The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
# Title Rating Length
1 Satin Doll
3:00
2 Without a Song
3:01
3 Cocktails for Two
2:58
4 My Old Flame
3:14
5 I Can't Give You Anything but Love
3:11
6 Ain't Nothin' Nothin' (Baby Without You)
2:58
7 Stormy Weather
3:12
8 Star Dust
2:29
9 Three Little Words
2:46
10 Orson
2:52
11 Boo-Dah
2:54
12 Blossom
2:29
13 Ballin' the Blues
3:03
14 Warm Valley
3:23
15 Flamingo
3:43
16 Bluejean Beguine
2:43
17 Liza
3:15
18 Who Knows
2:38
19 Retrospection
3:58
20 B Sharp Blues
2:48
21 Passion Flower
3:07
22 Dancers in Love
1:56
23 Reflections in D
3:35
▼ CD 2
# Title Rating Length
1 Melancholia
3:21
2 Prelude to a Kiss
3:04
3 In a Sentimental Mood
2:33
4 Things Ain't What They Used to Be
2:57
5 All Too Soon
3:08
6 Janet
2:14
7 Give Me the Right
2:47
8 Is It a Sin? (My Loving You)
2:56
9 Don't Touch Me
2:02
10 Basin Street Blues
5:53
11 Big Drag
2:52
12 Hear My Plea
2:55
13 Don't Ever Say Goodbye
3:01
14 What More Can I Say?
3:09
15 Kinda Dukish
2:32
16 Montevideo
2:34
17 December Blue
2:44
18 I'm Just a Lucky So and So
3:03
19 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream
3:15
20 What More Can I Say?
2:40
21 Rockin' in Rhythm
4:02
22 Ultra Deluxe
2:54
▼ CD 3
# Title Rating Length
1 Flying Home
6:17
2 Chile Bowl
2:44
3 Blue Moon
2:47
4 Oh Well
3:35
5 Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
2:44
6 Ultra Deluxe
2:48
7 Flying Home
6:11
8 What More Can I Say?
2:27
9 Serious Serenade
3:00
10 Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
3:55
11 Honeysuckle Rose
4:19
12 Night Time
2:17
13 Stompin' at the Savoy
5:07
14 Don't Ever Say Goodbye
2:18
15 Black and Tan Fantasy
5:13
16 Frivolous Banta
2:40
17 In the Mood
6:02
18 One O'Clock Jump
5:13
▼ CD 4
# Title Rating Length
1 Things Ain't What They Used to Be
6:23
2 Happy-Go-Lucky Local
5:35
3 Rockin' in Rhythm
4:33
4 Falling Like a Raindrop
3:02
5 All Day Long
2:48
6 Bunny Hop Mambo
2:32
7 Isle of Capri
2:21
8 C Jam Blues
4:52
9 Band Call
2:33
10 Gonna Tan Your Hide
6:13
11 It Don't Mean a Thing
10:20
12 Smile
2:39
13 Echo Tango
2:36
14 If I Give My Heart to You
2:40
15 Chile Bowl
2:42
16 Bakiff
5:47
▼ CD 5
# Title Rating Length
1 Twelfth Street Rag Mambo
2:37
2 September Song
2:54
3 Caravan
4:33
4 La Virgen de la Macarena
4:02
5 Harlem Air Shaft (alternate take)
3:56
6 Harlem Air Shaft
3:55
7 Look What I've Got for You
2:47
8 Commericial Time
3:56
9 Clarinet Melodrama
5:43
10 Theme for Trambean
3:27
11 Coquette
2:33
12 Serious Serenade
2:50
13 Body and Soul
4:52
14 Discontented Blues
5:17
15 Once in a Blue Mood
5:46
16 Lady Be Good
4:50
17 So Long
2:38

Credits

CD 1

recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (track 23)
writer:
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (track 23)
recording of:
Reflections in D (1953-04-13 – 1953-04-14) (track 23)

CD 2

recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (tracks 2, 6)
composer:
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1938) (track 2)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (1938) (track 2)
Irving Mills (1938) (track 2)
writer:
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (track 6)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. (track 2)
recording of:
Janet (1953-04-13 – 1953-04-14) (track 6)
Prelude to a Kiss (1953-04-13 – 1953-04-14) (track 2)

CD 3

trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (1954-01-02) (track 18)
Willie Cook (1954-01-02) (track 18)
Ray Nance (1954-01-02) (track 18)
Clark Terry (1954-01-02) (track 18)
drums:
Wendell Marshall (1954-01-02) (track 18)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (1954-01-02) (track 18)
Russell Procope (1954-01-02) (track 18)
piano:
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1954-01-02) (track 18)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (1954-01-02) (track 18)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (1954-01-02) (track 18)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (1954-01-02) (track 18)
producer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. (track 18)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (1954-01-02) (track 18)

CD 4

composer:
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1931-08) (track 11)
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1942) (track 8)
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1946) (track 2)
Billy Strayhorn (1946) (track 2)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (1931) (track 11)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (track 11)
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP) (track 11)
is the basis for:
Swingy Thing (Solo Tenor Horn & Brass Band) (track 11)
later versions:
Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap (track 11)
Duke’s Place (track 8)
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local (track 2)
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (track 11)
"C" Jam Blues (1954-04-26) (track 8)

CD 5

trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (1955-05-18) (track 13)
Willie Cook (1955-05-18) (track 13)
Ray Nance (1955-05-18) (track 13)
Clark Terry (1955-05-18) (track 13)
drums:
Wendell Marshall (1955-05-18) (track 13)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (1955-05-18) (track 13)
Russell Procope (1955-05-18) (track 13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1955-05-18) (track 13)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (1955-05-18) (track 13)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (1955-05-18) (track 13)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (1955-05-18) (track 13)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (1955-05-18) (track 13)
arranger:
Rabih Abou-Khalil (track 3)
composer:
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) (1937) (track 3)
Juan Tizol (1937) (track 3)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (1937) (track 3)
producer:
Dave Dexter, Jr. (track 13)
phonographic copyright by:
Blue Note (1945) (track 3)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc. (track 3)
Duke Ellington Music (track 3)
EMI Mills Music Inc. (track 3)
Famous Music Corporation (track 3)
Mills Music, Inc. (track 3)
Sony/ATV Harmony (track 3)
Lafleur Music Ltd. (1995-12-12 –) (track 3)
recorded at:
Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (1955-05-18) (track 13)
arrangements:
Caravan (arranged by Au) (track 3)
instrumental recording of:
Caravan (track 3)
referred to in medleys:
Ja-Da Medley (track 3)

Release

ASIN: US: B00000I41C [info]