The indispensable Duke Ellington - Ellington, Duke 1899-1974; Ellington, Duke 1899-1974; Jones, Wallace 1906-1983; Steward, Rex; Williams, Cootie 1911-1985; Brown, Lawrence 1907-1988; Nanton, Tricky Sam 1904-1946; Tizol, Juan 1900-1984; Hodges, Johnny 1906-1970; Hardwick, Otto 1904-1970; Bigard, Barney 1906-1980; Webster, Ben 1909-1973; et al. (BMG France, 1992)
Enth. auf CD 1: Jack the baer. Ko-Ko. Morning glory. Aufn.: Chicago, 6 mars 1940. - Conga brava. Concerto for Cootie. Aufn.: Chicago, 15.3.1940. - Bojangles. Cotton tail. Never no lament. Aufn.: Hollywood, 4.5.1940. - Dusk. Bojangles. A portrait of Bert Williams. Blue goose. Aufn.: Chicago, 28.5.1940. - Harlem air shaft. At a dixie roadside diner. All too soon. Aufn.: New York, 22.7.1940. - Enth. auf CD 2: Rumpus in Richmond. Sepia panorama. Aufn.: New York, 24.7.1940. - In a mellotone. Five oʹclock whistle. Aufn.: Chicago, 5.9.1940. - Warm valley. Aufn.: Chicago, 17.10.1940. - Across the track blues. Chloe. Aufn.: Chicago, 28.10.1940. - Interpr.: Wallace Jones, Rex Steward, Cootie Williams [tp]. Lawrence Brown, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton [tb]. Juan Tizol [vtb]. Johnny Hodges [as ss]. Otto Hardwick [as]. Barney Bigard [cl ts]. Ben Webster [ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl cl as]. Duke Ellington [p]. Fred Guy [g]. Jimmy Blanton [b]. Sonny Greer [dr]. Ivie Anderson [voc]. - The sidewalks of New York. Interpr.: Wallace Jones, Rex Steward, Ray Nance [tp]. Lawrence Brown, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton [tb]. Juan Tizol [vtb]. Johnny Hodges [as ss]. Otto Hardwick [as]. Barney Bigard [cl ts]. Ben Webster [ts]. Harry Carney [bs bcl cl as]. Duke Ellington [p]. Fred Guy [g]. Jimmy Blanton [b]. Sonny Greer [dr]. Ivie Anderson [voc]. - Aufn.: Chicago, 28.12.1940. - Pitter panther patter. Body and soul. Sophisticated lay. Mr J.B. blues. Interpr.: Duke Ellington [p]. Jimmy Blanton [b]. Aufn.: Chicago, 1.10.1940