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 (1979 UK 12-track LP featuring classic recordings from March 27th 1959 with Johnny Hodges Clark Terry Paul Gonsalves Ray Nance Cat Anderson Russ Procope & more picture sleeve with vintage shop price sticker attached. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl is near as new JV101) Track Listing: Fat Mouth Lost In The Night Little Johns Tune Frou-Frou Dankworth Castle Moonstone Night Stick Lullaby For Dreamers She Was A Tinkling Thing Jamaica Tomboy Still Water Jet Strip
£9.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Up In Dukes Workshop (1979 UK Pablo 9-track LP featuring sessions recorded in New York between 1969 & 1972 fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl is Excellent & looks barely played) Track Listing: Blem Goof Dick Love Is Just Around The Corner Bateau Wanderlust Neo-Creole Black Butterfly Mendoza
£12.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Live (1979 UK 12-track double live LP featuring a concert recorded at Salle Pleyel in Paris on September 20th 1959 starring Cat Anderson Clark Terry Johnny Hodges Paul Gonsalves & more gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played AFF(D)28) Track Listing: Medley: Black & Tan Fantasy / Creole Love Call / The Mooch Newport Up Sonet In Search Of Amour Kinda Dukish / Rockin In Rhythm El Gato All Of Me Wont You Come Home Bill Bailey Walkin & Singin The Blues VIP Boogie Jam With Sam Skin Deep Ellington Medley
£14.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Paris Jazz Party (1981 UK 8-track LP featuring a session recorded by ORTF at the Paris Jazz Festival on November 1st 1969 picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl apears barely played AFF57) Track Listing: Black Power Take The A Train Lets Jump Black Butterfly Things Aint What They Used To Be El Gato Satin Doll Diminuendo And Crescendo In Blue
£12.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON A Duke Ellington Collectors Item (1977 UK 25-track double LP featuring rare tracks recorded for Voice Of America to be used for Radio Transcription. The first disc is devoted to two sessions recorded in Hollywood in 1941 & the second to a session recorded in New York on January 21st 1951 gatefold picture sleeve
£14.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Masters Of Jazz 6 (1976 German only 12-track LP issued as Volume Six in the Masters Of Jazz series featuring tracks recorded in 1953 & 1954 picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless) Track Listing: Three Little Words I Cant Give You Anything But Love Liza My Old Flame Flying Home If I Give My Heart To You Cocktails For Two Flamingo Stardust Stormy Weather Honeysuckle Rose Smile
£13.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Primping For The Prom (1973 French 11-track LP compilation pulling together a selection of tracks from 1947 to 1962 front laminated flipback picture sleeve with index tag. The sleeve shows very little of its age or origin & there is a helpful date annotation on the back amidst the liner notes from a keen jazz fan
£14.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON The Elegant Mister Ellington (1978 UK 9-track limited edition LP featuring performances recorded live in Berlin in 1959 front laminated picture sleeve individually numbered on the back out of three thousand. The sleeve shows barely any signs of age & the vinyl appears near mint SWH-4) Track Listing: Jam With Sam Things Aint What They Used To Be Medley: Black & Tan Fantasy / Creole Love Call / The Mooch Walking (And Singing The Blues) Hank Cinq Such Sweet Thunder Rockin In Rhythm El Gato Basin Street
£17.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON In A Mellotone (1959 UK 16-track LP on the silver spot RCA label featuring tracks recorded between 1940 & 1942 front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl shows few if any signs of playn RD-27134) Track Listing: Take The A Train A Portrait Of Bert Williams Main Stem Just A-settin And A-rockin I Got It Bad And that Aint Good Perdido Blue Serge The Flaming Sword In a Mellotone Cotton Tail I Dont Know What kind Of Blues I Got Rumpus In Richmond All Too Soon Sepia Panorama Rocks In My Bed What Am I Here For
£28.00 used
DUKE ELLINGTON Recollections Of The Big Band Era (1974 US 12-track LP featuring a selection of classic tracks recorded in 1962 & 1963 picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear [small deletion notch] & the vinyl is Excellent with little sign of play SD1665) Track Listing: Minnie The Moocher For Dancers Only Its A Lonesome Old Town When Youre Not Around Cherokee The Midnight Sun Will Never Set Lets Get Together Im Gettin Sentimental Over You Chant Of The Weed Ciribiribin Contrasts Christopher Columbus Auld Lang Syne
£9.00 used