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Storyville Records, based in Copenhagen, have now completed the Herculean task of re-releasing all the Duke Ellington Treasury Show albums on CD. These are recordings of broadcasts made for the US Treasury Department from 1945 to 1953, to promote the sale of war bonds, often with plugs by Ellington himself, a staunch patriot. Volume 25 is ...

The Treasury Shows, Vol. 24

Label: Storyville Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: CD1: Take The A Train; Harlem Air Shaft; Creole Love Call; C Jam Blues; Is It A Sin?; Just A-Settin’ And A-Rockin’; Moonlight Fiesta; The Hawk Talks; Satin Doll; Take The A Train; Blue Jean Beguine; Boo Dah; Cocktails For Two; Nothin’ Nothin’ Baby; Jump For Joy; Perdido; Blue Moon; Satin Doll; Take The A Train; Concerto For Cootie; Johnny Come Lately; My Heart Tells Me; Blue Skies; Things Ain’t What They Used To Be. CD2: Take The A Train; Caravan; I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart; Bond Promo; The Hawk Talks; Come On Home; Flamingo; Bond Promo; Jump For Joy; Satin Doll; Take The A Train; Take The A Train; The Tattooed Bride; Bond Promo; Nothin’ Nothin’ Baby; Rock Skippin’ At The Blue Note; Just Squeeze Me; Ting-A-Ling; Satin Doll.

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW November 21, 2017

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: The Treasury Shows, Vol. 24

The early 1950s were a worrying time for Duke Ellington. Musical tastes were changing and big bands were going out of business. Ellington was nervous. “I like to keep a band so I can write and hear the music next day," he said, “The only way you can do that is to pay the band and ...

Rotterdam 1969

Label: Storyville Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: Take The A Train (theme) and C Jam Blues; Kinda Dukish and Rockin’ In Rhythm; Take The A Train (full version); Up Jump; La Plus Belle Africaine; Come Off The Veldt; El Gato (The Cat); Black Butterfly; Things Ain’t What They Used To Be; Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; Medley 1 – Caravan, Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady; Medley 2 – Making That Scene, It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing, Be Cool And Groovy For Me; Satin Doll; R.T.M; In Triplicate into Satin Doll.

Duke Ellington's Treasury Shows - Vol. 21

Label: Storyville Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: CD1: Take The A Train; Caravan; Sono; Laughin’ On The Outside; The Blues; Teardrops In The Rain; I’m Just A Lucky So And So; Metronome All Out; Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’; One O’Clock Jump; Things Ain’t What They Used To Be; Ko-Ko. CD2: Take The A Train; Jump For Joy; A Gathering In A Clearing; Come Rain Or Come Shine; Suddenly It Jumped; Medley – Black And Tan Fantasy, In A Sentimental Mood, Mood Indigo, I’m Beginning To See The Light, Sophisticated Lady, Caravan, Solitude, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; Passion Flower; Just You, Just Me; You Don’t Love Me No More; Unbooted Character; Cotton Tail; Swing Shifters Swing; Altitude (Main Stem).

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW August 11, 2016

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: Duke Ellington's Treasury Shows - Vol. 21

This volume of the Duke Ellington Treasury Shows commemorates the death on July 20 1946 of Joe “Tricky Sam" Nanton, one of the founding fathers of the band's early “jungle" sound that helped make its name at the Cotton Club. Nanton was the first musician to die with Ellington and the leader--a highly superstitious man--took it ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW February 7, 2016

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: Rotterdam 1969

Right up to the end Duke Ellington maintained an ability to surprise lesser mortals with his impish wit. In 1969 he visited the White House to celebrate his 70th birthday and kissed President Richard Nixon on the cheek four times. When Nixon asked why four times, Ellington replied, “One for each cheek." Tricky ...

The Treasury Shows, Volume 19