Duke Ellington - The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958 / 9CD set

2022 reissue

This essential Ellington library features rare bonus tracks and new state-of-the-art mixes of some of the most enduring recordings in American jazz history. The initial Columbia album, 'Masterpieces By Ellington', found the maestro embracing the new technology, displaying grand arrangements of his popular anthems. Other visionary projects soon followed: 'Ellington Uptown', featuring the masterful composition like "A Tone Parallel To Harlem" and 'Blue Rose' with singer Rosemary Clooney and 'Black, Brown and Beige with majestic contributions from Mahalia Jackson. 'Such Sweet Thunder' is a masterpiece with Johnny Hodges at his voluptuous best. Ranging from ambitious themed projects to extended remakes of early classics, this collection emphasizes how restlessly wide-ranging the maestro was!

    - Disc 1 -
    1 Mood Indigo
    2 Sophisticated Lady
    3 The Tattooed Bride
    4 Solitude
    5 Vagabonds
    6 Smada
    7 Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note
    - Disc 2 -
    1 Skin Deep
    2 The Mooche
    3 Take the "A" Train
    4 A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
    5 Perdido
    6 Before My Time
    7 Later
    8 I Like the Sunrise
    9 Dance No. 1
    10 Dance No. 2
    11 Dance No. 3
    12 Dance No. 4
    13 Dance No. 5
    - Disc 3 -
    1 Hey Baby
    2 Sophisticated Lady
    3 Me and You
    4 Passion Flower
    5 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
    6 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
    7 Grievin'
    8 Blue Rose
    9 I'm Checking Out - Goodbye
    10 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
    11 Mood Indigo
    12 If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)
    13 Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
    - Disc 4 -
    1 A Drum Is a Woman
    2 Rhythm Pum Te Dum
    3 What Else Can You Do with a Drum - Calypso
    4 New Orleans
    5 Hey, Buddy Bolden
    6 Carribee Joe/Congo Square
    7 A Drum Is a Woman - Part Two
    8 You Better Know It
    9 Madam Zajj/Ballet of the Flying Saucers
    10 Zajj's Dream
    11 Rhumbop/Carribee Joe - Part Two
    12 Finale
    - Disc 5 -
    1 Such Sweet Thunder
    2 Sonnet for Caesar
    3 Sonnet for Hank Cinq
    4 Lady Mac
    5 Sonnet in Search of a Moor
    6 The Telecasters
    7 Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down)
    8 Sonnet for Sister Kate
    9 The Star-Crossed Lovers
    10 Madness in Great Ones
    11 Half the Fun
    12 Circle of Fourths
    13 The Star-Crossed Lovers (Stereo L.P. Master)
    14 Circle of Fourths (Stereo L.P. Master)
    15 Suburban Beauty
    16 A Flat Minor
    17 Café Au Lait
    18 Half the Fun (Aka Lately - Alternate Take)
    19 Suburban Beauty (Alternate Take)
    20 A Flat Minor (Outtakes)
    21 Café Au Lait (Outtakes)
    22 Pretty Girl (Aka the Star-Crossed Lovers - First Recording)
    - Disc 6 -
    1 Solitude
    2 Where or When
    3 Mood Indigo
    4 Autumn Leaves (Full Version)
    5 The Sky Fell Down
    6 Prelude to a Kiss
    7 Willow Weep for Me
    8 Tenderly
    9 Dancing in the Dark
    10 Night and Day
    11 Cop-Out
    12 Under the Balcony
    13 Strange Feeling
    14 Dancers in Love
    15 Coloratura
    - Disc 7 -
    1 Part I
    2 Part II
    3 Part III (Light)
    4 Part IV (Come Sunday)
    5 Part V (Come Sunday)
    6 Part VI (23rd Psalm)
    7 Track 360 (Alternate Take)
    8 Blues in Orbit (Alternate Take)
    9 Part I (Alternate Take)
    10 Part II (Alternate Take)
    11 Part III (Light) (Alternate Take)
    12 Part IV (Come Sunday)
    13 Part V (Come Sunday)
    14 Part VI (23rd Psalm)
    15 Studio Conversation
    16 Come Sunday (A Cappella)
    - Disc 8 -
    1 Alice Blue Gown
    2 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
    3 Got a Date with An Angel
    4 Poor Butterfly
    5 Satan Takes a Holiday
    6 The Peanut Vendor
    7 Satin Doll
    8 Lady in Red
    9 Indian Love Call
    10 The Donkey Serenade
    11 Gypsy Love Song
    12 Laugh, Clown, Laugh
    - Disc 9 -
    1 Avalon
    2 Body and Soul
    3 Bass-Ment
    4 Early Autumn
    5 Jones
    6 Perdido
    7 St. Louis Blues
    8 Spacemen
    9 Midnight Sun
    10 Take the "A" Train
    11 Body and Soul (Alternate Take)
    12 Jones (Alternate Take)