THE COMPLETE RCA/VICTOR RECORDINGS 1927-1973
Duke ELLINGTON
- Ref. UE3693
- RCA VICTOR, 1999. Enregistrement 1927-1973.
The Duke Ellington Centennial edition. Limited edition. The recordings are organized into six groups: The early recordings [1927-1934]: 7 CDs; The early forties recordings [1940-1942]: 6 CDs; The complete mid-forties recordings [1944-1946]: 3 CDs; The all-star sessions and the Seattle concert [1952]: 1 CD; The three Sacred Concerts [1965-1968-1973]: 3 CDs and The last recordings [1966-1973]: 4 CDs.
Interprètes
- Miss Evelyn PREER WITH DUKE ELLINGTON'S ORCHESTRA:
- Evelyn PREER : Voix
- Bubber MILEY : Trompette
- Prince ROBINSON : Saxophone ténor, Clarinette
- [prob.]
- Otto HARDWICKE : Saxophone alto, Clarinette, Saxophone basse, Saxophone baryton
- unknown : Guitare, Drums, Violon, Trompette, Tuba, Trombone, Piano
- Duke ELLINGTON : Narration, Celesta, Conductor [Coll. Jazz], Piano
- Sonny GREER : Voix, Drums
- Duke ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Louis METCALF : Trompette
- Joe Tricky Sam NANTON : Trombone
- Rudy JACKSON : Saxophone ténor, Clarinette
- Harry CARNEY : Clarinette basse, Clarinette, Saxophone alto, Saxophone baryton, Carillon
- Fred GUY : Banjo, Guitare
- Wellman BRAUD : Tuba, Contrebasse
- Tricky Sam NANTON
- same rhythm section
- Adelaide HALL : Voix
- Duke ELLINGTON & HIS COTTON CLUB ORCHESTRA:
- Arthur WHETSOL : Trompette
- Barney BIGARD : Saxophone ténor, Clarinette
- Ozie WARE WITH 'HOT FIVE':
- Ozie McPHERSON (as OZIE WARE) : Voix
- Johnny HODGES : Saxophone alto, Saxophone soprano, Clarinette
- Irving MILLS : Comments, Voix
- Baby COX : Voix
- Ozie WARE
- Freddy JENKINS : Trompette
- Warren MILLS & HIS BLUE SERENADERS & DUKE ELLIN
- GTON'S ORCHESTRA:
- Matty MALNECK : Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- 3 unknown : Saxophone
- 5 unknown : Violon
- vocal choir
- Duke ELLINGTON'S ORCHESTRA:
- as above
- Cootie WILLIAMS : Voix, Trompette
- as above but add
- HARMONICA CHARLIE : Harmonica
- Juan TIZOL : Valve trombone
- Teddy BUNN : Banjo guitar
- Frankie MARTIN : Voix
- or
- Emmanuel HALL'S QUARTET : Voix
- same trombones
- RHYTHM BOYS (THE):
- Harry BARRIS : Voix
- Bing CROSBY : Voix
- Al RINKER : Voix
- as above but omit
- THE RHYTHM BOYS
- and add
- Dick ROBERTSON : Voix
- Smith BALLEW : Voix
- Sid GARRY : Voix
- Bennie PAYNE : Voix
- Chick BULLOCK : Voix
- Louis BACON : Voix, Trompette
- Lawrence BROWN : Trombone
- Ivie ANDERSON : Voix
- Duke ELLINGTON & HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA:
- Wallace JONES : Trompette
- Rex STEWART : Cornet
- Ben WEBSTER : Saxophone ténor
- Jimmy BLANTON : Contrebasse
- Herb JEFFRIES : Voix
- Duke ELLINGTON & JIMMY BLANTON:
- Johnny HODGES & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Rex STEWART & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Barney BIGARD & HIS ORCHESTRA:
- Ray NANCE : Trompette, Voix, Violon
- Billy STRAYHORN : Celesta, Piano
