Ellington,Duke Masterpieces 1926-49 CD

The genius of Duke, bandleader extraordinaire, pianist and greatest American composer of the 20th century is celebrated in the 93 docal masterpieces featured in this 4 CD box set. Ellington's achievements as composer, arranger, pianist and bandleadertouch a bewildering variety of levels, producing music that has never been surpassed.

1. East St. Louis Toodle-Doo 2. Birmingham Breakdown 3. Black and Tan Fantasy 4. Black Beauty 5. The Mooche 6. Awful Sad 7. The Blues with a Feelin' 8. Misty Mornin' 9. Flaming Youth 10. Hot Feet 11. Double Check Stomp 12. Ring Dem Bells 13. Old Man Blues 14. Mood Indigo 15. Rockin' in Rhythm 16. Echoes of the Jungle 17. The Mystery Song 18. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 19. Lazy Rhapsody 20. Creole Love Call 21. Blue Ramble 22. Ducky Wucky 23. Eerie Moan 24. Sophisticated Lady 25. Slippery Horn 26. Drop Me Off at Harlem 27. Daybreak Express 28. Delta Serenade 29. Stompy Jones 30. Solitude 31. Blue Feeling 32. Saddest Tale 33. Moonglow 34. In a Sentimental Mood 35. Showboat Shuffle 36. Reminiscing in Tempo (PTS. 1, 2, 3, 4) 37. Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto) 38. Echoes of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto) 39. Black Butterfly 40. Caravan 41. Azure 42. Diminuendo in Blue 43. Crescendo in Blue 44. Steppin' Into Swing Society 45. Lost in Meditation 46. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 47. Rose of the Rio Grande 48. Pyramid 49. Prelude to a Kiss 50. Blue Light (Transbluency) 51. Boy Meets Horn 52. Slap Happy 53. Serenade to Sweden 54. The Sergeant Was Shy 55. Jack the Bear 56. Ko-Ko 57. Congo Brava 58. Concerto for Cootie 59. Cotton Tail 60. Never No Lament 61. Dusk 62. Bojangles (A Portrait of Bill Robinson) 63. A Portrait of Bert Williams 64. Harlem Air-Shaft 65. All Too Soon 66. Sepia Panorama 67. In a Mellotone 68. Wam Valley 69. Across the Track Blues 70. Day Dream 71. Pussy Willow 72. The Sidewalks of New York 73. Take the 'A' Train 74. Blue Serge 75. Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin' 76. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 77. Clementine 78. Jump for Joy 79. Chelsea Bridge 80. Raincheck 81. Perdido 82. The 'C' Jam Blues 83. Moon Mist 84. What Am I Here For? 85. Main Stem 86. Johnny Come Lately 87. I'm Beginning to See the Light 88. Transbluency 89. Lady of the Lavender Mist 90. Sultry Serenade 91. Air Conditioned Jungle 92. The Clothed Woman 93. Snibor