Duke Ellington – The Best Of Duke Ellington (1932-1939)
Tracklist
| 1-1 | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | |
| 1-2 | Lazy Rhapsody | |
| 1-3 | Blue Tune | |
| 1-4 | Baby, When You Ain't There | |
| 1-5 | St. Louis Blues | |
| 1-6 | Creole Love Call | |
| 1-7 | Blue Harlem | |
| 1-8 | The Sheik Of Araby | |
| 1-9 | Best Wishes | |
| 1-10 | Blue Ramble | |
| 1-11 | Clouds In My Heart | |
| 1-12 | Blue Mood | |
| 1-13 | Ducky Wucky | |
| 1-14 | Jazz Cocktail | |
| 1-15 | Lightnin' | |
| 1-16 | Swing Low | |
| 1-17 | Slippery Horn | |
| 1-18 | Drop Me Off In Harlem | |
| 1-19 | Happy As The Day Is Long | |
| 1-20 | Get Yourself A New Broom | |
| 1-21 | Bundle Of Blues | |
| 1-22 | Sophisticated Lady | |
| 1-23 | Jive Stomp | |
| 1-24 | Harlem Speaks | |
| 1-25 | Daybreak Express | |
| 2-1 | Ebony Rhapsody (Rehearsal For "Murder At The Vanities") | |
| 2-2 | Ebony Rhapsody - Pt. 2 | |
| 2-3 | Solitude | |
| 2-4 | Saddest Tale | |
| 2-5 | Moonlight Fiesta | |
| 2-6 | In A Sentimental Mood | |
| 2-7 | Showboat Shuffle | |
| 2-8 | Merry-Go-Round | |
| 2-9 | Reminiscing In Tempo | |
| 2-10 | I Don't Know Why I Love You So | |
| 2-11 | Isn't Love The Strangest Thing? | |
| 2-12 | Clarinet Lament | |
| 2-13 | Echoes Of Harlem | |
| 2-14 | Trumpet In Spades | |
| 2-15 | Yearning For Love | |
| 2-16 | In A Jam | |
| 2-17 | Exposition Swing | |
| 2-18 | Uptown Downbeat | |
| 2-19 | Scattin' At The Cotton Club | |
| 2-20 | Black Butterfly | |
| 3-1 | The New Birmingham Breakdown | |
| 3-2 | The New East St. Louis Toodle-O | |
| 3-3 | Caravan | |
| 3-4 | Azure | |
| 3-5 | Chatterbox | |
| 3-6 | Diminuendo In Blue | |
| 3-7 | Crescendo In Blue | |
| 3-8 | Harmony In Harlem | |
| 3-9 | Dusk On The Desert | |
| 3-10 | Steppin' Into Swing Society | |
| 3-11 | Prologue To Black And Tan Fantasy | |
| 3-12 | The New Black And Tan Fantasy | |
| 3-13 | Ridin' On A Blue Note | |
| 3-14 | Lost In Meditation | |
| 3-15 | The Gal From Joe's | |
| 3-16 | Scrounch | |
| 3-17 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | |
| 3-18 | Braggin' In Brass | |
| 3-19 | Carnival In Caroline | |
| 3-20 | I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue | |
| 3-21 | Dinah's In A Jam | |
| 3-22 | Rose Of The Rio Grande | |
| 3-23 | Pyramid | |
| 3-24 | A Gypsy Without A Song | |
| 3-25 | The Stevedore's Serenade | |
| 4-1 | Prelude To A Kiss | |
| 4-2 | Hip Chic | |
| 4-3 | Buffet Flat | |
| 4-4 | Jazz Potpourri | |
| 4-5 | TT on Toast | |
| 4-6 | Battle Of Swing | |
| 4-7 | Blue Light | |
| 4-8 | Old King Dooji | |
| 4-9 | Boy Meets Horn | |
| 4-10 | Slap Happy | |
| 4-11 | Pussy Willow | |
| 4-12 | Suble Lament | |
| 4-13 | Schmorgasbord And Schnapps | |
| 4-14 | Portrait Of The Lion | |
| 4-15 | (I Want) Something To Live For | |
| 4-16 | Solid Old Man | |
| 4-17 | Way Low | |
| 4-18 | Serenade To Sweden | |
| 4-19 | Bouncing Bouyancy | |
| 4-20 | The Sergeant Was Shy | |
| 4-21 | Grievin' | |
| 4-22 | I Never Felt This Way Before | |
| 4-23 | Tootin' Through The Roof | |
| 4-24 | Killin' Myself | |
| 4-25 | Country Gal |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Distributed By – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Copyright © – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0100948705-0104
- Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0100948706-0204
- Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0100948709-0304
- Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – A0100948710-0404
Credits
- Liner Notes – Bruce Talbot
- Performer – Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Billy Taylor*, Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington, Fred Guy, Freddy Jenkins, Harry Carney, Hayes Alvis, Ivie Anderson, Jimmy Blanton, Joe Garland, Johnny Hodges, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Rex Stewart, Sonny Greer, Wellman Braud
- Reissue Producer – Michael Brooks (2)
- Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – Maria Triana
- Restoration [Digital Sound Restoration] – Harry Coster
- Transferred By [78 RPM Transfers] – Harry Coster, Matt Cavaluzzo
- Written-By – Ellington* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-10, 1-15, 1-17, 1-18, 1-21, 1-23, 1-25, 2-6 to 2-9, 2-13, 2-14, 2-16 to 2-18, 3-1, 3-6, 3-7, 3-11, 3-12, 3-21, 4-2 to 4-8, 4-10 to 4-12, 4-14, 4-16 to 4-20, 4-22 to 4-25)
Notes
© 2008 Sony BMG Music Entertainment / Originally released 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939.
℗ Compilation 2008 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Made in the EU
℗ Compilation 2008 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Made in the EU
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 86973 02362 4
- Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
- Label Code: LC 00316
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1): A0100948705-0104 25 A1 Sony DADC
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2): A0100948706-0204 14 A1 Sony DADC
- Matrix / Runout (CD 3): A0100948709-0304 14 A0 Sony DADC
- Matrix / Runout (CD 4): A0100948710-0404 14 A0 Sony DADC
- Mastering SID Code (CD 1): IFPI L555
- Mastering SID Code (CD 2, CD 3, CD 4): IFPI L554
- Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 94N4
- Mould SID Code (CD 2, CD 3): IFPI 94W5
- Mould SID Code (CD 4): IFPI 94Y6
Recommendations
1999 USCD —Compilation, Remastered
1993 USCD —Compilation, Remastered
2006 USCD —Compilation
Reviews
Edited one year agoThis set is frustrating. It uses excellent sources but the transfers have issues. Brickwalled?- Track 04-12 is actually entitled 'Subtle Lament' not 'Suble Lament'
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