Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Duke Ellington

by Duke Ellington

Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Duke Ellington cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 7 November 2000
  • Label: Legacy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:12:12
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A single-disc Ellington anthology assembled for Ken Burns's 'Jazz' documentary series, drawing on the bandleader's Columbia recordings. It surveys the orchestra from the Cotton Club era to the later suites, the Blanton-Webster band prominent among the selections, in remastered sound.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, sophisticated, melodic, improvisation, saxophone

Tracklist

  1. East St. Louis Toodle-oo (3:04)
  2. Black And Tan Fantasy (3:24)
  3. Take It Easy (2:35)
  4. The Mooche (3:13)
  5. Rockin' In Rhythm (3:14)
  6. Mood Indigo (2:56)
  7. Creole Rhapsody (6:27)
  8. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (3:08)
  9. Creole Love Call (4:08)
  10. Sophisticated Lady (3:14)
  11. Solitude (3:11)
  12. Caravan (2:39)
  13. Back Room Romp (2:47)
  14. Ko-Ko (2:42)
  15. Never No Lament (2:54)
  16. Cotton Tail (3:10)
  17. Take The "A" Train (2:54)
  18. Satin Doll (2:57)
  19. Jeep's Blues (4:32)
  20. Come Sunday (5:46)
  21. Black Beauty (3:17)

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