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This CD reissue from 1997 features Duke Ellington and His Orchestra running through 11 of the leader's hits and a lesser-known blues tune, "The Twitch." The 1966 version of his big band still had all of its main stars, including such major voices as trumpeters Cootie Williams and Cat Anderson, trombonists Lawrence Brown and Buster Cooper, altoist Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves on tenor, and clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton.
All are featured on The Popular Duke Ellington.
Since the material is all very familiar, and mostly quite concise (nothing over six minutes long, and a version of "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" that is under two minutes), few surprises occur.
But Ellington fans will enjoy this well-played effort.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take the 'A' TrainBilly Strayhorn | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Mood IndigoBarney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Black and Tan FantasyDuke Ellington, Bubber Miley | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The TwitchDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | SolitudeEddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear from MeDuke Ellington, Bob Russell | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 01:53 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | The MoocheDuke Ellington, Irving Mills | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Sophisticated LadyDuke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Creole Love CallDuke Ellington | Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barney Bigard | Composer |
| 2 | Lawrence Brown | Trombone |
| 3 | Harry Carney | Guest Artist, Reeds |
| 4 | Chuck Connors | Trombone |
| 5 | Buster Cooper | Trombone |
| 6 | Eddie DeLange | Composer |
| 7 | Ervin Drake | Composer |
| 8 | Duke Ellington | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Mercer Ellington | Trumpet |
| 11 | Leonard Feather | Liner Notes |
| 12 | Paul Gonsalves | Guest Artist, Reeds |
| 13 | Jimmy Hamilton | Reeds |
| 14 | David Hassinger | Engineer |
| 15 | Johnny Hodges | Guest Artist, Reeds |
| 16 | John Lamb | Bass |
| 17 | Hans Lengsfelder | Composer |
| 18 | Brad McCuen | Producer |
| 19 | Bubber Miley | Composer |
| 20 | Irving Mills | Composer |
| 21 | Mitchell Parish | Composer |
| 22 | Russell Procope | Reeds |
| 23 | Bob Russell | Composer |
| 24 | Billy Strayhorn | Composer |
| 25 | Juan Tizol | Composer |
| 26 | Paul Francis Webster | Composer |
| 27 | Cootie Williams | Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 28 | Sam Woodyard | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |