Duke Ellington - La Chanson de Duke 5CD (2015)

"La Chanson De Duke" éclaire un des aspects les plus énigmatiques de la personnalité de Duke Ellington. Ce grand homme, compositeur, pianiste et chef d'orchestre exceptionnellement créatif et original, semble ne s'être pas vraiment aperçu qu'il comptait également parmi les grands "songwriters" américains de son siècle.

Claude Carrière, grand spécialiste de l’histoire du jazz et plus particulièrement du Duke s’est donc attaché à travers les 105 titres que comptent ce coffret de 5 volumes, à nous révéler, copieusement, le meilleur des chansons d’Ellington et de Billy Strayhorn et des musiciens associés à leur œuvre.

Tracklist:

CD1

01. The Blues I Love to Sing (3:11)
02. It Don't Mean a Thing (3:10)
03. I'm Satisfied (3:02)
04. Big City Blues (2:27)
05. Oh Babe! Maybe Someday (2:49)
06. I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter (2:33)
07. Alabamy Home (2:41)
08. If You Were in My Place (2:53)
09. Carnival in Caroline (2:27)
10. Swingtime in Honolulu (2:54)
11. Solitude (3:19)
12. Lost in Meditation (4:00)
13. You Gave Me the Gate (2:21)
14. La De Doody Doo (2:26)
15. Watermelon Man (2:33)
16. Something to Live For (2:51)
17. I'm Checkin' Out Go'om Bye (2:27)
18. A Lonely CoEd (3:18)
19. Your Love Has Faded (2:53)
20. Killin' Myself (2:26)
21. Mood Indigo (2:46)
22. Me And You (2:54)
23. The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look at You (3:19)

CD2

01. Chocolate Shake (2:55)
02. I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good) (3:18)
03. BrownSkinned Gal (In the Calico Gown) (3:10)
04. Jump for Joy (2:58)
05. Rocks in My Bed (3:07)
06. BliBlip (3:05)
07. Love Like This Can't Last (2:28)
08. I Don't Know What Kind of Blues i Got (3:15)
09. I Don't Mind (2:50)
10. My Little Brown Book (3:13)
11. A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship) (2:57)
12. Take the "A" Train (3:20)
13. The Blues (Mauve) (5:23)
14. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (3:28)
15. Go Away Blues (2:05)
16. I Ain't got Nothin' But the Blues (2:40)
17. I'm Beginning to See the Light (3:10)
18. Don't You Know I Care (2:58)
19. I Didn't Know About You (2:44)
20. Hit Me With a Hot Note (And Watch Me Bounce) (2:29)
21. Kissing Bug (3:01)
22. Everything But You (2:53)

CD3

01. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (3:02)
02. Strange Feeling (3:12)
03. I'm a Lucky SoAndSo (3:11)
04. The Wonder of You (2:46)
05. Transbluency (2:59)
06. Just Squeeze Me (3:18)
07. Pretty Woman (2:46)
08. Hey, Baby (2:50)
09. Minnehaha (2:56)
10. Tulip or Turnip (3:10)
11. Women (They'll Get You) (3:16)
12. I Fell and Broke My Heart (2:39)
13. (You're Just an Old) Antidisestablishmentarianismist (2:49)
14. You Gotta Crawl Before You Walk (3:07)
15. Brown Penny (3:06)
16. He Makes Me Believe He's Mine (3:16)
17. Take Love Easy (3:02)
18. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (3:03)
19. Once Upon a Dream (2:59)
20. I Could Get a Man (2:56)
21. On a Turquoise Cloud (3:21)
22. I Like the Sunrise (4:31)

CD4

01. Good Woman Blues (3:09)
02. I'm Afraid I'm Loving You Too Much / Joog Joog (3:05)
03. Love You Madly (3:01)
04. Build That Railroad (2:42)
05. I Love My Lovin' Lover (3:06)
06. Just ASittin' and ARockin' (3:53)
07. Grievin' (4:10)
08. Blue Rose (2:22)
09. Sophisticated Lady (2:58)
10. Carribee Joe (3:38)
11. Rhumbop (2:12)
12. What Else Can You Do With a Drum (1:52)
13. You Better Know It (2:46)
14. Day Dream (3:59)
15. Drop Me Off in Harlem (3:49)
16. All Too Soon (4:24)
17. Caravan (3:54)
18. Perdido (6:13)

CD5

01. Come Sunday (7:56)
02. Duke's Place (2:31)
03. Multicolored Blue (5:30)
04. Serenade to Sweden (3:15)
05. My Mother, My Father and Love (Heritage) (3:19)
06. What Color is Virtue (2:50)
07. In a Sentimental Mood (2:41)
08. Azure (2:17)
09. Prelude to a Kiss (2:45)
10. In a Mellow Tone (5:10)
11. Lush Life (3:39)
12. Passion Flower (2:21)
13. What Am I Here For (3:05)
14. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (2:53)
15. Azaela (5:05)
16. Satin Doll (3:16)
17. I'm Gonna Go Fishin' (2:08)
18. Midnight Indigo (2:33)
19. Paris Blues (4:35)
20. Pretty Girl (4:13)