- [solo]
- Alvin Junior RAGLIN : Contrebasse
- Chauncey HAUGHTON : Saxophone ténor, Clarinette
- Taft JORDAN : Trompette
- Shelton HEMPHILL : Trompette
- Cat ANDERSON : Trompette
- Claude JONES : Trombone
- Jimmy HAMILTON : Clarinette, Saxophone ténor
- Al SEARS : Saxophone ténor
- Junior RANGLIN
- Bob HAGGART : Contrebasse
- Sid WEISS : Contrebasse
- Al HIBBLER : Voix
- Kay DAVIS : Voix
- Joya SHERRILL : Voix
- Tommy DORSEY : Trombone
- Duke ELLINGTON WITH TOMMY DORSEY & HIS ORCHES
- TRA:
- Gerry GOFF : Trompette
- Mickey MANGANO : Trompette
- George SEABERG : Trompette
- Charlie SHAVERS : Trompette
- Karl DE KARSKE : Trombone
- Tex SATTERWHITE : Trombone
- Dick NOEL : Trombone
- Gus BIVONA : Clarinette, Saxophone alto
- Sid COOPER : Saxophone alto
- Vido MUSSO : Saxophone ténor
- Bruce BRANSON : Saxophone alto, Saxophone baryton
- Bob BAIN : Guitare
- Sid BLOCK : Contrebasse
- Buddy RICH : Drums
- string section, harp
- , tuba
- Sy OLIVER : Arrangeur
- Duke ELLINGTON & HIS RHYTHM:
- Junior RAGLIN
- Al LUCAS : Contrebasse
- Duke ELLINGTON & JUNIOR RAGLIN:
- Wilbur DE PARIS : Trombone
- Russell PROCOPE : Clarinette, Saxophone alto
- Oscar PETTIFORD
- Big Sid CATLETT : Drums
- Francis WILLIAMS : Trompette
- Harold Shorty BAKER : Trompette
- ESQUIRE ALL-AMERICAN 1946 AWARD WINNERS:
- Louis ARMSTRONG : Trompette, Voix
- Don BYAS : Saxophone ténor
- Remo PALMIERI : Guitare
- Chubby JACKSON : Contrebasse
- Red NORVO : Vibraphone
- METRONOME ALL-STAR BAND:
- Pete CONDOLI : Trompette
- Harry EDISON : Trompette
- Neal HEFTI : Trompette
- Sonny BERMAN : Trompette
- J.C. HIGGINBOTHAM : Trombone
- Bill HARRIS : Trombone
- Buddy DeFRANCO : Clarinette
- Herbie FIELDS : Saxophone alto
- Flip PHILLIPS : Saxophone ténor
- Georgie AULD : Saxophone ténor
- Teddy WILSON : Piano
- Tiny GRIMES : Guitare
- Billy BAUER : Guitare
- Dave TOUGH : Drums
- Clark TERRY : Trompette, Flugelhorn
- Willie COOK : Trompette
- Quentin JACKSON : Trombone
- Britt WOODMAN : Trombone
- Willie SMITH : Saxophone alto
- Paul GONSALVES : Saxophone ténor
- Wendell MARSHALL : Contrebasse
- Louie BELLSON : Drums
- Herbie JONES : Trompette, Flugelhorn
- Mercer ELLINGTON : Trompette
- Buster COOPER : Trombone
- Chuck CONNORS : Bass trombone, Trombone
- John LAMB : Contrebasse
- and
- Herman McCOY CHOIR
- Brock PETERS : Narration
- Esther MARROW : Voix
- Jimmy McPHAIL : Voix
- Bunny BRIGGS : Tap dancing
- Lena HORNE : Voix
- Harold Money JOHNSON : Voix, Trompette
- Bennie GREEN : Trombone
- replaces
- Jeff CASTLEMAN : Contrebasse
- Sam WOODYARD : Drums
- Steve LITTLE : Drums
- Alice BABS : Voix
- various choirs
- Harold JOHNSON
- Johnny COLES : Trompette
- Barrie Lee HALL : Trompette
- Vince PRUDENTE : Trombone
- Art BARON : Trombone
- Harold MINERVE : Flûte, Saxophone alto
- Harold ASHBY : Saxophone ténor, Clarinette
- Percy MARION : Saxophone ténor
- Joe BENJAMIN : Contrebasse
- Quentin WHITE : Drums
