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

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

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1All Day Long
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:
All Day Long (on 1967-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:59
2Lotus Blossom (take 1)
recording of:
Lotus Blossom (on 1967-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:56
3Lotus Blossom
recording of:
Lotus Blossom (on 1967-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
4:58
4Smada (take 3)
recording of:
Smada (on 1967-08-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:21
5Smada (take 4)
recording of:
Smada (on 1967-08-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:21
6Midriff
recording of:
Midriff (on 1967-08-30)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
4:36
7My Little Brown Book
recording of:
My Little Brown Book (on 1967-08-30)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
4:13
8Acht O’Clock Rock
recording of:
Acht O'Clock Rock (on 1967-11-15)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:26
9The Piano Player
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1973-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Quentin White (on 1973-12-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1973-12-01)
2:57
10Creole Love Call
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1973-12-01)
live recording of:
Creole Love Call (on 1973-12-01)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:29
11Don’t You Know I Care
live recording of:
Don’t You Know I Care? (on 1973-12-01)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
4:31
12I Can’t Get Started With You
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1973-12-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
5:53
13New York, New York
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1973-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Quentin White (on 1973-12-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1973-12-01)
reeds:
Harold Ashby (on 1973-12-01), Harry Carney (on 1973-12-01) and Russell Procope (on 1973-12-01)
tenor saxophone:
Percy Marion (on 1973-12-01)
trombone:
Art Baron (on 1973-12-01)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1973-12-01), Mercer Ellington (on 1973-12-01), Barry Lee Hall (American Jazz Trumpet player) (on 1973-12-01) and Harold "Money" Johnson (on 1973-12-01)
woodwind:
Harold "Geezil" Minerve (on 1973-12-01)
3:01
14Pitter Panther Patter
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1973-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Quentin White (on 1973-12-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1973-12-01)
2:28
15How High the Moon
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1973-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Quentin White (on 1973-12-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1973-12-01)
reeds:
Harold Ashby (on 1973-12-01), Harry Carney (on 1973-12-01) and Russell Procope (on 1973-12-01)
tenor saxophone:
Percy Marion (on 1973-12-01)
trombone:
Art Baron (on 1973-12-01)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1973-12-01), Mercer Ellington (on 1973-12-01), Barry Lee Hall (American Jazz Trumpet player) (on 1973-12-01) and Harold "Money" Johnson (on 1973-12-01)
woodwind:
Harold "Geezil" Minerve (on 1973-12-01)
live recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1973-12-01)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:18
16Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1973-12-01)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:59
17Tiger Rag
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version) (on 1973-12-01)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
3:50
18Soso
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1973-12-01)
drums (drum set):
Quentin White (on 1973-12-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1973-12-01)
reeds:
Harold Ashby (on 1973-12-01), Harry Carney (on 1973-12-01) and Russell Procope (on 1973-12-01)
tenor saxophone:
Percy Marion (on 1973-12-01)
trombone:
Art Baron (on 1973-12-01)
trumpet:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1973-12-01), Mercer Ellington (on 1973-12-01), Barry Lee Hall (American Jazz Trumpet player) (on 1973-12-01) and Harold "Money" Johnson (on 1973-12-01)
woodwind:
Harold "Geezil" Minerve (on 1973-12-01)
3:43
19Meditation
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1973-12-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1973-12-01)
live recording of:
Meditation (on 1973-12-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:24
20Mecuria, the Lion
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1973-12-01)
4:01