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The Essential Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington recorded for so many labels and went through so many stylistic phases, any attempt to boil down his "essence" will inevitably come up short. So it goes with this two-disc collection. While containing a wealth of gems from Columbia's huge Duke catalog, as well as some early efforts for Brunswick, it does not represent such defining works as the late-'30s/early-'40s songs gathered on RCA's Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band and The Far East Suite, Prestige's Carnegie Hall Concerts, January 1943, Blue Note's supertrio album Money Jungle, and Fantasy's The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse. That said, this 37-song set offers a great ride through the ages, powered by such classics as "Black and Tan Fantasy," "Creole Love Call," "Caravan," "Mood Indigo," "Cotton Tail" and "Come Sunday" featuring such immortal soloists as Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart and the never-to-be-underrated Ellington. Even after all this time, the transcendent genius of "Ko-Ko" still manages to spin you around the room in delight. --Lloyd Sachs
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Tracks| 1 | East St. Louis Toodle-Oo | | 2 | Black and Tan Fantasy | | 3 | Take It Easy - Duke Ellington, The Washingtonians | | 4 | Hot and Bothered | | 5 | Mooche - Duke Ellington, Mills' Ten Black Berries | | 6 | Rockin' in Rhythm - Duke Ellington, The Harlem Footwarmers | | 7 | Creole Rhapsody | | 8 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | | 9 | Creole Love Call - Duke Ellington, The Harlem Footwarmers | | 10 | Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington, The Harlem Footwarmers | | 11 | Drop Me Off in Harlem - Duke Ellington, The Harlem Footwarmers | | 12 | Solitude - Duke Ellington, The Harlem Footwarmers | | 13 | In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington, The Harlem Footwarmers | | 14 | Back Room Romp - Duke Ellington, Rex Stewart & His 52nd Street Stompers | | 15 | Clouds in My Heart - Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington | | 16 | Echoes of Harlem | | 17 | Caravan | | 18 | Blue Reverie - Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters | | 19 | Diminuendo in Blue | | 20 | Crescendo in Blue | | 21 | I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | | 22 | Pyramid | | 23 | Prelude to a Kiss | | 24 | Tired Socks - Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges | | 25 | Mood Indigo | | 26 | Ko Ko | | 27 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | | 28 | Cotton Tail | | 29 | Take the "A" Train | | 30 | Harlem Air-Shaft | | 31 | Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me | | 32 | Satin Doll - Duke Ellington | | 33 | Perdido - Duke Ellington | | 34 | Come Sunday - Duke Ellington | | 35 | Jeep's Blues - Duke Ellington | | 36 | Black Beauty - Duke Ellington | | 37 | Arabesque Cookie - Duke Ellington |
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