under the banner of “jazz” — though his glorious, multi-colored work was hardly limited to, or by, jazz’s parameters — the Maestro never stopped creating. For more than half a century, until his death at 75 in 1974, Ellington wrote, performed and above all, guided his band of demigods to Olympus. These 37 selections, spanning the years 1927 and 1960, are, among many other things, an ideal initiation for anyone wishing to glimpse the summit.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-01East St. Louis Toodle-Oo3:03
  2. 1-02Black And Tan Fantasy3:23
  3. 1-03Take It Easy2:34
  4. 1-04Hot And Bothered3:15
  5. 1-05The Mooche3:22
  6. 1-06Rockin' In Rhythm3:14
  7. 1-07Creole Rhapsody8:25
  8. 1-08It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Aint' Got That Swing)3:08
  9. 1-09Creole Love Call3:11
  10. 1-10Sophisticated Lady3:14
  11. 1-11Drop Me Off In Harlem2:59
  12. 1-12Solitude3:11
  13. 1-13In A Sentimental Mood3:16
  14. 1-14Back Room Romp2:47
  15. 1-15Clouds In My Heart2:56
  16. 1-16Echoes Of Harlem3:00
  17. 1-17Caravan2:39
  18. 1-18Blue Reverie2:53
  19. 1-19Diminuendo In Blue2:43
  20. 1-20Crescendo In Blue3:14
  21. 2-01I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart3:05
  22. 2-02Pyramid2:53
  23. 2-03Prelude To A Kiss2:56
  24. 2-04Tired Socks2:48
  25. 2-05Mood Indigo2:40
  26. 2-06Ko-Ko2:40
  27. 2-07Don't Get Around Much Anymore3:17
  28. 2-08Cotton Tail3:09
  29. 2-09Take The "A" Train2:54
  30. 2-10Harlem Air Shaft2:57
  31. 2-11Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me1:53
  32. 2-12Satin Doll2:53
  33. 2-13Perdido8:21
  34. 2-14Come Sunday5:47
  35. 2-15Jeep's Blues4:40
  36. 2-16Black Beauty3:16
  37. 2-17Arabesque Cookie3:44

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Big Band & Swing
  • warm
  • swaggering
  • urban

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Songwriting

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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