Masterpieces 1926-1949

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

Annotation

Individual barcodes:

CD 1: 604988919721
CD 2: 604988919820
CD 3: 604988919929 (?)
CD 4: 604988920024

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-02 19:02 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Mood Indigo
2▼CD: In a Sentimental Mood
#TitleRatingLength
1Slippery Horn
recording of:
Slippery Horn (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:08
2Drop Me Off at Harlem
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1933-02-17)
banjo and guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1933-02-17)
double bass [bass]:
Wellman Braud (on 1933-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1933-02-17)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1933-02-17)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1933-02-17), Harry Carney (on 1933-02-17) and Johnny Hodges (on 1933-02-17)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1933-02-17) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1933-02-17)
trumpet:
Freddy Jenkins (on 1933-02-17), Arthur Whetsel (on 1933-02-17) and Cootie Williams (on 1933-02-17)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1933-02-17)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1933-02-17)
recorded at:
American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1933-02-17)
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem (on 1933-02-17)
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
3:00
3Daybreak Express
2:57
4Delta Serenade
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1934-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1934-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1934-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1934-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1934-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1934-01-09), Otto Hardwick (on 1934-01-09) and Johnny Hodges (on 1934-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1934-01-09)
trumpet:
Louis Bacon (on 1934-01-09), Freddy Jenkins (on 1934-01-09), Arthur Whetsel (on 1934-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1934-01-09)
recording of:
Delta Serenade (on 1934-01-09)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:19
5Stompy Jones
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-01-09)
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1934-01-09), Otto Hardwick (on 1934-01-09) and Johnny Hodges (on 1934-01-09)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1934-01-09)
bass saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1934-01-09)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1934-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1934-01-09) and Johnny Hodges (on 1934-01-09)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1934-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1934-01-09)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1934-01-09)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1934-01-09)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1934-01-09), Harry Carney (on 1934-01-09), Otto Hardwick (on 1934-01-09) and Johnny Hodges (on 1934-01-09)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1934-01-09)
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1934-01-09)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1934-01-09) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1934-01-09)
trumpet:
Louis Bacon (on 1934-01-09), Freddy Jenkins (on 1934-01-09), Arthur Whetsel (on 1934-01-09) and Cootie Williams (on 1934-01-09)
recording of:
Stompy Jones (on 1934-01-09)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:05
6Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (in 1934)
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.
3:33
7Blue Feeling
3:13
8Saddest Tale
recording of:
Saddest Tale (in 1934)
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:20
9Moonglow
recording of:
Moonglow (in 1934)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
3:09
10In a Sentimental Mood
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (in 1935)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
3:19
11Showboat Shuffle
3:05
12Reminiscing in Tempo, Parts 1-4
12:35
13Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto)
3:12
14Echos of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto)
recording of:
Echoes of Harlem (in 1936)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:04
15Black Butterfly
recording of:
Black Butterfly (in 1936)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:58
16Caravan
recording of:
Caravan (in 1937)
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)
3:09
17Azure
recording of:
Azure (in 1937)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
3:03
18Diminuendo in Blue
recording of:
Diminuendo in Blue (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:48
19Crescendo in Blue
recording of:
Crescendo in Blue (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
3:21
20Steppin' Into Swing Society
3:06
21Lost in Meditation
recording of:
Lost in Meditation (in 1938)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Lou Singer (pianist), Irving Mills and Juan Tizol
2:46
3▶CD: Ko-Ko
4▶CD: Take the "A" Train