The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927–1962)

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hy’a Sue
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-08-14)
Duke Ellington2:52
2Lady of the Lavender Mist
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1947-08-14)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1947-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1947-08-14)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1947-08-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-08-14) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1947-08-14)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1947-08-14), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1947-08-14) and Russell Procope (on 1947-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1947-08-14)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1947-08-14), Tyree Glenn (on 1947-08-14) and Claude Jones (on 1947-08-14)
trumpet:
Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1947-08-14), Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb (Sr., jazz trumpeter) (on 1947-08-14), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1947-08-14) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1947-08-14)
vibraphone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1947-08-14)
recording of:
Lady of the Lavender Mist (on 1947-08-14)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:17
3You’re Just an Old Antidisestablishmentarianismist
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1947-09-29)
recording of:
Antidisestablishmentarianismist (on 1947-09-29)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:47
4Golden Cress
recording of:
The Golden Cress (on 1947-09-01)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:57
5Sultry Serenade
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-10-06)
recording of:
How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me (a.k.a. Sultry Serenade) (on 1947-10-06)
writer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Tyree Glenn
Duke Ellington3:04
6Maybe I Should Change My Ways
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-10-06)
Duke Ellington13:14
7Stomp, Look and Listen
recording of:
Stomp, Look and Listen (on 1947-11-10)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:46
8On a Turquoise Cloud
recording of:
On a Turquoise Cloud (on 1947-12-22)
composer:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington3:22
9Three Cent Stomp
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-11-10)
Duke Ellington3:01
10Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
vocals:
Al Hibbler (on 1947-11-20)
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (on 1947-11-20)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
Duke Ellington23:04
11Progressive Gavotte
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1947-11-11)
Duke Ellington2:56
12I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1947-11-14)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Duke Ellington2:49
13I Like the Sunrise (From “Liberian Suite”)
vocals:
Al Hibbler (on 1947-12-24)
recording of:
Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise (on 1947-12-24)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1947)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
Duke Ellington4:29
14Snibor
recording of:
SNIBOR (on 1949-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington2:51
15Creole Love Call
vocals:
Kay Davis (on 1949-09-01)
recording of:
Creole Love Call (on 1949-09-01)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington2:54
16The Tattooed Bride
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1950-12-18)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1950-12-18)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1950-12-18)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1950-12-18)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1950-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1950-12-18)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-12-18) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-12-18)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1950-12-18)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-12-18), Tyree Glenn (on 1950-12-18) and Quentin Jackson (on 1950-12-18)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1950-12-18), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1950-12-18), Mercer Ellington (on 1950-12-18), Andrew “Fats” Ford (trumpeter) (on 1950-12-18), Ray Nance (on 1950-12-18) and Nelson Williams (jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-12-18)
recording of:
The Tattooed Bride (on 1950-12-18)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington11:41
17Brown Betty
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1951-05-24)
recording of:
Brown Betty (on 1951-05-24)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington3:05
18Primpin’ at the Prom
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1952-12-22)
Duke Ellington3:02
19Monologue (Pretty and the Wolf)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1951-05-10)
Duke Ellington2:14
20Take the ‘A’ Train (with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra)
vocals:
Betty Roché (on 1952-06-20)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1952-06-20)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Betty Roche & Duke Ellington7:14
3▶Digital Media