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A Giant Among the Giants: The Best LPs 1950 to 1961 Duke Ellington

Release: 10 Mar 2015 Europe, Language: English, Status: Official
Format: CD + CD + CD + CD + CD + CD + CD + CD + CD + CD, Tracks: 152, Length: 10:3:30, Barcode: 4053796001917
Release type: Album - Compilation

Contents

CD #1
1 Cottontail 2:55
2 C Jam Blues 2:58
3 Flamingo 3:00
4 Bang-Up Blues 3:08
5 Tonk 2:59
6 Johnny Come Lately 3:01
7 In a Blue Summer Garden 4:06
8 Great Times 2:56
9 Perdido 2:57
10 Take the "A" Train 2:20
11 Oscalypso 2:44
12 Blues for Blanton 2:39
13 Skin Deep 6:49
14 The Mooche 6:36
15 Take the "A" Train 8:02
16 A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) 13:48
17 Perdido 8:23
CD #2
1 In a Sentimental Mood 2:33
2 Things Ain’t What They Used to Be 2:58
3 Reflections in D 3:37
4 Who Knows? 2:39
5 Melancholia 3:23
6 All Too Soon 3:09
7 Prelude to a Kiss 3:05
8 B Sharp Blues 2:48
9 Passion Flower 3:06
10 Janet 2:15
11 Retrospection 3:59
12 Dancers in Love 1:59
13 Alice Blue Gown 3:03
14 Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 2:53
15 Got a Date With an Angel 2:28
16 Poor Butterfly 3:42
17 Satan Takes a Holiday 3:16
18 The Peanut Vendor 3:31
19 Satin Doll 3:51
20 Lady in Red 2:49
21 Indian Love Call 3:39
22 The Donkey Serenade 2:14
23 Gyspy Love Song 3:58
24 Laugh, Clown, Laugh 3:00
CD #3
1 Such Sweet Thunder 3:17
2 Sonnet for Caesar 3:01
3 Sonnet to Hank Cinq 1:22
4 Lady Mac 3:43
5 Sonnet in Search of a Moor 2:22
6 The Telecasters 3:03
7 Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down) 3:08
8 Sonnet for Sister Kate 2:24
9 The Star-Crossed Lovers 4:02
10 Madness in Great Ones 3:24
11 Half the Fun (Also Known as "Lately") 4:20
12 Circle of Fourths 1:49
13 Part I 8:14
14 Part II 6:13
15 Part III (aka Light) 6:25
16 Part IV (aka Come Sunday) 7:58
17 Part V (aka Come Sunday) 3:45
18 Part VI (23rd Psalm) 3:04
CD #4
1 Main Title / Anatomy of a Murder 3:52
2 Flirtibird 2:13
3 Way Early Subtone 4:00
4 Hero to Zero 2:14
5 Low Key Lightly 3:40
6 Happy Anatomy (Band-Movie version) 2:31
7 Midnight Indigo 2:43
8 Almost Cried (studio) 2:28
9 Sunswept Sunday 1:54
10 Grace Valse 2:30
11 Happy Anatomy (P.I. Five version) 1:26
12 Upper and Outest 2:24
13 Morning Mood 4:23
14 In the Hall of the Mountain King 2:34
15 Solvejg's Song 3:59
16 Ase’s Death 3:49
17 Anitra’s Dance 2:56
18 Misfit Blues 4:07
19 Schwiphti 3:03
20 Zweet Zurzday 3:50
21 Lay-By 4:53
CD #5
1 Happy Go Lucky Local 3:00
2 What Am I Here For 4:06
3 Medley: Inda Dukish / Rockin’ in Rhythm 5:52
4 Perdido 6:50
5 I’m Beginning to See the Light 2:08
6 Midriff 4:29
7 It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 4:27
8 Main Stem 4:15
9 Take the "A" Train 5:33
CD #6
1 Hey Baby 3:48
2 Sophisticated Lady 3:00
3 Me and You 2:31
4 Passion Flower 4:35
5 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 2:40
6 It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 2:54
7 Grievin’ 4:10
8 Blue Rose 2:24
9 I’m Checking Out - Goombye 3:12
10 I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) 3:10
11 Mood Indigo 6:30
CD #7
1 Duke’s Place 5:07
2 I’m Just a Lucky So and So 3:13
3 Cottontail 3:48
4 Mood Indigo 4:02
5 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me 2:41
6 The Beautiful American 3:11
7 Black and Tan Fantasy 4:04
8 Drop Me Off in Harlem 3:55
9 The Mooche 3:46
10 In a Mellowtone 3:53
11 Battle Royal 5:36
12 To You 3:56
13 Take the "A" Train 3:48
14 Corner Pocket (aka "Until I Met You") 4:56
15 Wild Man (aka "Wild Man Moore") 6:24
16 Segue in C 8:23
17 B D B 4:45
18 Jumpin’ at the Woodside 3:13
CD #8
1 Just Scratchin’ the Surface 6:44
2 El Gato 4:18
3 Happy Reunion 3:05
4 Multicolored Blue 5:38
5 Princess Blue 10:39
6 Jazz Festival Jazz 7:22
7 Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool 7:01
8 Juniflip 3:49
9 Prima Bara Dubla 5:43
10 Hi Fi Fo Fum 5:54
CD #9
1 A Drum Is a Woman 3:35
2 Rhythm Pum Te Dum 2:54
3 What Else Can You Do With a Drum 1:51
4 New Orleans 2:31
5 Hey, Buddy Bolden 4:51
6 Carribee Joe 3:24
7 Congo Square 5:26
8 A Drum Is a Woman, Part 2 2:48
9 You Better Know It 2:45
10 Madam Zajj 3:44
11 Ballet of the Flying Saucers 4:38
12 Zajj’s Dream 3:07
13 Rhumbop 2:11
14 Carribee Joe, Part 2 3:05
15 Finale 0:42
CD #10
1 Stompy Jones 6:39
2 Squeeze Me 4:38
3 Big Shoe 5:36
4 Going Up 4:53
5 Just a Memory 5:54
6 Let’s Fall in Love 6:49
7 Ruint 2:34
8 Bend One 3:00
9 You Need to Rock 5:51

Links (2)

ASIN

  1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R5AI5JQ

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/release/11357708