The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951–1958

Tracklist

• CD 1: Masterpieces by Ellington
• 1
  Mood Indigo

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  15:28
• 2
  Sophisticated Lady

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  11:29
• 3
  The Tattooed Bride

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  11:44
• 4
  Solitude

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  8:26
• 5
  Vagabonds

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:11
• 6
  Smada

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:48
• 7
  Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:28
• CD 2: Ellington Uptown
• 1
  Skin Deep
  6:49
• 2
  The Mooche
  6:36
• 3
  Take the “A” Train
  8:02
• 4
  A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
  13:48
• 5
  Perdido
  8:25
• 6
  The Controversial Suite: Before My Time
  6:09
• 7
  The Controversial Suite: Later
  4:14
• 8
  The Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
  4:28
• 9
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1
  4:50
• 10
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2
  3:26
• 11
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3
  3:45
• 12
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4
  3:04
• 13
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5
  5:08
• CD 3: Blue Rose
• 1
  Hey Baby

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:55
• 2
  Sophisticated Lady

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:00
• 3
  Me and You

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:30
• 4
  Passion Flower

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4:36
• 5
  I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:40
• 6
  It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:51
• 7
  Grievin'

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4:13
• 8
  Blue Rose

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:24
• 9
  I'm Checking Out, Go'om Bye

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:12
• 10
  I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:10
• 11
  Mood Indigo

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  6:30
• 12
  If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:04
• 13
  Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'

  Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:40
• CD 4: A Drum Is a Woman
• 1
  A Drum Is a Woman

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:39
• 2
  Rhythm Pum Te Dum

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:56
• 3
  What Else Can You Do With a Drum

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  1:53
• 4
  New Orleans

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:33
• 5
  Hey, Buddy Bolden

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4:56
• 6
  Carribee Joe / Congo Square

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  9:00
• 7
  A Drum Is a Woman, Part 2

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4:34
• 8
  You Better Know It

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:46
• 9
  Madam Zajj / Ballet of the Flying Saucers

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  9:50
• 10
  Zajj's Dream

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:00
• 11
  Rhumbop / Carribee Joe, Part 2

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:21
• 12
  Finale

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:50
• CD 5: Such Sweet Thunder
• 1
  Such Sweet Thunder (Cleo)
  3:22
• 2
  Sonnet for Caesar
  2:59
• 3
  Sonnet to Hank Cinq
  1:23
• 4
  Lady Mac
  3:40
• 5
  Sonnet in Search of a Moor
  2:22
• 6
  The Telecasters
  3:05
• 7
  Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down) (Puck)
  3:09
• 8
  Sonnet for Sister Kate
  2:23
• 9
  The Star-Crossed Lovers (a.k.a. Pretty Girl)
  4:00
• 10
  Madness in Great Ones (Hamlet)
  3:26
• 11
  Half the Fun (a.k.a. Lately)
  4:19
• 12
  Circle of Fourths
  1:49
• 13
  The Star-Crossed Lovers (a.k.a. Pretty Girl) (stereo LP master)
  4:16
• 14
  Circle of Fourths (stereo LP master)
  1:49
• 15
  Suburban Beauty (master take)
  2:58
• 16
  A Flat Minor (preferred take)
  2:35
• 17
  Café au lait (preferred take)
  2:45
• 18
  Half the Fun (a.k.a. Lately) (alternate take)
  4:12
• 19
  Suburban Beauty (alternate take)
  2:59
• 20
  A Flat Minor (outtakes)
  3:52
• 21
  Café au lait (outtakes)
  6:22
• 22
  Pretty Girl (a.k.a. The Star-Crossed Lovers) (first recording)
  8:54
• CD 6: Ellington Indigos
• 1
  Solitude

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4:43
• 2
  Where or When

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:58
• 3
  Mood Indigo

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:05
• 4
  Autumn Leaves (full version)

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  7:11
• 5
  The Sky Fell Down

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:58
• 6
  Prelude to a Kiss

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4:43
• 7
  Willow Weep for Me

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4:15
• 8
  Tenderly

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  5:21
• 9
  Dancing in the Dark

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  4:29
• 10
  Night and Day

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:51
• 11
  Cop-Out

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:52
• 12
  The Perfume Suite: Under the Balcony

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:57
• 13
  The Perfume Suite: Strange Feelings

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3:55
• 14
  The Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:19
• 15
  The Perfume Suite: Coloratura

  Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  2:49
• CD 7: Black, Brown and Beige
• 1
  Part I (Work Song)
  8:17
• 2
  Part II (Come Sunday)
  6:13
• 3
  Part III (Work Song & Come Sunday a.k.a. Light)
  6:25
• 4
  Part IV (Come Sunday)
  7:58
• 5
  Part V (Come Sunday Interlude)
  3:46
• 6
  Part VI (23rd Psalm)
  3:08
• 7
  Track 360 (Trains) (alternate take)
  2:05
• 8
  Blues in Orbit (Tender) (alternate take)
  2:41
• 9
  Part I (1958 alternate take)
  6:48
• 10
  Part II (alternate take)
  6:37
• 11
  Part III (Light) (alternate take)
  3:07
• 12
  Part IV (Come Sunday) (alternate take)
  2:23
• 13
  Part V (Come Sunday) (alternate take)
  5:50
• 14
  Part VI (23rd Psalm) (alternate take)
  1:59
• 15
  [studio conversation: Mahalia swears]
  0:06
• 16
  Come Sunday (a cappella)
  5:47
• CD 8: At the Bal Masque
• 1
  Alice Blue Gown
  2:59
• 2
  Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
  2:53
• 3
  Got a Date With an Angel
  2:32
• 4
  Poor Butterfly
  3:41
• 5
  Satan Takes a Holiday
  3:17
• 6
  The Peanut Vendor
  3:28
• 7
  Satin Doll
  3:43
• 8
  Lady in Red
  2:51
• 9
  Indian Love Call
  3:39
• 10
  The Donkey Serenade
  2:16
• 11
  Gypsy Love Song
  3:57
• 12
  Laugh, Clown, Laugh
  2:54
• CD 9: The Cosmic Scene
• 1
  Avalon

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  3:21
• 2
  Body and Soul

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  4:57
• 3
  Bass-Ment

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  3:04
• 4
  Early Autumn

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  3:10
• 5
  Jones

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  2:55
• 6
  Perdido

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  2:49
• 7
  St. Louis Blues

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  5:07
• 8
  Spacemen

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  2:33
• 9
  Midnight Sun

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  3:38
• 10
  Take the “A” Train

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  5:00
• 11
  Body and Soul (alternate take)

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  4:46
• 12
  Jones (alternate take)

