Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

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  • American Songbook Series: Duke Ellington
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  • Duke Ellington: Queenie Pie
  • Paris Blues [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
  • Assault On a Queen [Music from the Motion Picture]
  • That's Life: Nicole Herzog Meets Don Menza

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1996

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Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

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AllMusic Review by Michael G. Nastos

Vol. 2 of Duke Ellington's "hits" from the Charly reissue label is an interesting collection of many well-known selections not included on the initial compilation, but also features quite a few obscure pieces. Among the 20 tracks are all-time favorites all lovers of Duke know: "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo," "Black & Tan Fantasy," "The Mooche," "Ring Dem Bells," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Drop Me Off in Harlem," and "Warm Valley" are here. The pieces "Creole Rhapsody," "Slippery Horn," "Hyde Park," and "Country Gal," among others, might throw you for a loop, but they are interesting choices and make this CD one to seek out unless you are a completist and already have them. Both Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 combined provide a good beginner's retrospective of Ellington in the first half of his lengthy career, and at an affordable price to boot.

Track Listing

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington 02:53 Amazon
2
Black and Tan Fantasy
Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington 03:19 Amazon
3
The Mooche
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Duke Ellington 03:14 Amazon
4
Ring Dem Bells
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Duke Ellington 02:53 Amazon
5
Doin' the Voom Voom
Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley
Duke Ellington 03:14 Amazon
6
Creole Rhapsody, Pts. 1 & 2
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 08:28 Amazon
7
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Duke Ellington 03:12 Amazon
8
Slippery Horn
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 03:17 Amazon
9
Merry-Go-Round
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Duke Ellington 02:51 Amazon
10
Drop Me off in Harlem
Duke Ellington / Nick A. Kenny
Duke Ellington 03:00 Amazon
11
Hyde Park
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 02:57 Amazon
12
Showboat Shuffle
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 03:05 Amazon
13
Stompy Jones
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 03:04 Amazon
14
Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto)
Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 03:11 Amazon
15
In a Jam
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 03:00 Amazon
16
Harmony in Harlem
Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges / Irving Mills
Duke Ellington 03:10 Amazon
17
Stepping into Swing Society
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Henry Nemo
Duke Ellington 03:05 Amazon
18
The Gal from Joe's
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Duke Ellington 02:59 Amazon
19
Country Gal
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 02:58 Amazon
20
Warm Valley
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 03:23 Amazon
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