40 Great Jazz Performances

Tracklist

• CD 1: Take the "A" Train
• 1
  Take the "A" Train (Stayhorn)
  3:02
• 2
  Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Ellington-Russell)
  1:40
• 3
  Everything Goes (Anderson)
  4:55
• 4
  Blue Lou (Sampson-Mills)
  3:14
• 5
  Tip Toe Topic (Ellington)
  2:05
• 6
  Passion Flower (Strayhorn)
  3:33
• 7
  Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington) Mood Indigo (Ellington-Begard) Sophisticated Lady
  5:41
• 8
  Frisky (Ellington-Hodges)
  2:03
• 9
  Pretty Woman (Ellington)
  2:46
• 10
  Tea for Two (Caesar-Youmans)
  1:52
• 11
  Frustration (Ellington)
  3:41
• 12
  Ring Dem Bells (Ellington - Mills)
  2:16
• CD 2: How High the Moon
• 1
  How High the Moon
  2:30
• 2
  Just You, Just Me
  3:53
• 3
  Indian Summer
  3:00
• 4
  The Surburbanite
  2:34
• 5
  Rockin'in in Rhythm
  5:21
• 6
  Satin Doll
  3:52
• 7
  Swamp Fire
  3:06
• 8
  Caravan
  2:49
• 9
  Just Squeeze Me
  3:28
• 10
  In a Jam
  3:19
• 11
  Moon Mist
  3:22
• 12
  The Unbooted Character
  3:31
• 13
  Rugged Romeo
  3:06
• 14
  Medley: Prelude to a Kiss / I'm Just a Lucky So-N-So / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart / Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
  4:32
• CD 3: Perido
• 1
  Perdido (Drake/Lengsfelder/Tizol)
  2:23
• 2
  On the Alamo (Kahn/Lyons/Jones)
  2:16
• 3
  Ko Ko (Ellington)
  2:15
• 4
  The Mooche (Ellington/Mills)
  4:03
• 5
  Tootie for Cootie (Ellington)
  6:33
• 6
  Cotton Tail (Ellington)
  2:52
• 7
  Primpin' at the Prom (Ellington)
  3:07
• 8
  Jam With Sam (Ellington)
  3:09
• 9
  One O'Clock Jump (Basie)
  5:38
• 10
  Crosstown (Hodges)
  2:49
• 11
  Double Ruff (Strayhorn)
  2:51
• 12
  Rose of the Rio Grande (Leslie/Warren/Gorman)
  2:25
• 13
  Rockabye River (Ellington)
  2:52
• 14
  Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen - Mercer)
  2:45

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Release credits

• Al Sears
  tenor saxophone [1]
• Bernard Flood
  trumpet [1]
• Claude Jones
  trombone [1], valve trombone [1]
• Duke Ellington
  piano [1]
• Francis Williams
  trumpet [1]
• Fred Guy
  guitar [1]
• Harry Carney
  baritone saxophone [1], reeds [1]
• Jimmy Hamilton
  clarinet [1], reeds [1], tenor saxophone [1]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [1]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [1]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [1]
• Oscar Pettiford
  double bass [1]
• Otto Hardwick
  alto saxophone [1]
• Shelton "Scad" Hemphill
  trumpet [1]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Taft Jordan
  trumpet [1]
• Wilbur de Paris
  trombone [1]
• William “Cat” Anderson
  trumpet [1]
• Show all credits (18)

Issues

• 4
  40 Great Jazz Performances

  3x CD
  1990