The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929

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Good Sound And Lots Of Music: Ellington Reissues On Classics

The Classics Chronological series on Ellington is not to be missed. Classics has plenty of albums out and good sound as well. The liner notes could be more extensive, but no other company is this far along in reissuing Ellington.

Date Track Title (Composer) [Vocalist]
1mar29 1 Paducah (Redman)
1mar29 2 Harlem Flat Blues (Ellington)
7mar29 3 The Dicty Glide (Ellington)
7mar29 4 Hot Feet (Fields-McHugh)
(Cootie Williams, vocal)
7mar29 5 Sloppy Joe (Ellington-Bigard)
(Sonny Greer, vocal)
7mar29 6 Stevedore Stomp (Ellington-Mills)
15mar29 7 Saratoga Swing (Bigard-Mills)
15mar29 8 Who Said "It's Tight Like That?" (Ellington-Mills)
(Cootie Williams, vocal)
15mar29 9 He Just Don't Appeal To Me (Grainger)
(Ozie Ware, vocal)
4apr29 10 I Must Have That Man (Fields-McHugh)
4apr29 11 Freeze And Melt (Fields-McHugh)
4apr29 12 Mississippi Moan (Ellington-Mills)
12apr29 13 A Nite At The Cotton Club Part 1 (Ellington-others)
12apr29 13a Cotton Club Stomp [A Nite At The Cotton Club Part 1] (Ellington-Hodges- Carney)
12apr29 13b Misty Mornin' [A Nite At The Cotton Club Part 1] (Ellington-Whetsel)
12apr29 14 A Nite At The Cotton Club Part 2 (Ellington-others)
12apr29 14a Goin' To Town [A Nite At The Cotton Club Part 2] (Ellington-Miley)
12apr29 14b Freeze And Melt [A Nite At The Cotton Club Part 2] (Fields-McHugh)
3may29 15 Cotton Club Stomp (Ellington-Hodges-Carney)
3may29 16 Misty Mornin' (Ellington-Whetsel)
3may29 17 Arabian Lover (Fields-McHugh)
3may29 18 Saratoga Swing (Bigard-Mills)
28may29 19 That Rhythm Man (Waller-Razaf-Brooks)
(Sonny Greer, vocal)
28may29 20 Beggar's Blues (Bigard-Hodges)
28may29 21 Saturday Night Function (Ellington-Bigard)
29jul29 22 Black And Blue (Waller-Razaf-Brooks)
29jul29 23 Jungle Jamboree (Waller-Razaf-Brooks)