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Duke Ellington
The Capitol Sessions 1953-1955

Compil. 2006 on Definitive Records label
Jazz (Big Band)

2006 4-CD compilation of Capitol material. Recorded 1953-1955.

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano, album by
PortraitRick Henderson as, sax, 1928-2004 US
alto saxophone
PortraitRussell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet
PortraitJimmy Woode b, 1926-2005 US
bass
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitWendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US
bass
PortraitJimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone
PortraitRalph Collier dr, 1919-2010 US
congas
PortraitButch Ballard dr, 1918-2011 US
drums
PortraitDave Black dr, 1928-2006 US
drums
PortraitBilly Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US
piano, celesta
PortraitPaul Gonsalves ts, sax, 1920-1974 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitAl Cobbs tb, US
trombone
PortraitBritt Woodman tb, 1920-2000 US
trombone
PortraitGeorge Jean tb,
trombone
PortraitJohn Sanders tb, US
trombone
PortraitJuan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR
trombone
PortraitQuentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US
trombone
PortraitCat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US
trumpet
PortraitClark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US
trumpet
PortraitWillie Cook tr, 1970-2000 US
trumpet
PortraitGerald Wilson tr, 1918-2014 US
trumpet, arranged by
PortraitRay Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US
trumpet, violin, vocals
PortraitJimmy Grissom voc, US
vocals
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Satin DollDuke Ellington3:00
2Without A SongDuke Ellington3:00
3Cocktails For TwoDuke Ellington2:58
4My Old FlameDuke Ellington3:13
5I Can't Give You Anything But LoveDuke Ellington3:11
6Ain't Nothin' Nothin'Duke Ellington2:57
7Stormy WeatherDuke Ellington3:12
8StardustDuke Ellington2:29
9Three Little WordsDuke Ellington2:45
10OrsonDuke Ellington2:52
11Boo-DahDuke Ellington2:54
12BlossomDuke Ellington2:29
13Ballin' The BluesDuke Ellington3:03
14Warm ValleyDuke Ellington3:22
15FlamingoDuke Ellington3:42
16Blue Jean BeguineDuke Ellington2:42
17LizaDuke Ellington3:15
18Who KnowsDuke Ellington2:37
19RetrospectionDuke Ellington3:58
20B Sharp BluesDuke Ellington2:47
21Passion FlowerDuke Ellington3:07
22Dancers In LoveDuke Ellington1:56
23Reflections In DDuke Ellington3:35
24MelancholiaDuke Ellington3:19
25Prelude To A KissDuke Ellington3:04
26In A Sentimental MoodDuke Ellington2:32
27Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington2:56
28All Too SoonDuke Ellington3:08
29JanetDuke Ellington2:14
30Give Me The RightDuke Ellington2:46
31Is It A Sin?Duke Ellington2:55
32Basin Street BluesDuke Ellington5:52
33Big DragDuke Ellington2:51
34Don't Ever Say GoodbyeDuke Ellington3:01
35KInda DukishDuke Ellington2:32
36MontevideoDuke Ellington2:33
37December BlueDuke Ellington2:43
38I'm Just A Lucky So And SoDuke Ellington3:02
39It Shouldn't Happen To A DreamDuke Ellington3:14
40What More Can I Say?Duke Ellington2:40
41Rockin' In RhythmDuke Ellington4:02
42Ultra DeluxeDuke Ellington2:54
43Flying HomeDuke Ellington6:17
44Blue MoonDuke Ellington2:47
45Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'Duke Ellington2:44
46Ultra DeluxeDuke Ellington2:48
47Flying HomeDuke Ellington6:11
48What More Can I Say?Duke Ellington2:27
49Serious SerenadeDuke Ellington2:59
50Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'Duke Ellington3:55
51Honeysuckle RoseDuke Ellington4:19
52Stompin' At The SavoyDuke Ellington5:07
53Don't Ever Say GoodbyeDuke Ellington2:18
54Black And Tan FantasyDuke Ellington5:12
55Frivolous BantaDuke Ellington2:39
56In The MoodDuke Ellington6:01
57One O'Clock JumpDuke Ellington5:12
58Things Ain't What They Used To BeDuke Ellington6:21
59Happy-Go-Lucky LocalDuke Ellington5:35
60Rockin' In RhythmDuke Ellington4:33
61Falling Like A RaindropDuke Ellington3:01
62All Day LongDuke Ellington2:47
63Bunny Hop MamboDuke Ellington2:32
64Isle Of CapriDuke Ellington2:21
65C Jam BluesDuke Ellington4:52
66Band CallDuke Ellington2:32
67Gonna Tan Your HideDuke Ellington6:13
68SmileDuke Ellington2:39
69Echo TangoDuke Ellington2:35
70If I Give My Heart To YouDuke Ellington2:40
71Chile BowlDuke Ellington2:42
72BakiffDuke Ellington5:47
73Twelfth Street Rag MamboDuke Ellington2:36
74September SongDuke Ellington2:53
75CaravanDuke Ellington4:32
76La Virgen De La MacarenaDuke Ellington4:02
77Harlem Air ShaftDuke Ellington3:55
78Look What I've Got For YouDuke Ellington2:46
79Commercial TimeDuke Ellington3:55
80Clarinet MelodramaDuke Ellington5:42
81Theme For TrambeanDuke Ellington3:27
82CoquetteDuke Ellington2:33
83Serious SerenadeDuke Ellington2:50
84Body And SoulDuke Ellington4:51
85Once In A Blue MoodDuke Ellington5:45
86Lady Be GoodDuke Ellington4:50
87So LongDuke Ellington2:38
88It Don't Mean A ThingDuke Ellington
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