Ellington,Duke All The Hits And More 1927-54 CD

DUKE ELLINGTON - ALL THE HITS AND MORE 1927-54 - It's a comprehensive overview of his most successful output during a primary era of his career Duke Ellington was one of the most important and influential figures in the entire history of jazz, as pianist, bandleader, composer and innovator, his career spanning half century as the genre evolved from the early days of electric recording. However, while critics and commentators focus on his over-arching significance as a giant of the medium, it's easy to forget that he was a genius at composing tune and songs for the medium of the 3-minute 78rpm single, and during the first three decades of his career before rock 'n' roll changed the pop landscape irrevocably, he had more than 70 records that were credited as chart hits. This great-value 4-CD set comprised all those 77 recordings which are listed in recognised sources as hits, plus another 20 or so which are regarded as significant compositions which became standards, or were hits for other artists. It includes his No. 1s with "Three Little Words", "Cocktails For Two", "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart", and the Billboard R&B No. 1s "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Sentimental Lady", "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" and "Main Stem", along with classics like "Mood Indigo", "Sophisticated Lady", "Moon Glow", "Solitude", "Caravan", "Take The 'A' Train" and "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good". It's a comprehensive overview of his most successful output during a primary era of his career, and a great showcase for the artistry which made the Duke such a revered and iconic personality.

1. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo 2. Black And Tan Fantasy 3. Creole Love Call 4. Black Beauty 5. Doin' The New Low Down 6. Diga Diga Doo 7. The Mooche 8. Three Little Words 9. Ring Dem Bells 10. Blue Again 11. Mood Indigo 12. Rockin' In Rhythm 13. Creole Rhapsody Part 1 14. Limehouse Blues 15. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 16. Creole Rhapsody (New Version) 17. Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland) 18. Moon Over Dixie 19. Best Wishes 20. Blue Ramble 21. Drop Me Off In Harlem 22. Sophisticated Lady 23. Stormy Weather 24. I'm Satisfied 25. In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree 26. Daybreak Express 27. Cocktails For Two 28. Moon Glow 29. Solitude 30. Saddest Tale 31. Merry Go Round 32. In A Sentimental Mood 33. Accent On Youth 34. Cotton 35. Isn't Love The Strangest Thing? 36. Love Is Like A Cigarette 37. Clarinet Lament 38. Echoes Of Harlem 39. Oh Babe! Maybe Someday 40. Jazz Lips 41. Yearning For Love 42. The New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo 43. There's A Lull In My Life 44. Scattin' At The Kit Kat 45. Caravan 46. Azure 47. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm 48. Diminuendo In Blue 49. Crescendo In Blue 50. Harmony In Harlem 51. If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do?) 52. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 53. The Gal From Joe's 54. La Do Doody Do 55. Lambeth Walk 56. Prelude To A Kiss 57. Something To Live For 58. You, You, Darlin' 59. Ko Ko 60. At A Dixie Roadside Diner 61. Sepia Panorama 62. Harlem Air Shaft 63. In A Mellotone 64. All Too Soon 65. Flamingo 66. Take The A Train 67. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 68. Hayfoot, Strawfoot 69. Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin' 70. Rocks In My Bed 71. Things Ain't What They Used To Be 72. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament) 73. The 'C' Jam Blues 74. Perdido 75. Bojangles 76. A Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship) 77. Sentimental Lady 78. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 79. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 80. Main Stem 81. My Little Brown Book 82. Someone 83. I Don't Mind 84. I'm Beginning To See The Light 85. Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care To Know) 86. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues 87. Come To Baby, Do 88. I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So 89. Don't Be So Mean To Baby (Cause Baby's So Good To You) 90. Satin Doll 91. Boo Dah 92. Skin Deep