The Private Collection (see annotation about CD mis-labeling)

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

NOTE: This box set's physical CD's, number one through four, are mis-labeled ! Below please find the corrections that need to be applied to the CD's.
All recordings on CD1 below are merged with the wrong recordings (as of 1 April 2025) - doesn't match discID

Actual CD1 - Mis-labeled as Volume 3, Studio New York 1962
Actual CD2 - Mis-labeled as Volume 1, Studio Chicago 1956
Actual CD3 - Mis-labeled as Volume 4, New York 1963
Actual CD4 - Mis-labeled as Volume 2, California 1958 Dance Concerts

This 5 CD set pre-dates the other releases like Unidisk, Atlantic, Saja, and others.

Blue Box, silver lettering, inner box is blue with white lettering.

No Links to this LMR Records release could be found on the web (no Discogs, AllMusic, Wikipedia, etc)

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-01 14:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume 1: Studio Sessions, Chicago, 1956
2▶CD: Volume 2: Dance Concerts, California, 1958
3▼CD: Volume 3: Studio Sessions, New York, 1962
#TitleRatingLength
1ESP
4:44
2Blue, Too (The Shepherd)
4:08
3Tune Up
3:24
4Take It Slow
2:58
5Telstar
recording of:
Telstar
composer:
Joe Meek
publisher:
Ivy Music Ltd.
2:33
6To Know You Is To Love You
2:32
7Like Late
3:41
8Major
4:07
9Minor
1:58
10"G" For Groove
4:17
11The Lonely Ones
2:53
12Monk's Dream
2:27
13Frère Monk
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1962-09-13) and Russell Procope (on 1962-09-13)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1962-09-13)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1962-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1962-09-13)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1962-09-13)
reeds:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1962-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1962-09-13)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-09-13), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1962-09-13) and Buster Cooper (on 1962-09-13)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1962-09-13), Bill Berry (Jazz trumpeter, cornetist and big band leader) (on 1962-09-13), Roy Burrowes (on 1962-09-13), Ray Nance (on 1962-09-13) and Cootie Williams (on 1962-09-13)
vocals:
Milt Grayson (on 1962-09-13)
2:24
14Cordon Bleu
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1962-09-13) and Russell Procope (on 1962-09-13)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1962-09-13)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1962-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1962-09-13)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1962-09-13)
reeds:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1962-09-13)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1962-09-13)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1962-09-13), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1962-09-13) and Buster Cooper (on 1962-09-13)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1962-09-13), Bill Berry (Jazz trumpeter, cornetist and big band leader) (on 1962-09-13), Roy Burrowes (on 1962-09-13), Ray Nance (on 1962-09-13) and Cootie Williams (on 1962-09-13)
vocals:
Milt Grayson (on 1962-09-13)
4:19
15New Concerto For Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:31
16September 12th Blues
5:05
4▶CD: Volume 4: Studio Sessions, New York, 1963
5▶CD: Volume 5: The Suites, New York, 1968 & 1970

Credits

Release

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