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  • Anatomy of a Murder [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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  • Duke Ellington: Three Suites
  • Blues in Orbit
  • Recording Together for the First Time
  • First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
  • Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
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  • Will Big Bands Ever Come Back?
  • The Symphonic Ellington
  • My People
  • The Great Paris Concert [Atlantic]
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  • Concert in the Virgin Islands
  • Ella at Duke's Place
  • Orchestral Works
  • Soul Call
  • Serenade to Sweden
  • Sacred Music
  • The Popular Duke Ellington
  • Francis A. & Edward K.
  • Ella & Duke at the Côte D'Azur
  • Duke Ellington's Far East Suite
  • ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
  • Yale Concert
  • Second Sacred Concert
  • New Orleans Suite
  • Latin American Suite
  • The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
  • Togo Brava Suite
  • This One's for Blanton
  • Up in Duke's Workshop
  • Eastbourne Performance
  • Collages
  • Duke Ellington's Third Sacred Concert
  • Music Is My Mistress
  • American Songbook Series: Duke Ellington
  • Mood Indigo: Capitol Sings Duke Ellington
  • Play On [Original Broadway Cast]
  • Jazz Hits, Vol. 1
  • 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

Release Date

1972

Duration

42:33

Genre

Styles

Recording Date

April 25, 1969 - December 6, 1972

Recording Location

  • New York, NY
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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

This LP is primarily for Duke Ellington completists and scholars. Some of the performances are run-throughs of works that would soon be discarded or rewritten while others are true obscurities. Best is trumpeter Cootie Williams' feature on "Love Is Just Around the Corner" and a jam on "Blem." There are also several spots for organist Wild Bill Davis and such underfeatured Ellingtonians as trumpeter Money Johnson, Geezil Minerve (on piccolo), trombonist Malcolm Taylor, and trumpeter Fred Stone. But nothing all that essential or historic occurs and there are over 100 currently available Duke Ellington recordings that one would recommend first.

Track Listing

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Blem
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 06:55 SpotifyAmazon
2
Goof
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 03:14 SpotifyAmazon
3
Dick
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 02:57 SpotifyAmazon
4
Love Is Just Around the Corner
Lewis Gensler / Leo Robin
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 04:23 SpotifyAmazon
5
Bateau
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 05:23 SpotifyAmazon
6
Wanderlust
Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 06:26 SpotifyAmazon
7
Neo-Creole
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 03:52 SpotifyAmazon
8
Black Butterfly
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 03:40 SpotifyAmazon
9
Mendoza
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 05:43 SpotifyAmazon
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