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Duke Ellington: Ellington Uptown
by Jim Santella
Ellington Uptown was originally released in 1951; several reissues have appeared since. This year’s reissue includes bonus tracks. While the original—with Clark Terry and Louie Bellson, but without Johnny Hodges—has been viewed with contrasting opinions over the years, it remains solid Ellingtonian swing with an emphasis on individual artists. Bellson, Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Betty Roche, Cat ...
Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington
by AAJ Staff
John Edward Hasse Da Capo Press, 1995 ISBN: 0306806142 Where do you start with Duke Ellington?When Duke launched his career, his contemporaries included James P. Johnson, Fletcher Henderson and a fresh-on-the-scene Louis Armstrong. When he wrapped things up in 1974, the rock/jazz flirtations of Weather Report and Return Forever were ...
Reminiscing in Tempo: A Portrait of Duke Ellington
by AAJ Staff
By Stuart Nicholson Northeastern University Press 1999 ISBN-55553-380-8 “Reminiscing in Tempo" is not the definitive biography we might have expected in Ellington's centenary, but it's a valuable book nonetheless.Nicholson, the author of books on Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, has taken the oral biography route. It can be ...
Duke Ellington: Far East Suite
by Kurt Gottschalk
Duke Ellington's Far East Suite has never enjoyed the accolades lauded upon some of the Maestro's other major works. Black, Brown and Beige and Such Sweet Thunder are in the Ellington canon; Far East, it seems, was left behind.That may be due to its dated Orientalism. It was recorded in 1966, a strange few ...
Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
Label: Bluebird
Released: 2003
Track listing: Disc 1: 1. You, You Darlin' 2. Jack The Bear 3. Ko-Ko 4. Morning Glory 5. So Far, So Good 6.
Conga Brava 7. Concerto For Cootie 8. Me And You 9. Cotton Tail 10. Never No Lament 11. Dusk
12. Bojangles 13. A Portrait Of Bert Williams 14. Blue Goose 15. Harlem Air-Shaft 16. At A Dixie
Roadside Diner 17. All Too Soon 18. Rumpus In Richmond 19. My Greatest Mistake 20. Sepia
Panorama 21. There Shall Be No Night 22. In A Mellotone 23. Five O'Clock Whistle 24. The
Flaming Sword 25. Warm Valley. Disc 2: 1. Across The Track Blues 2. Chloe (Song Of The
Swamp) 3. I Never Felt This Way Before 4. The Sidewalks Of New York 5. Flamingo 6. The Girl In
My Dreams Tries To Look Like You 7. Take The 'A' Train 8. Jumpin' Punkins 9. John Hardy's Wife
10. Blue Serge 11. After All 12. Bakiff 13. Are You Sticking? 14. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' 15.
The Giddybug Gallup 16. Pitter Panther Patter 17. Body And Soul 18. Sophisticated Lady 19. Mr.
J.B. Blues 20. Ko-Ko 21. Bojangles 22. Sepia Panorama 23. Jumpin' Punkins 24. Jump For Joy.
Disc 3: 1. Chocolate Shake 2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3. Clementine 4. The Brown-Skin
Gal (In The Calico Gown) 5. Jump For Joy 6. Moon Over Cuba 7. Five O'Clock Drag 8. Rocks In
My Bed 9. Bli-Blip 10. Raincheck 11. What Good Would It Do? 12. I Don't Know What Kind Of
Blues I Got 13. Chelsea Bridge 14. Perdido 15. The 'C' Jam Blues 16. Moon Mist 17. What Am I
Here For? 18. I Don't Mind 19. Someone 20. My Little Brown Book 21. Main Stem 22. Johnny
Come Lately 23. Hayfoot, Strawfoot 24. Sentimental Lady 25. A Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship)
26. Sherman Shuffle.
Never No Lament: The Blanton/Webster Band
Label: RCA Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. You, You Darlin' 3:20
2. Jack the Bear 3:17
3. Ko-Ko 2:43
4. Morning Glory 3:18
5. So Far, So Good 2:53
6. Conga Brava 2:59
7. Concerto for Cootie 3:20
8. Me and You 2:55
9. Cotton Tail 3:13
10. Never No Lament 3:19
11. Dusk 3:21
12. Bojangles 2:54
13. A Portrait of Bert Williams 3:10
14. Blue Goose 3:23
15. Harlem Air-Shaft 3:00
16. At a Dixie Roadside Diner 2:49
17. All Too Soon 3:31
18. Rumpus in Richmond 2:50
19. My Greatest Mistake 3:27
20. Sepia Panorama 3:25
21. There Shall Be No Night 3:13
22. In a Mellotone 3:17
23. Five O'Clock Whistle 3:19
24. The Flaming Sword 3:09
25. Warm Valley 3:21
26. Across the Track Blues 3:01
27. Chloe (Song of the Swamp) 3:27
28. I Never Felt This Way Before 3:33
29. The Sidewalks of New York 3:15
30. Flamingo 3:24
31. The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like... 3:20
32. Take the "A" Train 2:57
33. Jumpin' Punkins 3:34
34. John Hardy's Wife 3:30
35. Blue Serge 3:23
36. After All 3:23
37. Bakiff 3:26
38. Are You Sticking? 3:06
39. Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' 3:36
40. The Giddybug Gallop 3:36
41. Pitter Panther Patter 3:03
42. Body and Soul 3:11
43. Sophisticated Lady 2:47
44. Mr. J.B. Blues 3:09
45. Ko-Ko [alternate take] 2:40
46. Bojangles [alternate take] 2:46
47. Sepia Panorama [alternate take] 3:24
48. Jumpin' Punkins [alternate take] 3:42
49. Jump for Joy [alternate take] 2:56
50. Chocolate Shake 2:56
51. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3:21
52. Clementine 3:01
53. The Brown-Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown) (Ellington/Webster) - 3:11
54. Jump for Joy 2:54
55. Moon Over Cuba 3:15
56. Five O'Clock Drag 3:14
57. Rocks in My Bed 3:09
58. Bli-Blip 3:07
59. Raincheck 2:32
60. What Good Would It Do? (James/Pepper) - 2:48
61. I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got 3:17
62. Chelsea Bridge 2:56
63. Perdido 3:10
64. The "C" Jam Blues 2:39
65. Moon Mist 3:00
66. What Am I Here For? 3:27
67. I Don't Mind 2:51
68. Someone 3:10
69. My Little Brown Book 3:14
70. Main Stem 2:51
71. Johnny Come Lately 2:43
72. Hayfoot, Strawfoot 2:36
73. Sentimental Lady 3:04
74. A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship) 2:58
75. Sherman Shuffle 2:38
Masterpieces By Ellington
Label: Columbia Records
Released: 1951
Track listing: Mood Indigo; Sophisticated Lady; The Tattooed Bride; Solitude; Vagabonds; Smada; Rock-Skippin.
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