Duke Ellington's finest hour. by Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

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Live at the Whitney / by Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

“…Duke Ellington live at the Whitney…”
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This one's for Blanton /

Table of Contents: “…Do nothin' till you hear from me / Ellington, Russell (5:30) -- Pitter panther patter / Duke Ellington (3:00) -- Things ain't what they used to be / Ellington, Persons (3:56) -- Sophisticated lady / Ellington, Parish, Mills (5:27) -- See see rider / traditional (3:04) -- Fragmented suite for piano and bass / Ellington, Brown (19:00).…”
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Duke's big 4 / by Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

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Duke Ellington & his orchestra, 1965-1972 by Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

From his treasure chest : Duke Ellington and his orchestra, 1965-1972.

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Two by four /

Table of Contents: “…lange (18:04): I let a song go out of my heart / Duke Ellington ; Irving Mils ; Henry Nemo ; Caravan / Duke Ellington ; Irving Mills ; Juan Tizol ; Take the "A" train / Billy Strayhorn ; Rockin' rhythm / Duke Ellington ; Irving Mills ; Harry Carney.…”
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Live in the Netherlands / by Thielemans, Toots

Table of Contents: “…Blues in the closet / Oscar Pettiford (10:15) -- The mooche / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills (Toots Thielemans, guitar) (4:50) -- Thriving from a riff / Charlie Parker (7:53) -- Autumn leaves / Mercer, Prevert, Kosma (8:56) -- Someday my prince will come / Churchill, Morey (8:07).…”
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Bluebyrd / by Byrd, Charlie, 1925-1999

Table of Contents: “…It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills (3 min., 42 sec.) -- Vou vivendo / Pixinguinha (3 min., 26 sec.) -- Nice work if you can get it / George and Ira Gershwin (3 min., 5 sec.) -- Jitterbug waltz / Thomas "Fats" Waller (4 min., 31 sec.) -- Soft lights and sweet music / Irving Berlin (4 min., 8 sec.) -- I ain't got nothin' but the blues / Duke Ellington, Don George, Larry Fotin (3 min., 17 sec.) -- This can't be love / Richard Rodgers (2 min., 59 sec.) -- Carinhoso / Alfredo Vianna (3 min., 41 sec.) -- Mama, I'll be home someday / Charlie Byrd (2 min., 5 sec.) -- Isn't it a lovely day / Irving Berlin (3 min., 14 sec.) -- Saturday night fish fry / Louis Jordan (2 min., 32 sec.).…”
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Montreux Alexander /

Table of Contents: “…Nite mist blues / Ahmad Jamal (10:00) -- Feelings / Morris Albert (5:20) -- Satin doll / Duke Ellington (8:09) -- Work song / Nat Adderley, Brown (13:38) -- Drown in my own tears / Glover (4:00) -- Battle hymn of the republic / Trad. ; arr. …”
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Mexican bandit meets Pittsburgh pirate /

Table of Contents: “…5400 North / Roy Eldridge (6:50) -- I cover the waterfront / Green, Heyman (8:21) -- C-jam blues / Duke Ellington (5:50) -- Body and soul / Green ... [et al.] (7:28) -- It's the talk of the town / Symes, Neiburg, Livingston (7:00) -- Somebody loves me / Gershwin ... …”
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When lights are low / by Burrell, Kenny

Table of Contents: “…[et al.] (6:25) -- Li'l darlin' / Neal Hefti (5:28) -- Blue muse / Kenny Burrell (5:15) -- Ain't misbehavin' / Thomas "Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf (4:58) -- It shouldn't happen to a dream / Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges (6:25) -- Blues for Basie / Kenny Burrell (6:28).…”
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Ring dem vibes /

Table of Contents: “…Ring dem bells / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills (7:47) -- Seven come eleven / Benny Goodman (2:15) -- On the sunny side of the street / Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh (4:30) - - Blue Lou / Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills (7:07) -- Psychedelic Sally / Horace Silver (10:32) -- Vibraphone blues / Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa (4:39) - - Hamp's thing / Lionel Hampton (6:26).…”
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Anything goes /

