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
146 Duke Ellington new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
DUKE ELLINGTON Big Band Bounce & Boogie (1985 UK repackaging of the 1956 11-track LP formerly entitled Duke Ellington Presents... on Bethlehem picture sleeve variant. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played AFS1013) Track Listing: A1 Summertime A2 Laura A3 I Cant Get Started A4 My Funny Valentine A5 Everything But You A6 Frustration B1 Cotton Tail B2 Daydream B3 Deep Purple B4 Indian Summer B5 Blues
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESRTA The Jeep Is Jumpin (1982 UK repackaging of the 1956 12-track vinyl LP formerly entitled Historically Speaking on Bethlehem housed in a glossy picture sleeve variant with vintage price sticker. The vinyl is Near Mint condition AFF91) Track Listing: 1 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo 2 Creole Love Call 3 Stompy Jones 4 The Jeep Is Jumpin 5 Jack The Bear 6 In A Mellow Tone 1 Ko-Ko 2 Midriff 3 Stop Look And Listen 4 Unbooted Character 5 Lonesome Lullaby 6 Upper Manhattan Medical Group
£12.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Happy Reunion (1985 UK 9-track vinyl LP compiling small band Chicago recordings of merit from March 1957 & June 1958 picture sleeve with extensive album notes ASLP813) Track Listing: A1 Way Back Blues A2 Wheres The Music. A3 Rubber Bottom A4 Play The Blues And Go A5 In A Mellotone (Take 1) B1 In A Mellotone (Take 2) B2 Happy Reunion (Take 1) B3 Happy Reunion (Take 2) B4 Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue (The Wailing Interval)
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Indiana Live Session June 1945 (70s French 12-track LP documenting historic early recordings with Cat Anderson Ray Nance Sonny Greer and Taft Jordan front laminated picture sleeve with album notes in French and English. The sleeve shows just a little light general wear whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play 30JA5135) Track Listing: Side A 1
£14.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Black & Tan Fantasy (80s Italian-only 7-track LP featuring the complete original 1929 sound track plus other sides from the same period unique picture sleeve. The sleeve & vinyl are near mint SFR-DP656) Track Listing: Black & Tan Fantasy Chicago Stomp Jungle Jamboree Snake Hip Dance Blues Of The Vagabond Ring Dem Blues Black & Tan Fantasy
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA Live Sessions 1943 / 1945 (1970s French 13-track vinyl LP tracks recorded in New York Boston Detroit and Indianna in 1943 to 1945 his richest and most creative time front laminated picture sleeve. Aside from some fading at the spine the sleeve shows little wear and the vinyl is in near mint condition 30JA5124) Track Listing: Take The A Train / Hayfoot Strawfoot Dont Get Around Much Anymore Slip Of The Lip Blue Serge Let The Zoomers Drool Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Perdido Esquire Swank Bugle Breaks I Miss Your Kiss Accentuate The Positive Old King Door I Cant Get Started With You
£14.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Original Sessions 1943/1945 (1970s French 9-track vinyl LP with Rex Stewart Dizzy Gillespie Harold Baker and Juinor Raglin includes Boy Meets Horn Main Stem Ring Them Bells and others front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light ringwear and the vinyl is in near mint condition 30JA5103) Track Listing: Introduction Take The A Train - Boy Meets Horn Things Aint What They Used To Be Hop Skip And Jump It Dont Mean A Thing If It Aint Got That Swing Main Stem Harlem Air Shaft Creole Love Call Ring Them Bells Hollywood Hangover - Take The A Train
£12.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Volume Six - 1945 (1987 US 14-track vinyl LP with Rex Stewart Ray Nance Junior Raglin and Joya Sherrill includes unissued takes of Blue Cellophane Hit Me With A Hot Note and The Air-Conditioned Jungle picture sleeve. This copy is still sealed in its orginal shrinkwrap and is therefore in MINT condition CLP-106) Track Listing: Blue Cellophane Blue Cellophane - Take Two Blue Cellophane - Take Three Subtle Slough Subtle Slough - Take Two Subtle Slough - Take Three Hit Me With A Hot Note (And Watch Me Bounce) Hit Me With A Hot Note (And Watch Me Bounce) - Take Two Hit Me With A Hot Note (And Watch Me Bounce) - Take Three Hit Me With A Hot Note (And Watch Me Bounce) - Take Four The Air-Conditioned Jungle (aka The Air-Minded Jungle) The Air-Conditioned Jungle (aka The Air-Minded Jungle) - Take Two Pitter Panther Patter Frantic Fantasy (aka Prairie Fantasy) Frantic Fantasy (aka Prairie Fantasy) - Take Two
£17.00 new
DUKE ELLINGTON Magenta Haze (1983 Dutch 9-track mono LP featuring tracks recorded between 1958 & 1966 picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl is near mint BM52011) Track Listing: Feeling Of Jazz Magenta Haze Dancers In Love Im Gonna Go Fishin Rockin In Rhythm Mr. Gentle And Mr
£12.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Pianist (1974 US 10-track LP featuring songs recorded live in New York on 18/07/66 & Las Vegas on 07/01/70 including takes 1 & 2 of The Shepherd pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl is Near Mint F-9462) Track Listing: 1. Don Juan 2. Slow Blues 3. Looking Glass 4
£17.00 used