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The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1950Classics 1217 |
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] |
| 3oct50 | 1 | Cotton Tail
(Ellington) |
| 3oct50 | 2 | The "C" Jam Blues
(Ellington) |
| 3oct50 | 3 | Flamingo
(Grouya-Anderson) |
| 3oct50 | 4 | Bang-Up Blues
(Ellington) |
| oct50 | 5 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be
(MEllington-Persons) |
| oct50 | 6 | Make No Mistake
(Davis) |
| nov50 | 7 | Tonk
(Ellington-Strayhorn) |
| nov50 | 8 | Johnny Come Lately
(Strayhorn) |
| nov50 | 9 | In A Blue Summer Garden
(Ellington-Strayhorn) |
| nov50 | 10 | Great Times
(Ellington) |
| 20nov50 | 11 | Build That Railroad (Sing That Song)
(Ellington) [Al Hibbler, vocal] |
| 20nov50 | 12 | Love You Madly
(Ellington) [Yvonne Lanauze, vocal] |
| 20nov50 | 13 | Great Times
(Ellington) |
| 18dec50 | 14 | The Tattooed Bride
(Ellington) |
| 18dec50 | 15 | Mood Indigo
(Ellington-Bigard-Mills) [Yvonne Lanauze, vocal] |