The Essential Duke Ellington

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
  3:06
• 2
  Black and Tan Fantasy
  3:26
• 3
  Take It Easy
  2:37
• 4
  Hot and Bothered
  3:18
• 5
  The Mooche
  3:24
• 6
  Rockn' in Rhythm
  3:17
• 7
  Creole Rhapsody
  8:28
• 8
  It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  3:10
• 9
  Creole Love Call
  3:14
• 10
  Sophisticated Lady
  3:16
• 11
  Drop Me Off in Harlem
  3:02
• 12
  Solitude
  3:14
• 13
  In a Sentimental Mood
  3:19
• 14
  Back Room Romp
  2:49
• 15
  Clouds in My Heart
  2:58
• 16
  Echoes of Harlem
  3:02
• 17
  Caravan
  2:41
• 18
  Blue Reverie
  2:56
• 19
  Diminuendo in Blue
  2:46
• 20
  Crescendo in Blue
  3:14
• CD 2
• 1
  I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
  3:09
• 2
  Pyramid
  2:56
• 3
  Prelude to a Kiss
  2:59
• 4
  Tired Socks
  2:52
• 5
  Mood Indigo
  2:43
• 6
  Ko-Ko
  2:44
• 7
  Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  3:20
• 8
  Cotton Tail
  3:13
• 9
  Take the "A" Train
  2:57
• 10
  Harlem Air-Shaft
  2:59
• 11
  Do Nothin' 'til You Hear From Me
  3:04
• 12
  Satin Doll
  3:00
• 13
  Perdido
  8:23
• 14
  Come Sunday
  5:50
• 15
  Jeep's Blues
  4:42
• 16
  Black Beauty
  3:19
• 17
  Arabesque Cookie
  5:44

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Release credits

• Barney Bigard
  clarinet [6, 8, 10], reeds [8], tenor saxophone [6, 8, 10]
• Ben Webster
  arranger [8], tenor saxophone [6, 8, 10]
• Billy Strayhorn
  piano [13]
• Britt Woodman
  trombone [13]
• Clark Terry
  trumpet [13]
• Cootie Williams
  trumpet [1.18, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10]
• Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters
  performer [18]
• Duke Ellington
  arranger [8, 10], piano [1.18, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.13]
• Fred Guy
  guitar [6, 8, 10]
• Harry Carney
  alto saxophone [6, 8, 10], baritone saxophone [1.18, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.13], clarinet [6, 8, 10], reeds [6, 8]
• Hayes Alvis
  double bass [18]
• Hilton Jefferson
  alto saxophone [13]
• Jimmy Blanton
  double bass [6, 8, 10]
• Jimmy Hamilton
  clarinet [13], tenor saxophone [13]
• Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
  trombone [2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 1.18]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [6, 8, 10], clarinet [6, 8, 10], reeds [8], saxophone [1.18, 2.6]
• Juan Tizol
  trombone [8], valve trombone [6, 8, 10, 13]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [6, 8, 10]
• Louie Bellson
  drums (drum set) [13]
• Otto Hardwick
  alto saxophone [6, 8, 10], clarinet [6], reeds [6, 8]
• Paul Gonsalves
  tenor saxophone [13]
• Quentin Jackson
  trombone [13]
• Ray Nance
  trumpet [13]
• Rex Stewart
  cornet [6, 8, 10], trumpet [8]
• Russell Procope
  alto saxophone [13], clarinet [13]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 1.18]
• Wallace Jones
  trumpet [6, 8, 10]
• Wendell Marshall
  double bass [13]
• William “Cat” Anderson
  trumpet [13]
• Willie Cook
  trumpet [13]
• Show all credits (30)

Issues

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  The Essential Duke Ellington

  2x CD
  2005