A Portrait of Duke Ellington

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Take the "A" Train
  2:56
• 2
  Black Beauty
  3:10
• 3
  The Mooche
  3:17
• 4
  Don't Get Around Much Any More (Never No Lament)
  3:18
• 5
  I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
  3:05
• 6
  I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
  3:19
• 7
  Caravan
  2:39
• 8
  Old Man Blues
  3:05
• 9
  Solitude
  2:58
• 10
  Hot and Bothered
  3:16
• 11
  Creole Love Call
  3:12
• 12
  "C" Jam Blues
  2:40
• 13
  Perdido
  3:11
• 14
  Cotton Tail
  3:11
• 15
  Black and Tan Fantasy
  3:26
• 16
  Chelsea Bridge
  2:56
• 17
  Tiger Rag
  5:40
• 18
  Jump for Joy
  2:56
• 19
  Moon Over Dixie
  2:56
• 20
  Moon Mist
  3:00
• 21
  I'm Beginning to See the Light
  3:15
• 22
  What Am I Here For?
  3:27
• 23
  Johnny Come Lately
  2:40
• CD 2
• 1
  Mood Indigo
  2:53
• 2
  East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
  3:36
• 3
  Cotton Club Stomp
  2:57
• 4
  Sophisticated Lady
  3:43
• 5
  In a Sentimental Mood
  3:19
• 6
  Ring Dem Bells
  2:58
• 7
  Take It Easy
  2:39
• 8
  Saratoga Swing
  2:47
• 9
  The Dicty Glide
  3:05
• 10
  Prelude to a Kiss
  2:59
• 11
  The Sheik of Araby
  2:59
• 12
  Rockin' in Rhythm
  2:54
• 13
  Conga Brava
  2:58
• 14
  The Blues I Love to Sing
  3:05
• 15
  Jubilee Stomp
  2:36
• 16
  St. Louis Blues
  4:31
• 17
  Misty Mornin'
  3:14
• 18
  It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  3:09
• 19
  Crescendo in Blue
  3:09
• 20
  Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Times A-Wastin')
  3:10
• 21
  Main Stem
  2:51
• 22
  Concerto for Cootie (Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me)
  3:18
• 23
  I Can't Give You Anything but Love
  3:18

More by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Duke Ellington's Finest Hour

Duke Ellington's Finest Hour 2002

The Best of Early Ellington

The Best of Early Ellington 1996

The Intimacy of the Blues

The Intimacy of the Blues 1991

JazzTime

JazzTime 1989

Latin American Suite

Latin American Suite 1972

…and His Mother Called Him Bill

…and His Mother Called Him Bill 1968

Release credits

• Arthur Whetsel
  trumpet [18]
• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [18], tenor saxophone [18]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [18]
• Duke Ellington
  piano [18]
• Fred Guy
  banjo [18]
• Freddy Jenkins
  trumpet [18]
• Harry Carney
  alto saxophone [18], baritone saxophone [18], clarinet [18]
• Ivie Anderson
  lead vocals [18]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [18]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [18], clarinet [18], soprano saxophone [18]
• Juan Tizol
  valve trombone [18]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [18]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [18]
• Wellman Braud
  double bass [18]

Issues

• 

  A
  A Portrait of Duke Ellington

  2x CD
  1997