- Toney WATKINS : Voix
- John ALLDIS CHOIR
- Rufus JONES : Drums
- as above but
- Bud BRISBOIS : Trompette
- Duke ELLINGTON TRIO:
- Larry GALES : Contrebasse
- Ben RILEY : Drums
- Earl HINES : Piano
- Duke ELLINGTON WITH THE BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA
- :
- Arthur FIEDLER : Conductor [Coll. Jazz]
- others unknown
- Aaron BELL : Contrebasse
- John SANDERS : Valve trombone
- Quentin Rocky WHITE
- Anita MOORE : Voix
Pistes
- 1 If you can't hold the man you love(don't cry when he's gone)
- 2 Washington wabble, tk.1
- 3 Washington wabble, tk.2
- 4 Black and tan fantasy
- 5 Washington wabble
- 6 Creole love call
- 7 The blues I love to sing, tk.1
- 8 The Blues I love to sing, tk.2
- 9 Harlem river quiver, tk.1
- 10 Harlem river quiver, tk.2
- 11 Harlem river quiver, tk.3
- 12 East St Louis toodle-o
- 13 Blue bubbles, tk.1
- 14 Blue bubbles, tk.2
- 15 Black beauty
- 16 Jubilee stomp
- 17 Got everything but you
- 18 Santa Claus, bring my man back to me
- 19 I done caught you blues
- 20 The mooche
- 21 I can't give you anything but love
- 22 No papa no
- 23 No papa no
- 24 I can't give you anything but love
- 25 Bandanna babies
- 26 Diga diga do
- 27 I must have that man
- 28 St Louis blues, tk.1
- 29 St Louis blues, tk.2
- 30 St Louis blues, tk.3
- 31 Flaming youth, tk.1
- 32 Flaming youth, tk.2
- 33 Saturday night function
- 34 High life
- 35 Doin' the voom voom, tk.1
- 36 Doin' the voom voom, tk.2
- 37 Japanese dream
- 38 Harlemania
- 39 The dicty glide, tk.1
- 40 The dicty glide, tk.2
- 41 Hot feet
- 42 Sloppy Joe, tk.1
- 43 Sloppy Joe, tk.2
- 44 Stevedore stomp
- 45 A night at the Cotton Club, pt.1Cotton Club stompMisty mornin'
- 46 A night at the Cotton Club, pt.2Goin' to townUntitled interludeFreeze and melt
- 47 Cotton Club stomp
- 48 Misty mornin'
- 49 Arabian lover
- 50 Saratoga swing
- 51 Mississippi
- 52 The Duke steps out
- 53 Haunted nights
- 54 Swanee shuffle
- 55 Breakfast dance
- 56 Jazz lips
- 57 March of the hoodlums
- 58 Double check stomp
- 59 My gal is good for nothing but love
- 60 I was made to love you
- 61 Sweet dreams of love, tk.1
- 62 Sweet dreams of love, tk.2
- 63 Jungle nights in Harlem
- 64 Sweet jazz o' mine, tk.1
- 65 Sweet jazz o' mine, tk.2
- 66 Shout 'em Aunt Tillie
- 67 Ring dem bells, tk.2
- 68 Ring dem bells, tk.3
- 69 Old man blues, tk.1
- 70 Old man blues, tk.2
- 71 Old man blues, tk.3
- 72 Three little words
- 73 Three little words
- 74 Ring dem bells
- 75 Old man blues, tk.4
- 76 Old man blues, tk.6
- 77 Hittin' the bottle, tk.1
- 78 Hittin' the bottle, tk.2
- 79 That lindy hop
- 80 You're lucky to me
- 81 Memories of you
- 82 Nine little miles from Ten-Ten-Tennessee, tk.1
- 83 Nine little miles from Ten-Ten-Tennessee, tk.2
- 84 I'm so in love with you, tk.1
- 85 I'm so in love with you, tk.2
- 86 What good am I without you?
- 87 Blue again
- 88 When a black man's blue
- 89 Mood indigo
- 90 What good am I without you?
