The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1927-28
2▶CD: 1928-29
3▶CD: 1929
4▶CD: 1930
5▶CD: 1930-31
6▶CD: 1931-33
7▶CD: 1933-34
8▶CD: 1940
9▶CD: 1940
10▶CD
11▶CD: 1941
12▶CD: 1941
13▶CD: 1941-42
14▶CD
15▶CD
16▶CD
17▶CD: The Seattle Concert
18▼CD: The First Concert of Sacred Music
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1In the Beginning God
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1965-12-26)
double bass:
John Lamb (bass) (on 1965-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1965-12-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1965-12-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Buster Cooper (on 1965-12-26) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-12-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1965-12-26), Mercer Ellington (on 1965-12-26), Herbie Jones (on 1965-12-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1965-12-26)
20:02
2Tell Me It's the Truth
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1965-12-26)
double bass:
John Lamb (bass) (on 1965-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1965-12-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1965-12-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Buster Cooper (on 1965-12-26) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-12-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1965-12-26), Mercer Ellington (on 1965-12-26), Herbie Jones (on 1965-12-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1965-12-26)
2:47
3Come Sunday
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor)
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26), Johnny Hodges (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26)
clarinet and reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
double bass:
John Lamb (bass) (on 1965-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1965-12-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1965-12-26)
saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26), Paul Gonsalves (on 1965-12-26), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26), Johnny Hodges (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1965-12-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Charles Connors (trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Buster Cooper (on 1965-12-26) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-12-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1965-12-26), Mercer Ellington (on 1965-12-26), Herbie Jones (on 1965-12-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1965-12-26)
vocals:
Esther Marrow (on 1965-12-26)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1965-12-26)
recorded at:
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-12-26)
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (on 1965-12-26)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
3:53
4The Lord's Prayer
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1965-12-26)
double bass:
John Lamb (bass) (on 1965-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1965-12-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1965-12-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Buster Cooper (on 1965-12-26) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-12-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1965-12-26), Mercer Ellington (on 1965-12-26), Herbie Jones (on 1965-12-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1965-12-26)
recording of:
The Lord's Prayer (on 1965-12-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:43
5Come Sunday
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1965-12-26)
double bass:
John Lamb (bass) (on 1965-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1965-12-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1965-12-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Buster Cooper (on 1965-12-26) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-12-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1965-12-26), Mercer Ellington (on 1965-12-26), Herbie Jones (on 1965-12-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1965-12-26)
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (on 1965-12-26)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
6:05
6Will You Be There? / Ain't but the One
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1965-12-26)
double bass:
John Lamb (bass) (on 1965-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1965-12-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1965-12-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Buster Cooper (on 1965-12-26) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-12-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1965-12-26), Mercer Ellington (on 1965-12-26), Herbie Jones (on 1965-12-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1965-12-26)
4:42
7New World A-Comin'
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1965-12-26)
recording of:
New World A-Comin’ (on 1965-12-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
arranger:
Maurice Peress
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
8:27
8David Danced (Before the Lord With All His Might)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1965-12-26)
double bass:
John Lamb (bass) (on 1965-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1965-12-26)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1965-12-26), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1965-12-26) and Russell Procope (on 1965-12-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1965-12-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1965-12-26), Buster Cooper (on 1965-12-26) and Quentin Jackson (on 1965-12-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1965-12-26), Mercer Ellington (on 1965-12-26), Herbie Jones (on 1965-12-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1965-12-26)
6:34
9Ninety Nine Percent
1:54
10My Mother, My Father and Love
3:57
11New World A-Comin' (alternate take)
recording of:
New World A-Comin’ (on 1965-12-26)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
arranger:
Maurice Peress
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
8:20
12A Christmas Surprise (first performance)
recording of:
A Christmas Surprise (on 1965-12-26)
writer:
Lena Horne and Billy Strayhorn
3:53
13A Christmas Surprise (second performance)
recording of:
A Christmas Surprise (on 1965-12-26)
writer:
Lena Horne and Billy Strayhorn
3:27
19▶CD: The Second Sacred Concert
20▶CD: The Second Sacred Concert (cont'd) / The Third Sacred Concert
21▶CD: The Far East Suite
22▶CD: The Popular Duke Ellington / The Jazz Piano / The Duke at Tanglewood
23▶CD: The Duke at Tanglewood (cont'd) / ...and His Mother Called Him Bill
24▶CD: ...and His Mother Called Him Bill (cont'd) / Eastbourne Performance

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