The Ellington Era, Volume One: 1927–1940

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

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
C1Lightin’
3:04
C2Ducky Wucky
2:55
C3Blue Ramble
3:22
C4Drop Me Off in Harlem
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
2:44
C5Bundle of Blues
3:12
C6Saddest Tale
recording of:
Saddest Tale
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:14
C7Slippery Horn
recording of:
Slippery Horn
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:13
C8Harlem Speaks
recording of:
Harlem Speaks
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:13
D1Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
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.
3:06
D2Merry‐Go‐Round
3:05
D3Clarinet Lament
3:10
D4Echoes of Harlem
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:10
D5In a Jam
3:15
D6Rose of the Rio Grande
recording of:
Rose of the Rio Grande
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ross Gorman and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:52
D7Harmony in Harlem
3:01
D8Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:58
3▶12" Vinyl