The Very Best of Duke Ellington

Tracklist

• 1
  Take the "A" Train
  2:58
• 2
  Warm Valley
  3:23
• 3
  Cotton Tail
  3:13
• 4
  Jack the Bear
  3:18
• 5
  Concerto for Cootie
  3:20
• 6
  Black and Tan Fantasy
  3:11
• 7
  East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
  3:39
• 8
  The Mooche
  3:35
• 9
  Mood Indigo
  3:09
• 10
  Rockin' in Rhythm
  2:57
• 11
  Creole Rhapsody, Part 1
  4:04
• 12
  I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
  3:21
• 13
  Don't You Know I Care (or Don't You Care to Know) (take 2)
  2:59
• 14
  Chelsea Bridge
  2:56
• 15
  Work Song (take 2)
  4:36
• 16
  Caravan
  2:47
• 17
  Perdido
  4:42
• 18
  Isfahan
  4:06
• 19
  Blood Count
  4:19
• 20
  Come Sunday
  3:57

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The Best of Early Ellington

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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

• Aaron Bell
  double bass [19]
• Al Hibbler
  vocal [13]
• Al Sears
  tenor saxophone [13, 15-16]
• Arthur Whetsel
  trumpet [8-11]
• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [1, 3, 3-5, 8, 10, 12, 14], reeds [3, 5, 9-11], tenor saxophone [1, 3, 3-5, 8, 10, 12, 14]
• Ben Webster
  arranger [3], tenor saxophone [1, 3, 3-5, 12, 14]
• Billy Strayhorn
  arranger [4, 14, 17], piano [14]
• Brad McCuen
  producer [18-20]
• Britt Woodman
  trombone [17]
• Bubber Miley
  trumpet [6-7]
• Buster Cooper
  trombone [18-20]
• Chuck Connors
  bass trombone [19], trombone [18, 20]
• Clark Terry
  trumpet [17]
• Claude Jones
  trombone [13, 15-16]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [3, 3-5, 9-12, 18-20]
• Duke Ellington
  arranger [3-4], celesta [12], piano [1, 3, 3-13, 15-20]
• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  performing orchestra [20]
• Edwin Begley
  engineer [18], recording [20]
• Fred Guy
  banjo [6-11], guitar [1, 3, 3-5, 11-16]
• Freddy Jenkins
  trumpet [9-11]
• Harry Carney
  alto saxophone [1, 3-8, 10, 12, 14], baritone saxophone [1, 3, 3-7, 12, 14-15, 17-18, 20], clarinet [1, 3, 3-6, 8, 12, 14-15, 20], reeds [3, 5-6, 9, 11, 13, 15-16, 19-20], saxophone [11, 20], soprano saxophone [7]
• Herbie Jones
  trumpet [18-20]
• Hillard Brown
  drums (drum set) [13, 15]
• Ivie Anderson
  vocal [12]
• Jimmy Blanton
  double bass [1, 3, 3-5, 12]
• Jimmy Hamilton
  alto saxophone [20], clarinet [15, 20], reeds [13, 15-20], saxophone [20], tenor saxophone [15]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [1, 3, 3-16]
• John Lamb
  double bass [18, 20]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [1, 3, 3-5, 8, 10-16, 18-20], clarinet [1, 3-5, 8, 12, 14], reeds [3, 9, 11], saxophone [5, 20]
• Juan Tizol
  trombone [3], valve trombone [1, 3, 3-5, 9-12, 14, 17]
• Junior Raglin
  double bass [13-15, 15-16]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [1, 3, 3-5, 12-16, 18-20]
• Louie Bellson
  drums (drum set) [17, 20]
• Louis Metcalf
  trumpet [6-7]
• Mercer Ellington
  trumpet [18-20]
• Otto Hardwick
  alto saxophone [1, 3, 3-7, 12-16], baritone saxophone [7], clarinet [6], reeds [3, 5, 13], saxophone [6]
• Paul Gonsalves
  reeds [18], saxophone [20], tenor saxophone [17, 19-20]
• Queen Esther Marrow
  vocal [20]
• Quentin Jackson
  trombone [17, 20]
• Ray Hall
  mix-DJ [19]
• Ray Nance
  trumpet [1, 13-16], violin [15]
• Rex Stewart
  cornet [1, 3, 3-5, 12, 14], trumpet [3, 16]
• Rudy Jackson
  clarinet [6-7], reeds [6], tenor saxophone [6-7]
• Rufus Jones
  drums (drum set) [18]
• Russell Procope
  alto saxophone [17, 19-20], clarinet [20], reeds [18-20], saxophone [20]
• Shelton "Scad" Hemphill
  trumpet [13, 15-16]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [1, 3, 3-10, 10-16]
• Steve Little
  drums (drum set) [19]
• Taft Jordan
  trumpet [13, 15-16]
• Wallace Jones
  trumpet [1, 3, 3-5, 12, 14]
• Wellman Braud
  double bass [6-7, 9-10, 10-11], tuba [8]
• Wendell Marshall
  double bass [17]
• William “Cat” Anderson
  trumpet [13, 15-20]
• Willie Cook
  trumpet [17]
• Willie Smith
  alto saxophone [17]
• [unknown]
  trumpet [6]
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Issues

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  The Very Best of Duke Ellington

  CD
  7 November 2000