Duke At His Very Best - Legendary Works Artist: Duke Ellington Format: CD New: Not in stock $53.99 Unavailable Wish Formats and Editions DISC: 1 1. Jack the Bear 2. Ko-Ko 3. Morning Glory 4. Conga Brava 5. Concerto for Cootie 6. Cotton Tail 7. Never No Lament 8. Dusk 9. Bojangles (A Portrait of Bill Robinson) 10. A Portrait of Bert Williams 11. Blue Goose 12. Harlem Air-Shaft 13. All Too Soon 14. Rumpus in Richmond 15. Sepia Panorama 16. In a Mellotone 17. Warm Valley 18. Across the Track Blues 19. Chloe (Song of the Swamp) 20. The Sidewalks of New York 21. Take the 'A' Train 22. Blue Serge 23. Jumpin' Punkins 24. John Hardy's Wife 25. After All 26. Are You Sticking? 27. Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin' 28. The Giddybug Gallop 29. Chocolate Shake 30. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 31. Clementine 32. Jump for Joy 33. Five O'Clock Drag 34. Rocks in My Bed 35. Bli-Blip 36. Chelsea Bridge 37. Raincheck 38. I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got 39. Perdido 40. C Jam Blues 41. Moon Mist 42. What Am I Here For? 43. I Don't Mind 44. Someone 45. Main Stem 46. Johnny Come Lately 47. Sentimental Lady 48. You, You Darlin' 49. So Far, So Good 50. Me And You 51. At A Dixie Roadside Diner 52. My Greatest Mistake 53. There Shall Be No Night 54. Five O'clock Whistle 55. The Flaming Sword 56. I Never Felt This Way Before 57. Flamingo 58. The Girl In My Dreams (Tries To Look Like You) 59. Bakiff 60. The Brown-Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown) 61. Moon Over Cuba 62. What Good Would It Do? 63. My Little Brown Book 64. Hayfoot Strawfoot 65. A Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship) 66. Sherman Shuffle 67. Pitter Panther Patter 68. Body And Soul 69. Sophisticated Lady 70. Mr. J.B. Blues 71. Good Queen Bess 72. Day Dream 73. That's The Blues, Old Man 74. Junior Hop 75. Without A Song 76. My Sunday Gal 77. Mobile Bay 78. Linger Awhile 79. Charlie The Chulo 80. Lament For Javanette 81. A Lull At Dawn 82. Ready Eddy 83. Some Saturday 84. Subtle Slough 85. Menelik (The Lion Of Judah) 86. Poor Bubber 87. Squaty Roo 88. Passion Flower 89. Things Ain't What They Used To Be 90. Goin' Out The Back Way 91. Brown Suede 92. Noir Bleu 93. 'C' Blues - June More Info: Realise par Alain Pailler et Tony Baldwin, ce coffret 4 CD a beneficie d'une restauration particulierement meticuleuse qui permet d'apprecier le Duke Ellington Orchestra en son age d'or comme si vous y etiez. Ces sessions legendaires des annees 1940-1942 incluent les plus grands classiques ellingtoniens, arranges de main de maître par le Duke comme par son bras droit Billy Strayhorn : de Ko-Ko a Take The 'A' Train, Perdido ou Harlem Air-Shaft. en outre, on y retrouve, a leur meilleur, certains des monstres sacres de la Swing Era : Cootie Williams ou Ray Nance (trompette), Rex Stewart (cornet), Joe Nanton et Lawrence Brown ou bien encore Barney Bigard (clarinette), Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster et Harry Carney (saxophones) ainsi que le jeune contrebassiste prodige Jimmy Blanton. Des enregistrements essentiels de l'histoire du jazz. Patrick FReMEAUXThis 4-CD set was produced by Alain Pailler and Tony Baldwin from meticulously restored originals that let you relive the Duke Ellington Orchestra's golden age as though you were right there. These legendary 1940-1942 sessions include Ellington classics such as Ko-Ko, Take The 'A' Train, Perdido and Harlem Air-Shaft, masterfully arranged by the Duke himself and his right-hand man Billy Strayhorn. The set prominently features several Swing Era giants at their very peak: Cootie Williams and Ray Nance on trumpets; cornettist Rex Stewart; trombone players Joe Nanton and Lawrence Brown; Barney Bigard on clarinet; Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster and Harry Carney on saxophones, plus the brilliant young doublebass prodigy Jimmy Blanton. It's a milestone in jazz history and makes essential listening.Patrick FremeauxCD1 : JACK THE BEAR - KO-KO - MORNING GLORY - CONGA BRAVA - CONCERTO FOR COOTIE - COTTON TAIL - NEVER NO LAMENT - DUSK - BOJANGLES (A PORTRAIT OF BILL ROBINSON) - A PORTRAIT OF BERT WILLIAMS - BLUE GOOSE - HARLEM AIR-SHAFT - ALL TOO SOON - RUMPUS IN RICHMOND - SEPIA PANORAMA - IN A MELLOTONE - WARM VALLEY - ACROSS THE TRACK BLUES - CHLOe (SONG OF THE SWAMP) - THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK - TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN - BLUE SERGE - JUMPIN' PUNKINS. CD2 : JOHN HARDY'S WIFE - AFTER ALL - ARE YOU STICKING? - JUST A-SETTIN' AND A-ROCKIN' - THE GIDDYBUG GALLOP - CHOCOLATE SHAKE - I GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN't GOOD) - CLEMENTINE - JUMP FOR JOY - FIVE O'CLOCK DRAG - ROCKS IN MY BED - BLI-BLIP - CHELSEA BRIDGE - RAINCHECK - I DON't KNOW WHAT KIND OF BLUES I GOT - PERDIDO - C JAM BLUES - MOON MIST - WHAT AM I HERE FOR? - I DON't MIND - SOMEONE - MAIN STEM - JOHNNY COME LATELY - SENTIMENTAL LADY. CD 3 : YOU, YOU DARLIN' - SO FAR, SO GOOD - ME AND YOU - AT A DIXIE ROADSIDE DINER - MY GREATEST MISTAKE - THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT - FIVE O'CLOCK WHISTLE - THE FLAMING SWORD - I NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE - FLAMINGO - THE GIRL IN MY DREAMS (TRIES TO LOOK LIKE YOU) - BAKIFF - THE BROWN-SKIN GAL (IN THE CALICO GOWN) - MOON OVER CUBA - WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO? - MY LITTLE BROWN BOOK - HAYFOOT STRAWFOOT - A SLIP OF THE LIP (CAN SINK A SHIP) - SHERMAN SHUFFLE - PITTER PANTHER PATTER - BODY AND SOUL - SOPHISTICATED LADY - MR. J.B. BLUES. CD4 : GOOD QUEEN BESS - DAY DREAM - THAT'S THE BLUES, OLD MAN - JUNIOR HOP - WITHOUT A SONG - MY SUNDAY GAL - MOBILE BAY - LINGER AWHILE - CHARLIE THE CHULO - LAMENT FOR JAVANETTE - A LULL AT DAWN - READY EDDY - SOME SATURDAY - SUBTLE SLOUGH - MENELIK (THE LION OF JUDAH) - POOR BUBBER - SQUATY ROO - PASSION FLOWER - THINGS AIN't WHAT THEY USED TO BE - GOIN' OUT THE BACK WAY - BROWN SUEDE - NOIR BLEU - 'C' BLUES - JUNE.DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : ALAIN PAILLER, TONY BALDWIN