- 91 When a black man's blue
- 92 The river and me
- 93 Keep a song in your soul
- 94 Sam and Delilah
- 95 Rockin' in rhythm, tk.1
- 96 Rockin' in rhythm, tk.2
- 97 Creole rhapsody, pt.1
- 98 Creole rhapsody, pt.2, tk.3
- 99 Creole rhapsody, pt.2, tk.2
- 100 Limehouse blues
- 101 Echoes of the jungle
- 102 It's glory
- 103 The mystery song
- 104 The mystery song
- 105 Mood indigo * Hot and botheredCreole love call
- 106 Mood indigo * Hot and botheredCreole love call
- 107 East St Louis toodle-o * Lot o' fingers * Black and tan fantasy
- 108 Dinah
- 109 Bugle call rag
- 110 Maori
- 111 Rude interlude, tk.1
- 112 Rude interlude, tk.2
- 113 Dallas doings, tk.1
- 114 Dallas doings, tk.2
- 115 Dear old Southland, tk.1
- 116 Dear old Southland, tk.2
- 117 Daybreak express, tk.1
- 118 Daybreak express, tk.2
- 119 Delta serenade, tk.1
- 120 Delta serenade, tk.2
- 121 Stompy Jones
- 122 Solitude
- 123 Blue feeling
- 124 Ebony rhapsody
- 125 Cocktails for two, tk.1
- 126 Cocktails for two, tk.2
- 127 Live and love tonight
- 128 I met my Waterloo
- 129 Troubled waters, tk.1
- 130 Troubled waters, tk.2
- 131 My old flame
- 132 You, you darlin'
- 133 Jack the bear
- 134 Ko-Ko, tk.1
- 135 Ko-Ko, tk.2
- 136 Morning glory
- 137 So far, so good
- 138 Conga brava
- 139 Concerto for Cootie
- 140 Me and you
- 141 Bojangles
- 142 Cotton tail
- 143 Never no lament
- 144 Blue goose
- 145 Dusk, tk.1
- 146 Dusk, tk.2
- 147 Bojangles
- 148 A portrait of Bert Williams
- 149 Blue goose
- 150 Harlem air-shaft
- 151 At a Dixie roadside diner
- 152 All too soon
- 153 Rumpus in Richmond
- 154 My greatest mistake
- 155 Sepia panorama, tk.1
- 156 Sepia panorama, tk.2
- 157 There shall be no night
- 158 In a mellotone
- 159 Five o'clock whistle
- 160 Warm valley
- 161 Pither panther patter, tk.1
- 162 Pitter panther patter, tk.2
- 163 Body and soul, tk.1
- 164 Body and soul, tk.2
- 165 Body and soul, tk.3
- 166 Sophisticated lady
- 167 Sophisticated lady
- 168 Mr J.B. blues, tk.1
- 169 Mr J.B. blues, tk.2
- 170 The flaming sword, tk.1
- 171 The flaming sword, tk.2
- 172 The flaming sword, tk.3
- 173 Warm valley, tk.2
- 174 Warm valley, tk.3
- 175 Across the track blues
- 176 Across the track blues
- 177 Chloe (Song of the swamp)
- 178 I never felt this way before, tk.1
- 179 I never felt this way before, tk.2
- 180 Day dream
- 181 Good Queen Bess
- 182 Good Queen Bess
- 183 That's the blues, old man
- 184 Junior hop, tk.1
- 185 Junior hop, tk.2
- 186 Without a song, tk.1
- 187 Without a song, tk.2
- 188 My Sunday gal
- 189 Mobile bay, tk.1
- 190 Mobile bay, tk.2
- 191 Linger awhile, tk.1
- 192 Linger awhile, tk.2
- 193 Charlie the chulo, tk.2
- 194 Charlie the chulo
- 195 Charlie the chulo, tk.1
- 196 Lament for Javanette
- 197 Lament for Javanette, tk.1a
- 198 A lull at dawn
- 199 A lull at dawn
- 200 A lull at dawn, tk.1a
- 201 Ready Eddy, tk.1
- 202 Ready Eddy
- 203 Ready Eddy
- 204 Ready Eddy, tk.2
- 205 The sidewalks of New York
- 206 Flamingo
- 207 The girl in my dreams tries to look like you, tk.1
- 208 The girl in my dreams tries to look like you, tk.2
- 209 Take the 'A' train
- 210 Jumpin' punkins, tk.1
- 211 Jumpin' punkins, tk.2
- 212 John Hardy's wife
- 213 Blue Serge
- 214 After all
- 215 Dear old Southland, tk.1
- 216 Dear old Southland, tk.2
- 217 Solitude, tk.1
- 218 Solitude, tk.2
- 219 Bakiff
- 220 Are you sticking? tk.1
- 221 Are you sticking? tk.2
- 222 Just a-sittin' and a-rockin'
- 223 The giddybug gallop
- 224 Chocolate shake
- 225 I got it bad (and that ain't good)tk.1
- 226 I got it bad (and that ain't good)tk.2
- 227 Clementine
- 228 The brown-skin gal (in the calico gown)
- 229 Jump for joy, tk.1
- 230 Jump for joy, tk.2
- 231 Moon over Cuba
- 232 Some Saturday
- 233 Subtle slough
- 234 Menelik, the lion of Judah, tk.1
- 235 Menelik, the lion of Judah, tk.2
- 236 Poor Bubber
- 237 Squaty roo
- 238 Passion flower
- 239 Things ain't what they used to be
- 240 Goin' out the back way
- 241 Five o'clock drag
- 242 Rocks in my bed
- 243 Bli-blip
- 244 Chelsea bridge
- 245 Brown suede
- 246 Noir bleu
- 247 'C' blues
- 248 June
- 249 Raincheck
- 250 What good would it do?