  Duke Ellington's Spacemen
  2:34

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

• Al Hibbler
  vocal [8]
• Al Killian
  trumpet [8-13]
• Al Sears
  tenor saxophone [8-13]
• Andrew “Fats” Ford
  trumpet [1-4]
• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [10]
• Ben Webster
  tenor saxophone [10]
• Bert Porter
  recording [1]
• Betty Roché
  lead vocals [3], performer [3]
• Bill Graham
  alto saxophone [1-14]
• Bill Putnam
  engineer [1-12], producer [1-12]
• Billy Strayhorn
  piano [2.1-3, 2.5, 3.12-13, 1.1-7]
• Britt Woodman
  trombone [7.1-14, 6.6, 6.9, 2.1-3, 2.5-7, 3.1-13, 1.5-7, 5.1-22, 8.1-12, 9.1-10]
• Clark Terry
  trumpet [5.1-22, 6.2, 6.6-9, 7.1-14, 9.1-10, 2.1-3, 2.5-7, 8.1-12]
• Claude Jones
  trombone [8-13]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [1-10, 10-13]
• Dick Vance
  trumpet [8-13]
• Duke Ellington
  piano [1.1-7, 4.1, 4.3-5, 4.8, 4.10, 5.1-22, 6.2, 6.6-9, 2.1-3, 2.5-13, 8.1-12, 7.1-14, 7.16, 9.1-10, 3.1-10, 3.10-11], producer [1], spoken vocals [4]
• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2, 10]
• Francis Williams
  trumpet [6-13]
• Fred Guy
  guitar [10]
• Harold “Shorty” Baker
  trumpet [6.2, 6.6-9, 7.1-14, 1.1-7, 2.6-13, 8.1-12]
• Harry Carney
  baritone saxophone [2.1-3, 2.5-13, 6.2, 6.6-9, 7.1-14, 1.1-7, 5.1-22, 8.1-12, 3.1-10, 3.10-13], bass clarinet [2.1, 6.2, 6.6-9], clarinet [2, 6-9], reeds [2, 11]
• Hilton Jefferson
  alto saxophone [2-3, 5]
• Irving Townsend
  producer [4]
• Jimmy Blanton
  double bass [10]
• Jimmy Grissom
  cello [2, 6-9]
• Jimmy Hamilton
  clarinet [6.2, 6.6-9, 3.1-13, 7.4, 8.1-12, 9.1-10, 1.1-7, 2.1-3, 2.5-13], reeds [8.2, 8.11, 5.1-22], tenor saxophone [3.1-13, 8.1-12, 6.2, 6.6-9, 2.1-3, 2.5-13, 1.1-7]
• Jimmy Woode
  bass [6.2, 6.6-9, 7.1-2, 7.4, 7.7-14, 9.1-10, 8.1-12], double bass [3.1-13, 7.3, 7.5-6, 5.1-22, 8.2, 8.11]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [10]
• John Sanders
  bass trombone [2], trombone [8.2, 8.11, 6.2, 6.6-9, 5.1-22], valve trombone [9.1-10, 8.1-12, 7.1-14, 3.1-13]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [2.3, 2.8-13, 5.1-22, 3.1-10, 3.10-13, 1.1-4, 8.2, 8.11, 6.2, 6.6-9]
• Joya Sherrill
  vocal [5, 10]
• Juan Tizol
  trombone [10], valve trombone [1-3, 5-7]
• Junior Raglin
  double bass [8-13]
• Ken Robertson
  remixer [1-12]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [1.1-4, 2.8-13, 3.10]
• Louie Bellson
  drums (drum set) [1.5-7, 2.1-3, 2.5-7]
• Mahalia Jackson
  vocal [4, 6, 16]
• Margaret Tynes
  vocal [1]
• Mercer Ellington
  producer [1], trumpet [1-4]
• Nelson Williams
  trumpet [1-7]
• Oscar Pettiford
  double bass [8-13]
• Otto Hardwick
  alto saxophone [10]
• Ozzie Bailey
  cello [6, 8-9], vocal [3, 8]
• Paul Gonsalves
  tenor saxophone [6.2, 6.6-9, 3.1-13, 7.1-14, 8.1-12, 9.1-10, 1.1-7, 2.1-3, 2.5-7]
• Quentin Jackson
  trombone [9.1-10, 5.1-22, 2.1-3, 2.5-7, 7.1-14, 8.1-12, 1.1-7, 3.1-12, 6.2, 6.6-9]
• Ray Nance
  cello [2, 6-9], solo [5], trumpet [3.1-13, 1.1-7, 5.1-22, 6.2, 6.6-9, 7.1-14, 8.1-12, 2.1-3, 2.5-7], violin [7.4-5, 6.2, 6.7-9, 2.8-13]
• Rex Stewart
  trumpet [10]
• Rick Henderson
  alto saxophone [2, 7-8]
• Rosemary Clooney
  lead vocals [1-3, 5-13]
• Russell Procope
  alto saxophone [3.1-13, 8.1-12, 1.1-7, 2.1-3, 2.5-13, 6.2, 6.6-9, 7.4], clarinet [6.2, 6.6-9, 7.4, 8.1-12, 1.1-7, 2.1-3, 2.5-7, 3.1-13], reeds [8.2, 8.11, 5.1-22, 7.4]
• Sam Woodyard
  drums (drum set) [3.1-13, 8.1-12, 5.1-22, 6.2, 6.6-9, 7.1-14, 9.1-10]
• Shelton "Scad" Hemphill
  trumpet [8-13]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [1.1-4, 3.10, 2.8-13]
• Tyree Glenn
  trombone [1.1-4, 2.8-13], vibraphone [8-13]
• Wallace Jones
  trumpet [10]
• Wendell Marshall
  double bass [1.1-7, 2.1-3, 2.5-7]
• William “Cat” Anderson
  trumpet [8.1-12, 3.1-13, 5.1-22, 7.1-14, 6.2, 6.6-9, 1.1-4, 1.6-7, 2.1-3, 2.5]
• Willie Cook
  trumpet [2.1-3, 2.5-7, 5.1-22, 6.2, 6.6-9, 8.1-12, 3.1-13]
• Willie Smith
  alto saxophone [1.5-7, 2.1]
• Yvonne Lanauze
  vocal [1-2]
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Issues

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  The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951–1958

  9x CD
  2012