Artist: Duke Ellington
Genre: Jazz
Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader born in 1899, who became one of the most important figures in jazz and American music history. Ellington led his orchestra for over 50 years, creating a vast body of work that elevated jazz to an art form. His compositions including 'Mood Indigo,' 'Sophisticated Lady,' 'It Don't Mean a Thing,' and 'Take the A Train' became jazz standards. Ellington's orchestral approach to jazz was revolutionary, using the orchestra as an instrument and writing specifically for his musicians' unique talents. He composed thousands of pieces including extended works and suites that demonstrated jazz's artistic possibilities. Ellington won numerous Grammy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He passed away in 1974, leaving an unparalleled legacy as one of America's greatest composers and a cultural icon who elevated jazz to high art.
Duke Ellington vinyl records
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Transcription Years; 1941-1945 (1977 Australian 18-track mono vinyl LP featuring recordings recovered from rare transcriptions of broadcasts from New York & Hollywood fully laminated flipback picture sleeve with detailed notes on the sessions printed on the reverse. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains near as new S1388) Track Listing: Stomp Caprice Bugle Breaks You And I Have You Changed Raincheck Blue Serge Moon Mist I Dont Want To Set The World On Fire Easy Street Perdido C-Jam Blues Chop Sticks Baby Please Stop And Think Of Me Go Away Blues Things Aint What They Used To Be You Never Know The Things You Miss Pitter Panther Patter Ultra Blue
£23.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Popular Duke Ellington 1940 ~ 45 (1982 Italian only 16-track compilation LP picture sleeve with deletion saw cut & detailed liner notes in English & Italian on the back. The sleeve shows just light shelfwear & the vinyl remains near as new NL45132) Track Listing: 01 Ko-Ko 02 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Concerto For Cootie) 03 Dont Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament) 04 Harlem Airshaft 05 All Too Soon 06 Sepia Panorama 07 Across The Track Blues 08 Chloe 09 Take The A Train 10 Just A-Settin And A-Rockin 11 I Got It Bad And That Aint Good 12 Things Aint What They Used To Be 13 Perdido 14 The C Jam Blues 15 Im Beginning To See The Light 16 The Mood To Be Wooed
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Many Moods Of Duke Ellington (1978 US 9-track mono compilation LP picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little shelfwear & edge scuffing with the vinyl remaining near as new QJ-25101) Track Listing: Stompy Limehouse Blues Johnny Come Lately A Gathering In A Clearing My Honeys Lovin Arms Midriff Beale Street Blues Back Home Again In Indiana Memphis Blues
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Plays Duke Ellington (1978 Canadian 9-track LP featuring classic archive recordings of full band performances from the forties with sleeve notes provided by Leonard Feather. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play QJ-25091) Track Listing: Caravan Someone Prelude To a Kiss I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart Solitude Im Just A Lucky So-And-So Moon Mist I Dont Mind Everything But You
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON E Bobby Freedman (70s Italian only 10-track LP unique picture sleeve. Apart from a split to the centre of the spine the flimsy sleeve shows just a little general shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with few signs of play OS157) Track Listing: Caravan Sophisticated Lady Mood Indigo The Mooche Solitude It Dont Mean A Thing Dark Dawn Green Pink & Plaid Jane Humdrum
£12.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Fargo Encores (1983 Swedish-only 17-track LP featuring tracks recorded live on November 7th & September 7th 1940 unique picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little light shelfwear & the vinyl is near mint NOST7636) Track Listing: 01 Its glory 02 Sheik of Araby 03 Sepia Panorama (Theme) 04 There shall be no night 05 The ferryboat serenade 06 Chloe 07 The sidewalks of New York 08 Caravan 09 Cotton tail 10 I never felt this way before 11 Across the track blues 12 Honeysuckle rose 13 Wham (Re-bop-boom-bam) 14 Dance date closing: warm valley 15 God bless America 16 Sepia Panorama (Theme) 17 Stampy Jones 18 In a mellotone 19 Chatterbox 20 St
£12.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Y Su Orquesta (1981 Spanish only 12-track LP issued as part of the Historia Del Jazz series fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with few signs of play D-20/0109) Track Listing: Black Beauty Sweet Mama When Youre Smiling Admiration Accordion Joe Home Again Blues Moon Over Dixie Baby When You Aint There Anytime Anyday Anywhere Delta Bound Eerie Moan Bundle Of Blues
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington 1946 - 1947 (1978 Italian 12-track LP featuring rare broadcast tracks recorded in New York & Hollywood unique picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little minor ring & cosmetic wear & the vinyl is near as new Q-036) Track Listing: Magenta Haze The Eighth Veil Translucency Embraceable You Hey Baby Come Rain Or Come Shine Overture To A Jam Session Jam-A-Ditty Frustration Frustration Azalea Orchids For Madame
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Rockin In Rhythm (1988 UK 18-track compilation LP featuring historic tracks recorded between 1927 & 1936 picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just light shelfwear & the vinyl remains near as new AJA5057) Track Listing: Shoe Shine Boy Trumpet In Spades Solitude Happy As The Day Is Long Cooties Concerto (Echoes Of Harlem) In A Jam Uptown Downbeat Yearning For Love Love Is Like A Cigarette Exposition Swing Show Boat Shuffle Barneys Concerto (Clarinet Lament) It Was A Sad Night In Harlem East Of St
£14.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON October 20 1945 (1978 Italian only 14-track LP featuring a recording recovered from rare transcription discs used for the A Date With The Duke broadcasts picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl is Excellent with light signs of play only Q-006) Track Listing: How Blue Can You Get (Ultra Blue) Tear Drops In The Rain Time On My Hands Ko-Ko Honeysuckle Rose Perdido Air Conditioned Jungle Waitin For The Train To Come In Id Do It All Over Again If I Loved You Fancy Dan Homesick Thats All Blues On The Double Caravan
£9.00 used