Description
The Jazz Masters Series / Duke Ellington – The Duke At His Best / Featuring Cootie Williams, Ben Webster, Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Rex Stewart / The Finger - Snapping Swinger / Prism Leisure Audio CD 1999 / PLATCD 501
UPC 5014293650120
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades.
Label: Prism Leisure – PLATCD 501
Series: The Jazz Masters Series
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 1999
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing
Tracklist:
| 1 | Take The 'A' Train | 2:55 |
| 2 | Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) | 3:18 |
| 3 | I'm Beginning To See The Light | 3:16 |
| 4 | Solitude | 2:56 |
| 5 | Caravan | 2:48 |
| 6 | Perdido | 3:11 |
| 7 | Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin' | 3:34 |
| 8 | Prelude To A Kiss | 3:02 |
| 9 | Things Ain't What They Used To Be | 3:10 |
| 10 | Sophisticated Lady | 2:46 |
| 11 | In A Mellotone | 3:17 |
| 12 | Conga Brava | 2:56 |
| 13 | Concerto For Cootie (Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me) |
3:16 |
| 14 | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | 3:18 |
| 15 | Cotton Tail | 3:11 |
| 16 | Ko-Ko | 2:44 |
| 17 | Harlem Air Shaft | 2:59 |
| 18 | Stormy Weather | 2:37 |
| 19 |
Chloë (Song Of The Swamp) | 3:25 |
| 20 | 'C' Jam Blues | 2:31 |
| 21 | Main Stem | 2:41 |
| 22 | Jack The Bear | 3:10 |
| 23 | Rain Check | 2:22 |
| 24 | Jump For Joy | 2:56 |
- Alto Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Otto Hardwick
- Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Johnny Hodges
- Bass – Jimmy Blanton (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 to 19, 22 to 24), Junior Raglin (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 20, 21)
- Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 to 24)
- Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
- Drums – Sonny Greer
- Guitar – Fred Guy
- Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 to 24), Duke Ellington
- Tenor Saxophone – Al Sears (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9), Ben Webster (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 to 24)
- Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9)
- Trombone – Claude Jones (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9), Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 to 24), Lawrence Brown
- Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9), Cootie Williams (tracks: 2, 4, 10 to 19, 22), Shelton Hemphill (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9), Taft Jordan (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9), Wallace Jones (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 to 24)
- Trumpet, Cornet – Rex Stewart
- Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 9, 14, 20, 21, 23, 24)
- Vocals – Ivie Anderson (tracks: 4, 14, 18, 24), Joya Sherrill (tracks: 3)
