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Duke Ellington And His Vocalists - Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Rosemary Clooney, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Hartman, Betty Roche, Joya Sherrill, Jimmy Rushing / Milestones Of Jazz Legends / Documents 10x Audio CD / 600457
UPC 4053796004574
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.
Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, and many of his pieces have become standards. He also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, such as Juan Tizol's "Caravan", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz.
| Label: | Documents – 600457 |
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10 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Germany |
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| Genre: | Jazz |
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Tracklist:
CD 1
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - Recording Together For The First Time
CD 2
Ella Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book - Vol. I
CD 3
Ella Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book - Vol. I / Vol. II
CD 4
Ella Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book - Vol. II
CD 5
George & Ira Gershwin's Porgy And Bess - Part 1
CD 6
George & Ira Gershwin's Porgy And Bess - Part 2
CD 7
Duke Ellington Feat. Mahalia Jackson - Black, Brown And Beige
Eugenie Baird Sings Duke's Boys Play Ellington
CD 8
Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington - Blue Rose
Duke Ellington - Uptown
CD 9
Duke Ellington - A Drum Is A Woman
CD 10
Duke Ellington - Ellington Jazz Party
