The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927–1973)

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▶CD
4▶CD
5▶CD
6▶CD
7▶CD
8▶CD
9▶CD
10▶CD
11▶CD
12▶CD
13▶CD
14▶CD
15▶CD
16▶CD
17▶CD
18▶CD
19▶CD
20▶CD
21▶CD
22▶CD
23▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1The Mooche
recording of:
The Mooche (on 1965-07-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:24
2I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1965-07-28)
live recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (on 1965-07-28)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (on 1965-07-28)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:47
3I’m Beginning to See the Light
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1965-07-28)
live recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1965-07-28)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:39
4Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (on 1965-07-28)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
2:45
5Sophisticated Lady
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1965-07-28)
live recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1965-07-28)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:21
6Timon of Athens March
3:09
7Solitude
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1965-07-28)
live recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1965-07-28)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:00
8I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1965-07-28)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:12
9Satin Doll
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1965-07-28)
live recording of:
Satin Doll (on 1965-07-28)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:34
10Single Petal of a Rose
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1965-07-28)
live recording of:
The Single Petal of a Rose (The Queen’s Suite) (on 1965-07-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Queen’s Suite
2:43
11Snibor
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1967-09-01)
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-09-01) and Russell Procope (on 1967-09-01)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-09-01)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1967-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Steve Little (on 1967-09-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-09-01)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-09-01), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-09-01) and Russell Procope (on 1967-09-01)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-09-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-09-01) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-09-01)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-09-01), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-09-01), Herbie Jones (on 1967-09-01) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-09-01)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
recording of:
SNIBOR (on 1965-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
recording of:
SNIBOR (on 1967-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
4:16
12Boo‐Dah
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-08-28) and Russell Procope (on 1967-08-28)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-08-28)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1967-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Steve Little (on 1967-08-28)
flugelhorn:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1967-08-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-08-28)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-08-28), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-08-28) and Russell Procope (on 1967-08-28)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-08-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-08-28) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-08-28)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-08-28), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-08-28), Herbie Jones (on 1967-08-28) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-08-28)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
recorded at:
RCA Victor's Studio A (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-08-28)
recording of:
Boo-Dah (on 1965-08-28)
writer:
Billy Strayhorn
recording of:
Boo-Dah (on 1967-08-28)
writer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:29
13Blood Count
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-09-01) and Russell Procope (on 1967-09-01)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-09-01)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1967-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Steve Little (on 1967-09-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-09-01)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-09-01), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-09-01) and Russell Procope (on 1967-09-01)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-09-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-09-01) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-09-01)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-09-01), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-09-01), Herbie Jones (on 1967-09-01) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-09-01)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
recording of:
Blood Count (on 1967-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1967)
4:18
14U.M.M.G.
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-08-28) and Russell Procope (on 1967-08-28)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-08-28)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1967-08-28)
drums (drum set):
Steve Little (on 1967-08-28)
flugelhorn:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1967-08-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-08-28)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-08-28), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-08-28) and Russell Procope (on 1967-08-28)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-08-28)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-08-28) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-08-28)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-08-28), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-08-28), Herbie Jones (on 1967-08-28) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-08-28)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
recorded at:
RCA Victor's Studio A (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1967-08-28)
3:15
15Charpoy
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-11-15) and Russell Procope (on 1967-11-15)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-11-15)
double bass:
Jeff Castleman (on 1967-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1967-11-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-11-15)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-11-15), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-11-15) and Russell Procope (on 1967-11-15)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-11-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-11-15) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-11-15)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-11-15), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-11-15), Herbie Jones (on 1967-11-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-11-15)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
3:08
16After All
recording of:
After All (on 1967-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:53
17The Intimacy of the Blues
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-11-15) and Russell Procope (on 1967-11-15)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-11-15)
double bass:
Jeff Castleman (on 1967-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1967-11-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-11-15)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-11-15), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-11-15) and Russell Procope (on 1967-11-15)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-11-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-11-15) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-11-15)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-11-15), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-11-15), Herbie Jones (on 1967-11-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-11-15)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
recording of:
Intimacy of the Blues (on 1967-11-15)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:59
18Raincheck (take 6)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1967-08-30)
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-08-30) and Russell Procope (on 1967-08-30)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-08-30)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1967-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Steve Little (on 1967-08-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-08-30)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-08-30), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-08-30) and Russell Procope (on 1967-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-08-30)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-08-30) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-08-30)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-08-30), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-08-30), Herbie Jones (on 1967-08-30) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-08-30)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1967-08-30)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
recording of:
Raincheck (on 1967-08-30)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
4:38
19Raincheck (take 4)
recording of:
Raincheck (on 1967-08-30)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
5:23
20Day Dream
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-11-15) and Russell Procope (on 1967-11-15)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-11-15)
double bass:
Jeff Castleman (on 1967-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1967-11-15)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-11-15)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-11-15), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-11-15) and Russell Procope (on 1967-11-15)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-11-15)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-11-15) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-11-15)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-11-15), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-11-15), Herbie Jones (on 1967-11-15) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-11-15)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
recording of:
Day Dream (on 1967-11-15)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
4:25
21Rock Skippin’ at the Blue Note
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1967-08-30)
producer:
Brad McCuen (producer)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1967-08-30) and Russell Procope (on 1967-08-30)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1967-08-30)
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1967-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Steve Little (on 1967-08-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1967-08-30)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1967-08-30), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1967-08-30) and Russell Procope (on 1967-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1967-08-30)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1967-08-30) and Buster Cooper (on 1967-08-30)
trumpet:
Cat Anderson (on 1967-08-30), Mercer Ellington (on 1967-08-30), Herbie Jones (on 1967-08-30) and Cootie Williams (on 1967-08-30)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1967-08-30)
DJ-mixer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
recording of:
Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note (on 1967-08-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:01
24▶CD