A Giant Among the Giants: The Best LPs 1950 to 1961

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn: Great Times / Ellington Uptown
2▼CD: The Duke Plays Ellington / Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
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1In a Sentimental Mood
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1953-04-14)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
2:33
2Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-14)
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1953-04-14)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
2:59
3Reflections in D
recording of:
Reflections in D (on 1953-04-13)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:38
4Who Knows?
recording of:
Who Knows? (on 1953-04-13)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
2:40
5Melancholia
recording of:
Melancholia (on 1953-04-13)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:24
6All Too Soon
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-14)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-14)
recording of:
All Too Soon (on 1953-04-14)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
3:09
7Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss (on 1953-04-13)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:05
8B Sharp Blues
recording of:
B Sharp Blues (on 1953-04-13)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
2:49
9Passion Flower
recording of:
Passion Flower (on 1953-04-13)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:06
10Janet
recording of:
Janet (on 1953-04-14)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:16
11Retrospection
recording of:
Retrospection (on 1953-04-13)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
3:59
12Dancers in Love
recording of:
Dancers in Love (on 1953-04-13)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Perfume Suite
1:59
13Alice Blue Gown
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-31)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-31)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-31)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-31)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-31)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-31)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-31) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-31)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-31), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-31), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-31), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-31) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-31)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-31)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-31)
recording of:
Alice Blue Gown (on 1958-03-31)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Tierney
part of:
Irene (the musical)
3:04
14Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-04-01)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-04-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-04-01)
bass and double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-04-01)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-04-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-04-01)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1958-04-01), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-04-01) and Russell Procope (on 1958-04-01)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-04-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-04-01), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-04-01) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-04-01)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-04-01), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-04-01), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-04-01), Ray Nance (on 1958-04-01) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-04-01)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-04-01)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-01)
recording of:
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (from “Three Little Pigs”) (on 1958-04-01)
additional lyricist:
Ann Ronell
lyricist and composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
2:54
15Got a Date With an Angel
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-20)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-20)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-20)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-20)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-20) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-20)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-20), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-20), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-20), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-20) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-20)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-20)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-20)
recording of:
Got a Date with an Angel (on 1958-03-20)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey and Sonny Miller (1930s lyricist)
composer:
Joseph Tunbridge and Jack Waller
2:28
16Poor Butterfly
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-24)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-24)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-24)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-24)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-24)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-24)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-24) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-24)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-24), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-24), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-24), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-24) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-24)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-24)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-24)
recording of:
Poor Butterfly (on 1958-03-24)
lyricist:
John L. Golden (in 1916)
composer:
John Raymond Hubbell (composer, co-founder of ASCAP) (in 1916)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
3:42
17Satan Takes a Holiday
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-20)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-20)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-20)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-20)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-20) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-20)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-20), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-20), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-20), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-20) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-20)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-20)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-20)
recording of:
Satan Takes a Holiday (on 1958-03-20)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton
3:16
18The Peanut Vendor
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-24)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-24)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-24)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-24)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-24)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-24)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-24)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-24) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-24)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-24), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-24), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-24), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-24) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-24)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-24)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-24)
recording of:
The Peanut Vendor (on 1958-03-24)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert and Marion Sunshine
composer:
Moisés Simons
translated version of:
El manisero
3:31
19Satin Doll
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-31)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-31)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-31)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-31)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-31)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-31)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-31) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-31)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-31), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-31), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-31), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-31) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-31)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-31)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-31)
recording of:
Satin Doll (on 1958-03-31)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:51
20Lady in Red
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-31)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-31)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-31)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-31)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-31)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-31)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-31) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-31)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-31), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-31), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-31), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-31) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-31)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-31)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-31)
recording of:
The Lady in Red (on 1958-03-26)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
2:50
21Indian Love Call
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-26)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-26)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-26)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-26)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-26)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-26) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-26), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-26), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-26), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-26) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-26)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-26)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-26)
recording of:
Indian Love Call (from the 1924/1936 musicals “Rose Marie”) (on 1958-03-26)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-09-02)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1936 musical film)
3:40
22The Donkey Serenade
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-31)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-31)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-31)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-31)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-31)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-31)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-31)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-31) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-31)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-31), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-31), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-31), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-31) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-31)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-31)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-31)
recording of:
The Donkey Serenade (on 1958-03-31)
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
part of:
The Firefly (Rudolf Friml operetta)
2:15
23Gyspy Love Song
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-04-01)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-04-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-04-01)
bass and double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-04-01)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-04-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-04-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-04-01)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1958-04-01), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-04-01) and Russell Procope (on 1958-04-01)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-04-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-04-01), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-04-01) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-04-01)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-04-01), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-04-01), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-04-01), Ray Nance (on 1958-04-01) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-04-01)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-04-01)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-01)
3:59
24Laugh, Clown, Laugh
engineer and producer:
Bill Putnam
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1958-03-20)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1958-03-20)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-03-20)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1958-03-20)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-03-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1958-03-20)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1958-03-20)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1958-03-20) and Britt Woodman (on 1958-03-20)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1958-03-20), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1958-03-20), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-03-20), Ray Nance (on 1958-03-20) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1958-03-20)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1958-03-20)
remixer:
Ken Robertson (sound engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-03-20)
recording of:
Laugh! Clown! Laugh! (on 1958-03-20)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
3:01
3▶CD: Such Sweet Thunder / Black, Brown and Beige
4▶CD: Anatomy of a Murder / Swinging Suites by Edward E. And Edward G.
5▶CD: Piano in the Background
6▶CD: Blue Rose
7▶CD: Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: Recording Together for the First Time / Duke Ellington & Count Basie: First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
8▶CD: Newport 1958
9▶CD: A Drum Is a Woman
10▶CD: Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges: Side by Side