The indispensable Duke Ellington - Ellington, Duke 1899-1974; Ellington, Duke 1899-1974; Jones, Wallace 1906-1983; Steward, Rex; Brown, Lawrence 1907-1988; Nanton, Tricky Sam 1904-1946; Tizol, Juan 1900-1984; Hardwick, Otto 1904-1970; Hodges, Johnny 1906-1970; Webster, Ben 1909-1973; Bigard, Barney 1906-1980; Carney, Harry 1910-1974; et al. (BMG France, 1992)
Enth. auf CD 1: 1. Take the "A" train. 2. Jumpin' punkins. 3. John Hardy's wife. 4. Blue serge. 5. After all. - Aufn.: Hollywood, 15 février 1941. - 6. Are you sticking? 7. Just a-sittin' and a-rockin'. 8. The giddybug gallop. Aufn.: Hollywood, 5 juin 1941. - 9. Chocolate shake. 10. I got it bad and that ain't good. Aufn.: Hollywood, 26 juin 1941. - 11. Clementine. 12. Brown-skinned gal in the calico gown. 13. Jump for joy. Aufn.: Hollywood, 2 juillet 1941. - 14. Five o'clock drag. 15. Rocks in my bed. 16. Bli-blip. Aufn.: Hollywood, 26 septembre 1941. - Enth. auf CD 2: 1. Raincheck. 2. I don't know what kind of blues I got. 3. Chelsea bridge. Aufn.: Hollywood, 2 décembre 1941. - 4. Perdido. 5. The C jam blues. 6. Moon mist. Aufn.: Chicago, 21 janvier 1942. - 7. What am I here for. 8. I don't mind. 9. Someone. Aufn.: New York, 26 février 1942. - 10. My little brown book. 11. Main stem. 12. Johnny comes lately. Aufn.: Hollywood, 26 juin 1942. - 13. Hayfoot, strawfoot. 14. Sentimental lady. 15. A slip of the lip. 16. Sherman shuffle. - Interpr.: Wallace Jones, Rex Steward [tp]. Lawrence Brown, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton [tb]. Juan Tizol [vtb]. Otto Hardwick, Johnny Hodges [as]. Ben Webster [ts]. Barney Bigard [cl ts moins CD 2, tracks 13, 14, 15, 16]. Harry Carney [bs cl]. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn [p cel sur CD 1, track 5, CD 2, tracks 1, 3, 10 et 12]. Fred Guy [g]. Jimmy Blanton [b moins CD 2, tracks 1, 2, 3]. Sonny Greer [dr]. Ivie Anderson [voc sur CD 1, track 9, 10, 13, 15, CD 2, tracks 8 & 13]. Herb Jefries [voc sur CD 1, track 12, CD 2, tracks 2 & 10]. Alvin "Junior" Raglin [b sur CD 2, tracks 1, 2, 3]. Chauncey Haughton [cl ts sur CD 2, tracks sur CD 2, tracks 13, 14, 15, 16]