Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Masterpieces By Ellington
Tracklist
| A1 | Mood Indigo | 15:15 | |
| A2 | Sophisticated Lady | 11:20 | |
| B1 | The Tattooed Bride | 11:40 | |
| B2 | Solitude | 8:15 |
Credits
- Bass – Wendell Marshall
- Drums – Sonny Greer
- Horn [Flugelhorn, Uncredited] – Mercer Ellington
- Illustration – Stan Fraydas
- Piano – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
- Saxophone – Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonzales*, Russel Procope*
- Trombone – Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson, Tyree Glenn
- Trumpet – Andrew Ford (3), William Anderson*, Harold Baker, Nelson Williams, Ray Nance
- Vocals – Yvonne*
Notes
Recorded December 19, 1950
First pressing with dark green, deep-groove Columbia Masterworks labels.
Similar to Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Masterpieces By Ellington but with different text on bottom back of cover.
First pressing with dark green, deep-groove Columbia Masterworks labels.
Similar to Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Masterpieces By Ellington but with different text on bottom back of cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): XLP 5672
- Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): XLP 5673
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A variant 1): FXLP 5672 1E
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B variant 1): FXLP 5673 1B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A variant 2): FXLP 5672 1F
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B variant 2): FXLP 5672 1D
Other Versions (5 of 46)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | Masterpieces By Ellington (LP, Album) | Columbia Masterworks | ML 4418 | Canada | 1951 | ||
New Submission | Masterpieces By Ellington (LP, Album, Mono, White Labels) | Columbia Masterworks | ML 4418 | US | 1951 | ||
New Submission | Masterpieces By Ellington (LP, Album, Mono, Green Labels) | Columbia Masterworks | ML 4418 | US | 1951 | ||
Recently Edited | Masterpieces By Ellington (LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Blue Labels) | Columbia Masterworks | ML 4418 | US | 1953 | ||
New Submission | Ellington Modern Style (LP, Album) | Columbia | FPX 111 | France | 1954 |
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Reviews
- "Masterpieces by Ellington is the first LP album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded for the Columbia label in 1950. It was one of the earliest 12-inch LPs to take advantage of the extended time available and consisted of four tracks, three of them "concert arrangements" of Ellington standards and one, "The Tattooed Bride," a recent tone poem." - Wikipedia.
Jazz critic Gary Giddins called the album "One of the first genuinely innovative 12-inch LPs."
