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The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1951Classics 1282 |
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] |
| 1jun51 | 1 | Caravan
(Ellington-Tizol-Mills) |
| 19jun51 | 2 | Alternate
(Ellington) |
| 19jun51 | 3 | Hoppin' John
(Clayton) |
| 19jun51 | 4 | Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
(Young) |
| 7aug51 | 5 | Deep Night
(Vallee-Henderson) |
| 7aug51 | 6 | Please Be Kind
(Cahn-Chaplin) |
| 7aug51 | 7 | Smada
(Ellington-Strayhorn) |
| 7aug51 | 8 | Rock Skippin' At The Blue Note
(Ellington-Strayhorn) |
| 7dec51 | 9 | Harlem
(Ellington) |
| 7dec51 | 10 | Bensonality
(Ellington) |
| 11dec51 | 11 | Blues At Sundown
(Ellington) [Lloyd Oldham, vocal] |
| 11dec51 | 12 | Duet
(Ellington) |
| 11dec51 | 13 | The Controversial Suite
(Ellington) |
| 11dec51 | 13a | Before My Time [The Controversial Suite]
(Ellington) |
| 11dec51 | 13b | Later [The Controversial Suite]
(Ellington) |
| 11dec51 | 14 | Azalea
(Ellington) [Lloyd Oldham, vocal] |
| 11dec51 | 15 | Vagabonds
(Ellington-Burke-Tizol) |
| 11dec51 | 16 | Something To Live For
(Ellington-Strayhorn) |