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 & HIS ORCHESTRA Yale Concert (1973 US 9-track LP recorded live at Woolsey Hall in New Haven Connecticut with Cat Anderson Cootie Williams Johnny Hodges Paul Gonsalves & Harry Carney all on board. Includes a special eight minute Johnny Hodges Medley. The pasted picture sleeve & vinyl are near mint F-9433) Track Listing: 1
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Concert In The Virgin Islands (1965 UK 11-track mono LP on a tri-colour steamboat label featuring the Virgin Islands Suite inspired by a trip to the shores front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only a bit of light shelfwear with a small handwritten price to back & the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played R6185) Track Listing: 01
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Harlem (1985 German Pablo Live 10-track LP recorded in 1964 in Stockholm & previously unreleased fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve & vinyl appear near mint) Track Listing: 1. The Opener 2. A Happy Reunion 3. Blow By Blow 4. Caravan 5. Tutti For Cootie 6. Satin Doll 7
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DUKE ELLINGTON Great Original Performances 1927 - 1934 (1987 UK 16-track vinyl LP in the Jazz Classics In Digital Stereo series featuring digital stereo recreations from the original mono 78 recording picture sleeve. The sleeve shows justa little light shelfwear and the vinyl is flawless REB643) Track Listing: Jubilee Stomp The Blues With A Feelin Hop Head What Can A Poor Fellow Do
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DUKE ELLINGTON & ORCHESTRA The Duke: Edward Kennedy Ellington - 1899-1974 (1974 UK 22-track double LP of a recording from New York made on the 22nd of December 1947 gatefold picture sleeve with detailed liner notes. The sleeve is Excellent with some light wear & the vinyl is Near Mint) Track Listing: HYa Sue Lady Of The Lavender Mist Women (Theyll Get You) Golden Cress Its Mad Mad Mad
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VARIOUS Jazz Spectrum Vol. 17 - Ellingtonia (1975 German 11-track LP feauring Johnny Hodges Lawrence Brown Harry Carney Ben Webster & Louis Bellson fully laminated picture sleeve. The cover shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remain near as new with few signs of play) Track Listing: Squatty Roo - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra Hodge-Podge - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra Johnny Come Lately - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra Caravan - Lawrence Brown & His Band Take the A Train - Harry Carney & His Orchestra Jeeps Blues - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra Cottontail - Ben Webster Quintet Dont Get Around Much Any More - Ben Webster Orchestra Rose Of The Rio Grande - Lawrence Brown & His Band Blues For Duke - Lawrence Brown & His Band The Hawk Talks - Louis Bellson & His Band
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Second Big Band Sound Of Duke Ellington (1967 UK 7-track stereo live LP presenting the Ellington Orchestra as it sounded at the 66 Antibes Jazz Festival picture sleeve with full personnel listed on the reverse. The sleeveshows minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played) Track Listing: The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues All Too Soon Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue And Blow Trombonio - Bust-Oso-Issimo Rose Of The Rio Grande La Plus Belle Africaine West Indian Pancake
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Festival Session (1986 Dutch issue of the 1960 10-track stereo LP in CBS I Love Jazz series glossy picture sleeve with catalogue inner. The sleeve shows the odd small crease & the vinyl appears barely played CBS21137) Track Listing: 01. Perdido 02. Copout Extension 03
£9.50 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Washington D.C. Armory Concert (70s Canadian 8-track LP featuring previously unreleased tracks recorded on April 30th 1955 pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve is still in open shrink & the vinyl is near as new) Track Listing: Perdido 5:50 All The Things You Are 4:15 Just Squeeze Me (But Please Dont Tease Me) 2:45 La Virgen De La Macarena 4:15 Happy Go Lucky Local 6:20 A Tone Parallel To Harlem 15:30 Take The A Train 6:55 John Sanders Blues 4:17
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts - January 1946 (1977 US 19-track double live LP recorded in New York on January 4th 1946 gatefold picture sleeve with extensive notes by Stanley Dance. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play P-24074) Track Listing: 1
£12.00 used