- 251 I don't know what kind of blues I got, tk.1
- 252 I don't know what kind of blues I got, tk.2
- 253 Chelsea bridge
- 254 Perdido, tk.1
- 255 Perdido, tk.2
- 256 The 'C' jam blues
- 257 Moon mist, tk.1
- 258 Moon mist, tk.2
- 259 What am I here for?
- 260 I don't mind, tk.1
- 261 I don't mind, tk.2
- 262 Someone
- 263 My little brown book
- 264 Main stem
- 265 Johnny come lately
- 266 Hayfoot, strawfoot, tk.1
- 267 Hayfoot, strawfoot, tk.2
- 268 Sentimental lady, tk.1
- 269 Sentimental lady, tk.2
- 270 A slip of the lip (can sink a ship)
- 271 Sherman shuffle
- 272 I ain't got nothin' but the blues
- 273 I'm beginning to see the light, tk.1
- 274 I'm beginning to see the light, tk.2
- 275 Don't you know I care, tk.1
- 276 Don't you know I care, tk.2
- 277 I didn't know about you
- 278 Work song
- 279 Come Sunday
- 280 The blues
- 281 Three dances
- 282 Carnegie blues
- 283 Blue cellophane
- 284 Mood to be wooed
- 285 All of a sudden, my heart sings
- 286 Kissing bug
- 287 Everything but you
- 288 Otto make that riff staccato
- 289 Prelude to a kiss
- 290 Caravan
- 291 Black and tan fantasy
- 292 Mood indigo
- 293 In a sentimental mood
- 294 It don't mean a thing (if it ain'tgot that swing)
- 295 Sophisticated lady
- 296 Tonight I shall sleep (with a smile on my face)
- 297 The minor goes muggin'
- 298 I let a song go out of my heart, tk.1
- 299 I let a song go out of my heart, tk.2
- 300 Solitude
- 301 Frankie and Johnny
- 302 Jumpin' room only
- 303 Black beauty
- 304 Every hour on the hour
- 305 Balcony serenade
- 306 Strange feeling
- 307 Dancers in love
- 308 Coloratura, tk.2
- 309 Coloratura, tk.1
- 310 Things ain't what they used to be
- 311 Tell ya what I'm gonna do
- 312 Come to baby, do!