Table of Contents: “…Anything goes / Cole Porter (2:20) -- Prelude to a kiss / Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon & Irving Mills (2:41) -- See see rider / Ma Rainey (4:10) -- A woman's intuition / Victor Young, Ned Washington (2:29) -- I wished on the moon / Dorothy Parker & Ralph Rainger (2:13) -- Come rain or come shine / Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer (2:47) -- He's funny that way / Neil Moret, Richard Whiting (2:21) -- Them there eyes / Maceo Pinkard, William Tracy & Doris Tauber (2:19) -- My old flame / Arthur Johnson & Sam Coslow (2:02) -- A fine romance / Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields (2:13) -- Foolin' myself / Jack Lawrence & Peter Tinturin (3:07) -- I've got a crush on you / George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (3:03).…”
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The touch /

Table of Contents: “…Rockin' in rhythm: Your feet's too big / Ada Benson, John Hancock (5:42) -- Dancing on the ceiling / Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers (5:06) -- My ship / Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill (5:46) -- Spring is here / Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers (3:43) -- Rockin' in rhythm / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Harry Carney (5:49) -- Bag's groove / Milt Jackson (4:22) -- Alone together / Howard Deitz, Arthur Schwartz (3:46) -- The girl next door / Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane (6:08) -- Disc 2. …”
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A celebration of Duke / by Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

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Someone to light up your life /

Table of Contents: “…I let a song go out of my heart / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo (2:38) -- It's so peaceful in the country / Alec Wilder (3:28) -- Two for the road / Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini (2:57) -- Glad to be unhappy / Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart (2:31) -- The door opened / Bart Howard (2:54) -- Someone to light up my life / Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees (3:20) -- Sometimes I'm happy / Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans (2:05) -- Don't take your love from me / Henry Nemo (2:38) -- You turned the tables on me / Sidney D. …”
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And then we wrote American composers and lyricists sing, play and conduct their own songs.

Table of Contents: “…Handy's orchestra) -- Like he loves me (Beatrice Lillie, vocal; Vincent Youmans, piano) -- Someone to watch over me (George Gershwin, piano) -- Star dust (Hoagy Carmichael, vocal, whistling, and piano; Artie Bernstein, double bass; Spike Jones, drums) -- Honeysuckle rose (Fats Waller, piano) -- Mood indigo (Jungle Band; Duke Ellington, piano) -- Anything goes (Cole Porter, vocal and piano) -- Strip polka (Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and his orchestra) -- Sunday in the park (Harold Rome, vocal and piano) -- You are never away (Mary Martin, vocal; Richard Rodgers, piano; orchestra conducted by John Lesko) -- A sleepin' bee (Harold Arlen; orchestra arr. and conducted by Peter Matz) -- Anyone can whistle (Stephen Sondheim, vocal and piano) -- If my friends could see me now (Cy Coleman, with orchestra).…”

Lookin' good / by Frishberg, Dave

Table of Contents: “…Disc one, Getting some fun out of life: Lotus blossom / Sam Coslow ; Arthur Johnston (4:06) ; I would do anything for you / Claude Hopkins ; Alex Hill (2:50) ; Stevedore stomp / Duke Ellington ; Irving Mills (2:16) ; Violet blue / Billy Strayhorn (4:43) ; Old man Harlem / Hoagy Carmichael ; Rudy Vallee (2:43) ; Dear Bix / Dave Frishberg (3:52) ; Save it, pretty mama / Donald Redman ; Paul Denneker ; Joe Davis (4:15) ; Alligator crawl / Joseph M. …”
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Lookin' good /

Table of Contents: “…Disc one, Getting some fun out of life: Lotus blossom / Sam Coslow ; Arthur Johnston (4:06) ; I would do anything for you / Claude Hopkins ; Alex Hill (2:50) ; Stevedore stomp / Duke Ellington ; Irving Mills (2:16) ; Violet blue / Billy Strayhorn (4:43) ; Old man Harlem / Hoagy Carmichael ; Rudy Vallee (2:43) ; Dear Bix / Dave Frishberg (3:52) ; Save it, pretty mama / Donald Redman ; Paul Denneker ; Joe Davis (4:15) ; Alligator crawl / Joseph M. …”
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