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 25th Anniversary Concert (70s UK limited edition 16-track stereo double LP featuring highlights from the extra-ordinary 25th Anniversary Concert held at Carnegie Hall on November 14th 1952 including contributions from CharlieParker Stan Getz Ahmad Jamal Candido Dizzy Gillespie & Billie Holiday
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON / BOBBY HACKETT Goodyear Jazz Concert Volume One (1962 UK 13-track LP with a side devoted to each act both recorded in January of that year. Great front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinylis excellent - a wonderful copy. 106657L) Track Listing: 1
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Toast To The Duke (60s UK WRC mail order issue of the classic 1955 8-track mono LP formerly entitled Ellington 55 including Black & Tan Fantasy Stompin At The Savoy In The Mood & more Big Band triumphs done the Ellingtonway. The front laminated flipback sleeve is unique & shows minimal wear
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Radio Transcriptions Vol.2 (1978 UK 13-track LP featuring tracks from 1946 recorded for broadcast front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl is Excellent with light signs of play only HMP5034) Track Listing: 1. Perdido 2. Tip Toe Topic 3. Rockabye River 4
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON I Giganti Del Jazz (70s Italian only 7-track compilation LP issued as #12 of a series of 100 & also featuring Johnny hodges Cootie Williams & Cat Anderson internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve with extensive sleeve notes inItalian. The sleeve shows only light shelfwear with some corner creasing & the vinyl is near mint GJ-12) Track Listing: 1
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts - December 1947 (1977 US 21-track double live LP recorded in New York on December 27th 1947 pasted gatefold picture sleeve with extensive sleeve notes by J.R. Taylor. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played P-24075) Track Listing: 1
£12.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Carnegie Hall Concert (1984 US 13-track LP featuring tracks recorded for Musicraft in late 1946 textured & pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl is near mint MVS-2004) Track Listing: 1. Jam-A-Ditty 2. Magenta Haze 3. Happy Go Lucky Local 4. Golden Feather 5
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Popular Duke Ellington (Original 1967 UK 11-track stereo vinyl LP on the red spot RCA label front laminated picture sleeve SF-7835) Track Listing: 1. Take The A Train 2. I Got It Bad (And That Aint Good) 3. Perdido 4. Mood Indigo 5. Black And Tan Fantasy 6. The Twitch 7. Solitude 8
£16.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Immortal Sessions (1971 UK 11-track LP featuring songs recorded at his second Carnegie Hall concert on December 11th 1943 front laminated picture sleeve. Both sleeve & vinyl are in excellent condition PAN6902) Track Listing: 1. The Star Spangled Banner 2. Take the A Train 3. Moon Mist 4
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA The Radio Transcriptions (1978 UK set of FIVE LPs featuring SIXTY FOUR tracks recorded for Radio Broadcast in 1946 & 1947 with each volume in its own front laminated picture sleeve with extensive album notes. The covers show merely a little faint edge wear & each vinyl disc appears barely played - A wonderful set
£45.00 used