| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Black Beauty
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| 2. | Swampy River
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| 3. | Fast And Furious [Lot O'Fingers]
with Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
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| 4. | Mood Indigo / Solitude
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| 5. | Sophisticated Lady / In A Sentimental Mood
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| 6. | Swing Session [Soda Fountain Rag]
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| 7. | Love In My Heart [Swing Baby Swing]
with Duke Ellington With rex Stewart And His 52nd Street S.
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| 8. | Portrait Of The Lion
with Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
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| 9. | Mr J. B. Blues
with Jimmy Blanton
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| 10. | Dear Old Southland
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| 11. | Solitude
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| 12. | Jumping Room Only
with Duke Ellington and His Rhythm
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| 13. | Frankie And Johnny
with Duke Ellington and His Rhythm
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| 14. | Metronome All Out
with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
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| 15. | Dancers In Love
From 'The Perfume Suite', with Junior Raglin
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| 16. | Drawing Room Blues
with Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
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| 17. | Tip Toe Topic
with Sonny Greer/Oscar Pettiford
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| 18. | New World A' Comin'
with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
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| 19. | There Was Nobody Looking
From 'The Deep South Suite'
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| 20. | The Clothed Woman
with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
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| 21. | New York City Blues
with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Who Knows
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| 2. | Retrospection
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| 3. | B Sharp Blues
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| 4. | Passion Flower
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| 5. | Dancers In Love
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| 6. | Reflections In D
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| 7. | Melancholia
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| 8. | Prelude To A Kiss
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| 9. | In A Sentimental Mood
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| 10. | Things Ain't What They Used To Be
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| 11. | All Too Soon
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| 12. | Janet
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| 13. | Kinda Dukish
with Duke Ellington and His Rhythm
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| 14. | Montevideo
with Duke Ellington and His Rhythm
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| 15. | New Piano Roll Blues, The
with The Ellingtonians
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| 16. | Tonk
with Billy Strayhorn Trio
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| 17. | Johnny Come Lately
with Billy Strayhorn Trio
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| 18. | In A Blue Summer Garden
with Billy Strayhorn Trio
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| 19. | Great Times
with Billy Strayhorn Trio
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| 20. | Cotton Tail
with Billy Strayhorn Trio
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| 21. | C Jam Blues
with Billy Strayhorn Trio
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| 22. | Flamingo
with Billy Strayhorn Trio
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| 23. | Bang-Up Blues
with Billy Strayhorn Trio
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| 24. | Band Call
with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
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Jazz
Duke Ellington (piano); Brick Fleagle (guitar); Fred Guy (banjo); Harry Carney, Barney Bigard (clarinet); Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone); Cootie Williams, Arthur Whetsol, Wallace Jones, Freddy Jenkins (trumpet); Rex Stewart (cornet); Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton (trombone); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); Hayes Alvis, Wellman Braud, Billy Taylor, Junior Raglin (bass instrument); Jack Maisel, Sonny Greer (drums)
This double-CD entry in the French Cabu label's series of retrospectives of great 20th century jazz artists features one of the genre's most and prolific composers and musicians. Duke Ellington is heard in a variety of musical settings, including solo piano recordings, trios, and full big-band arrangements, on classic compositions such as "Flamingo" (done here with his longtime collaborator, Billy Strayhorn), "In a Sentimental Mood," and "Things Ain't What They Used to Be." |