- 313 I'm just a lucky so-and-so
- 314 Long, strong and consecutive
- 315 The wonder of you
- 316 Tonk
- 317 Drawing room blues
- 318 Rockabye river (Hop, skip, jump)
- 319 Suddenly it jumped
- 320 Transblucency
- 321 Just squeeze me
- 322 Gathering in a clearing
- 323 You don't love me no more
- 324 Pretty woman
- 325 Hey, baby
- 326 Back home again in Indiana
- 327 Blue is the night
- 328 Lover man, tk.1
- 329 Lover man, tk.2
- 330 Just you, just me
- 331 Beale Street blues
- 332 Memphis blues
- 333 St Louis blues
- 334 My honey's lovin' arms
- 335 I don't stand a ghost of a chance (with you)
- 336 Swamp fire
- 337 Royal garden blues
- 338 Esquire swank
- 339 Midriff
- 340 Long, long journey
- 341 The one that got away
- 342 Gone with the wind
- 343 Metronome all-out
- 344 Skin deep
- 345 How could you do a thing like thatto me? (Sultry serenade)
- 346 Sophisticated lady
- 347 Perdido
- 348 Caravan
- 349 Harlem suite
- 350 The Hawk talks
- 351 Ellington medley: Don't get aroundmuch anymore * In a sentimental mood * Mood indigo * I'm beginning tosee the light * Prelude to a kiss * It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) * Solitude * I let a song go out of my heart
- 352 Jam with Sam
- 353 In the beginning God
- 354 Tell me it's the truth
- 355 Come Sunday
- 356 The Lord's prayer
- 357 Come Sunday
- 358 Will you be there? * Ain't but theone
- 359 New world a-comin'
- 360 David danced (before the Lord withall his might)
- 361 Ninety-nine percent
- 362 My mother, my father and love
- 363 New world a-comin'
- 364 A Christmas surprise
- 365 A Christmas surprise
- 366 Praise God
- 367 Supreme being
- 368 Heaven
- 369 Something 'bout believing
- 370 Almighty God
- 371 The shepherd
- 372 It's freedom
- 373 Meditation
- 374 The biggest and busiest intersection
- 375 T.G.T.T.
- 376 Don't get down on your knees to pray until you have forgiven everyone
- 377 Father forgive
- 378 Praise God and dance
- 379 Introduction by Sir Colin Crowe
- 380 Introduction by Duke Ellington
- 381 The Lord's prayer * My love
- 382 Is God a three-letter word for love?, pt.1
- 383 Is God a three-letter word for love?, pt.2
- 384 The brotherhood
- 385 Hallelujah
- 386 Every man prays in his own language
- 387 Ain't nobody nowhere nothin' without God
- 388 The majesty of God
- 389 Tourist point of view, tk.7
- 390 Blue bird of Delhi (Mynah) tk.12
- 391 Isfahan, tk.1
- 392 Depk
- 393 Mount Harissa
- 394 Blue pepper (Far East of the blues)
- 395 Agra
- 396 Amad, tk.3
- 397 Ad lib on Nippon
- 398 Tourist point of view, tk.5
- 399 Bluebird of Delhi (Mynah) tk.8
- 400 Isfahan, tk.2
- 401 Amad, tk.5
- 402 Take the 'A' train
- 403 I got it bad (and that ain't good)
- 404 Perdido
- 405 Mood indigo
- 406 Black and tan fantasy
- 407 The twitch
- 408 Solitude
- 409 Do nothing 'till you hear from me
- 410 The mooche
- 411 Sophisticated lady
- 412 Creole love call
- 413 Caravan
- 414 Wings & things
- 415 Do nothin' till you hear from me
- 416 House of lords
- 417 The second portrait of the Lion
- 418 Take the 'A' train
- 419 Caravan
- 420 Mood indigo
- 421 Love scene
- 422 The mooche
- 423 I let a song go out of my heart
- 424 I'm beginning to see the light
- 425 Do nothing till you hear from me
- 426 Sophisticated lady
- 427 Timon of Athens march
- 428 Solitude
- 429 I got it bad (and that ain't good)
- 430 Satin doll
- 431 Single petal of a rose
- 432 Snibor
- 433 Boo-dah
- 434 Blood count
- 435 U.M.M.G.
- 436 Charpoy
- 437 After all
- 438 The intimacy of the blues
- 439 Raincheck, tk.6
- 440 Raincheck, tk.4
- 441 Day dream
- 442 Rock skippin' at the Blue Note
- 443 All day long
- 444 Lotus blossom, tk.1
- 445 Lotus blossom
- 446 Smada, tk.3
- 447 Smada, tk.4
- 448 Midriff
- 449 My little brown book
- 450 Acht o'clock rock
- 451 The piano player
- 452 Creole love call
- 453 Don't you know I care
- 454 I can't get started with you
- 455 New York, New York
- 456 Pitter panther patter
- 457 How high the moon
- 458 Basin Street blues
- 459 Tiger rag
- 460 Soso
- 461 Meditation
- 462 Mecuria, the lion