Duke Ellington - The Legendary Duke Ellington (18 Legendary Performances) (1981) [Vinyl Rip, 24/96]

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 half a century later.

Born 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. In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe. Although considered a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music.

Some of the jazz musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered among the best players in the idiom. Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz. Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades. 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, for example Juan Tizol's "Caravan", and "Perdido", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz. At the end of the 1930s, Ellington began a nearly thirty-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion. With Strayhorn, he composed multiple extended compositions, or suites, as well as many short pieces. Following an appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1956, Ellington and his orchestra enjoyed a major revival and embarked on world tours. Ellington recorded for most American record companies of his era, performed in and scored several films, and composed a handful of stage musicals.

Ellington was known for his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and his eloquence and charisma. His reputation continued to rise after he died. He was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music in 1999.

TRACKLIST

01. Duke Ellington - Take The A Train
02. Duke Ellington - Satin Doll
03. Duke Ellington - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
04. Duke Ellington - How Higt The Moon
05. Duke Ellington - Good Woman Blues
06. Duke Ellington - New York City Blues
07. Duke Ellington - I Can't Belive That Your In Love With Me
08. Duke Ellington - On A Turquose Cloud
09. Duke Ellington - The Greatest There Is
10. Duke Ellington - Creole Love Call
11. Duke Ellington - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
12. Duke Ellington - Eighth Veil
13. Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo
14. Duke Ellington - Boogie Bop Blues
15. Duke Ellington - Singin In The Rain
16. Duke Ellington - Sultry Serenade
17. Duke Ellington - C Jam Blues
18. Duke Ellington - Lets Go Blues





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