Original Album Series

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

Annotation

5 CD box set of albums originally released cfrom 1963 through 1966

Annotation last modified on 2015-06-25 16:58 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Jazz Violin Session
2▼CD: Will Big Bands Ever Come Back?
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1Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
3:31
2Smoke Rings
recording of:
Smoke Rings
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Gene Gifford
2:56
3Artistry in Rhythm
recording of:
Artistry in Rhythm
composer:
Stan Kenton
3:21
4The Waltz You Saved for Me
recording of:
The Waltz You Saved for Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Emil Flindt and Wayne King
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
2:32
5Woodchopper's Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:18
6Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
2:32
7When It's Sleepy Time Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc., Otis Rene Publication and Sherwin Music (publisher)
3:20
8One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
7:21
9Goodbye
recording of:
Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:08
10Sleep, Sleep, Sleep
2:49
11Rhapsody in Blue
engineer:
Fred Christie (task: original new york engineer) and Richard Mays (task: original new york engineer)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams
solo performer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) and Johnny Hodges
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
instrumental recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (on 1962-12-20)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
4:52
12Don't Get Around Much Anymore
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
2:35
3▶CD: Mary Poppins
4▶CD: Ellington '65
5▶CD: Ellington '66