6.16.2012
The Ripening Stage of Duke Ellington in 60's
# Song Titles Composer & Arranger Introduced by Organizations or Soloists Recorded in timing Label
1 Sunset and the Mocking Bird Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Duke Ellington(pf), Jimmy Hamilton(cl), Johnny Hodges(as) 4/1/59/NYC. 3:44 Pablo CD
From "The Queen's Suite" Duke Ellington
2 Chinoiserie(Chinese Dance) P.I.Tchaikovsky Orchestra cond. By Tchaikovsky in 3/19/1892 Aaron Bell(b), Jimmy Hamilton(cl), Duke Ellington(pf), Paul Gonsalves(ts) 1960/Hollywood 2:53 Columbia CD
From "The Nutcracker Suite" Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
3 What Am I Here For Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Duke Ellington(pf), Britt Woodman(tb), Ray Nance(tp), Paul Gonsalves(ts) 6/29/60/Hollywood 4:07 Columbia CD
Duke Ellington
4 To You Thad Jones Count Basie & his Orchestra Quentin Jackson(tb) 7/6/61/NYC. 3:53 Columbia CD
Thad Jones
5 Take the A Train Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington(pf), Sonny Cohn(tp), Jimmy Hamilton(cl) 7/6/61/NYC. 3:46 〃 CD
Billy Strayhorn
6 Kinda Dukish Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Duke Ellington(pf) Feb./63/live at Olympia Theater 1:52 Atlantic CD
Duke Ellington Paris
7 Rockin' in Rhythm Harry Carney=Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Duke Ellington(pf), Harry Carney(cl), Lawrence Brown(tb), Cat Anderson(tp) 〃 3:47 〃 CD
Duke Ellington
8 On the Sunny Side of the Street Dorothy Fields=Jimmy McHugh Harry Richman & Gertrude Lawrence Johnny Hodges(as) 〃 2:58 〃 CD
Lew Leslie's International Revue(1930) Duke Ellington
9 The Star-Crossed Lovers Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Johnny Hodges(as) 〃 4:18 〃 CD
From "Such Sweet Thunder" Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
10 Introduction 6/24/64/live at 2:02 - CD
Kyoto Kaikan, Japan
11 Take the A Train Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Duke Ellington & his Orchestra 〃 1:11 - CD
Billy Strayhorn
12 Black and Tan Fantasy Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Duke Ellington(pf), Russell Procope(as), Cootie Williams(tp) 〃 10:29 - CD
Duke Ellington
13 Creole Love Call Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Cootie Williams(tp), Russell Procope(cl) 〃 - CD
Duke Ellington
14 The Mooch Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Lawrence Brown(tb), Russell Procope(cl), Jimmy Hamilton(cl), Cootie Williams(tp) 〃 - CD
Duke Ellington
15 Money Jungle Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Duke Ellington(pf), Charles Mingus(b), Max Roach(dms) 9/17/62/NYC. 5:29 United Artists CD
Duke Ellington
16 Red Roses for a Blue Lady Sid Tepper=Roy C. Bennett Vaughan Monroe in 1948 Lawrence Brown(tb), Johnny Hodges(as) 1/21/65/NYC. 3:40 Reprise CD
Duke Ellington
17 I Like the Sunrise Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Frank Sinatra(voc), Paul Gonsalves(ts), Cootie Williams(tp) 12/12/67/Hollywood 4:59 Reprise CD
From "The Liberian Suite" Billy May
18 Night Creature 1st Movement Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn Don Gillis and the Symphony of the Air in 1955 Duke Ellington & his Orchestra with The Stockholm Symphony Orchestra 2/8/63/Stockholm 4:10 Reprise CD
"Blind Bug" Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
19 Night Creature 2nd Movement Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn 〃 〃 〃 7:51 Reprise CD
"Stalking Monster" Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
20 Night Creature 3rd Movement Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn 〃 Duke Ellington & his Orchestra with The Paris Symphony Orchestra 1/31/63/Paris 4:01 Reprise CD
"Dazzling Creature" Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
21 Day Dream Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Johnny Hodges(as) 11/15/67/NYC. 4:17 RCA CD
Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
22 Bluebird of Delhi Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Jimmy Hamilton(cl) Dec./66/NYC. 3:17 RCA CD
Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
23 Isfahan Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Johnny Hodges(as) 〃 4:11 〃 CD
Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
24 Isfahan Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & his Orchestra Johnny Hodges(as) 2/20/64/London 4:18 Impro-Jazz DVD
Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
25 A Tone Parallel to Harlem Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn Don Gillis and the Symphony of the Air in 1955 Cootie Williams(tp), and others 2/20/64/London 13:20 Impro-Jazz DVD
Duke Ellington=Billy Strayhorn
