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 AND HIS ORCHESTRA Festival Session (1970s US CSP label 10-track STEREO vinyl LP Record Club edition with all references to the Columbia label blacked out with black tape on both sides of the label plus back cover. Paul Gonsalves Johnny Hodges Harry Carney on saxophones plus Clark Terry Cat Anderson and Ray Nance on trumpets plus many more
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DUKE ELLINGTON Johnny Come Lately (1967 UK 16-track mono LP on the red spot RCA Victor label the third album in the Vintage Series by the Duke featuring neglected sides from a transitional period in jazz history known otherwise as the difficult years of World War II front laminated picture sleeve
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DUKE ELLINGTON & BILLY STRAYHORN Swing Masters Cottontail (1969 UK 12-track stereo issue of the 1963 LP featuring piano duets played by Ellington and Strayhorn. This longplayer turned out to be one of the few places where these two musical milestone-makers could be found in piano interplay and is therefore both a musically fascinating and a historical document fully laminated picture sleeve
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DUKE ELLINGTON Unknown Session (1979 UK 12-track LP featuring a lost session date recorded in Hollywood on the 14th of July 1960 starring Ray Nance Lawrence Brown Johnny Hodges Harry Carney Aaron Bell & Sam Woodyard textured picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear & the vinyl looks barely ever played CBS82819) Track Listing: 1
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DUKE ELLINGTON Stomp Look And Listen To The Duke (1965 UK 12-track mono LP with all tracks dating from the middle fifties when the Ellington line-up boasted as always a roster of the best among jazz luminaries front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in excellent with few signs of play CJS809) Track Listing: 01
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA The Great Big Bands Volume 1 (1966 UK 13-track mono LP on the rainbow rim label with Sold In UK print featuring recordings with Ellingtons big band cut in Hollywood & Chicago between 1953 - 1955 opening withthe memorable Harlem Air Shaft front laminated flipback picture sleeve
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Jungle Jamboree - Ellingtonia 1927-1930 (1961 UK black & gold Parlophone label 14-track mono compilation LP front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with just the odd tiny paper fractureto a far corner whilst the vinyl grades Excellent with a few faint hairlines to show play PMC1154) Track Listing: 1
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA In A Mellotone (Mid 60s UK red spot RCA Victor label issue of the 1959 16-track mono LP with all recordings dating from the years between 1940 and 1942 when the Ellington Orchestra was arguably at its finest front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play RD-27134) Track Listing: 1
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DUKE ELLINGTON The English Concert (1972 UK 13-track double live LP featuring Ellington on British soil pulling new wonders from his storehouse recorded in Bristol & Birmingham in October the previous year front laminated gatefold sleeve with a glowing review printed inside by Derek Jewell. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play UAD60032/3) Track Listing: 01
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DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1940-1941 (1971 Italian only 10-track vinyl LP issued as part of the La Storia Del Jazz series pinched spine picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remainsexcellent with little sign of play SM3120) Track Listing: Stomp Caprice Bugle Breaks You And I Have You Changed
£9.00 used