The Best Of Duke Ellington - Part 1

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Tracks:
1. Take The A Train (Strayhorn), Solos: Ran Nance 00:00
2. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Ellington), vocals: Ray Nance, Taft Jordan. Solos: Ray Nance (violin), Taft Jordan (trumpet), Joe Nanton (trombone), Al Sears (tenor sax) 02:52
3. Creole Love Call (Ellington – Miley – Jackson), vocals: Kay Davis. Solos: Joe Nanton (trombone), Ray Nance (trumpet), Harry Carney (clarinet) 07:17
4. Caravan (Ellington – Tizol), solos: Juan Tizol (trombone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Ray Nance (violin), Harold Baker (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone) 12:14
5. In A Sentimental Mood (Ellington – Kurtz), solos: Otto Hardwicke (alto sax), Ellington (piano), Harry Carney (Baritone sax), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Rex Stewart (trumpet) 16:03
6. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament) (ellington – Russell), solos: Ellington (piano), Lawrence brown (trombone), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Cootie Williams (trumpet) 18:59
7. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (Ellington – Webster), vocal: Ivie Anderson, solos: Johnny Hudges (alto sax) 22:16
8. Perdido (Tizol), solos: Ray Nance (trumpet), Taft Jordan (trumpet) 25:32
9. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington – Parish), solos: Harry Carney (baritone sax), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Ellington (piano), Lawrence Brown (trombone) 30:57
10. Black and Tan Fantasy (Ellington – Miley), solos: Otto Hardwicke (alto sax), Ray Nance (trumpet), Ellington (piano), Joe Nanton (trombone) 33:44
11. Come Sunday (Ellington), solos: Claude Jones (trombone), Ray Nance (violin), Johnny Hodges (alto sax) 38:49
12. Mood Indigo (Ellington – Bigard), solos: Wallace Jones (trumpet), Harry Carney (clarinet), Ellington (piano) 44:19
13. Frankie And Johnny (traditional), solos: Ellington (piano), Junior Raglin (bass), Joe Nanton (trombone), Ray Nance (violin) 49:21
14. Solitude (Ellington – De Lange) Ellington’s piano solo 56:30
15. I’m Beginning To See The Light (Ellington – Hodges – James), vocal: Joya Sherrill 59:55
16. Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington – Gordon), solos: Harry Carney (baritone sax), Ray Nance (violin), Ellington (piano) 1:03:08
17. Just Squeeze me (Subtle Slought) (Ellington), solos: Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Rex Stewart (trumpet bits) 1:05:53
18. Rockin’ in Rhythm (Ellington – Carney), solos: Ellington (piano), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Harry Carney (clarinet), Joe Nanton (trombone) 1:10:03
19. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be (Ellington – Hodges), solos: Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Taft Jordan (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone) 1:14:12
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. He led his orchestra from 1923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 years.
Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward, and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle, and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music, rather than to a musical genre such as jazz.