Best of Duke Ellington - Ellington, Duke 1899-1974 (Zyx Music, 1999)
Enth. auf CD1: 1. C-jam Blues / Duke Ellington. - 2. Take the "A" train / Billy Strayhorn. - 3. Happy-go-lucky local / Ellington; Strayhorn. - 4. Midriff / Billy Strayhorn. - 5. Rockin' in rhythm / Ellington; Mills; Carney. - 6. Asphalt jungle / Duke Ellington. - 7. Kinda dukish / Duke Ellington. - 8. Blem / Duke Ellington. - 9. Wanderlust / Duke Ellington. - 10. Satin doll / Ellington; Strayhorn; Mercer. - 11. Things ain't what they used to be / Ellington; Parish; Mills. - 12. Caravan / Tizol; Ellington; Mills. - 13. A Johnny Hodges medley: Warm valley / Ellington. - Drag / Ellington. - Interpr.: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra. Paul Gonsalves [ts] tracks 1 - 3. - Aufn.: Recorded at A&R Studio, New York May 1, 1962 (tracks 1 - 3). Recorded February 3, 1965 at the Sportpalast, Berlin (track 4). Recorded March 10, 1967 at Salle Pleyel, Paris (track 5). Recorded in New York City; April 25, 1969 (track 8). Recorded in New York City; February 1, 1971 (track 9). Recorded live at The Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden; March 9, 1964 (tracks 10 - 12). Recorded at Woolsey Hall , New Haven, CT; January 26, 1968 (track 13). - P-Jahr: 1999
Enth. auf CD2: Cotton tail / Duke Ellington. - 2. Prelude to a kiss / Gordon; Mills; Ellington. - 3. Just squeeze me (but don't tease me) / Ellington; Gaines. - 4. Do nothin' till you hear from me / Ellington; Russell. - 5. Sophisticated lady / Ellington; Parish; Mills. - 6. The shepherd (take 2) / Duke Ellington. - 7. Sam Woodyard's blues / Duke Ellington. - 8. In a blue summer garden / Ellington; Strayhorn. - 9. Perdido / Tizol; Lengsfelder; Drake. - 10. Johnny come lately / Billy Strayhorn. - 11. Kentucky avenue, A.C. / Duke Ellington. - 12. Noon morning / Duke Ellington. - 13. All too soon / Duke Ellington. - Interpr.: Duke Ellington Quartet - Duke's Big 4 tracks 1 - 3. Duke Ellington [p] tracks 4 - 10. Ray Brown [b] tracks 4, 5. John Lamb [b] tracks 6, 7. Sam Woodyard [dr] tracks 6, 7. Billy Strayhorn [p] tracks 8 -10. Joe Shulman [b] tracks 8, 10. Oscar Pettiford [cello] track 9. Lloyd Trotman [b] track 9. Jo Jones [dr] track 9. The Duke Ellington Small Bands tracks 11 - 13. - Aufn.: Recorded in Los Angeles; January 8, 1973 (tracks 1 - 3). Recorded in Las Vegas; December 5, 1972 (tracks 4, 5). Recorded in New York City, July 18, 1966 (tracks 6, 7). Recorded in New York City; March 15, 1967 (track 11). Recorded in Las Vegas; January 7, 1970 (track 12). Recorded in New York City; June 15, 1970 (track 13)