ELLINGTON, DUKE - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION 1951-1958

Ta niezbędna biblioteka Ellingtona zawiera rzadkie utwory bonusowe i nowe, najnowocześniejsze miksy niektórych z najbardziej ponadczasowych nagrań w historii amerykańskiego jazzu.
Na pierwszym albumie Columbii, "Masterpieces By Ellington", mistrz przyjął nową technologię i zaprezentował wspaniałe aranżacje swoich ukochanych hymnów. Wkrótce pojawiły się kolejne wizjonerskie projekty: "Ellington Uptown" z mistrzowskimi kompozycjami, takimi jak "A Tone Parallel To Harlem" i "Blue Rose" z piosenkarką Rosemary Clooney oraz "Black, Brown and Beige" z majestatycznym wkładem Mahalii Jackson. "Such Sweet Thunder" to arcydzieło z Johnnym Hodgesem w najlepszym wydaniu. Ta kolekcja obejmuje zarówno ambitne projekty tematyczne, jak i rozszerzone reedycje wcześniejszych klasyków i podkreśla, jak niesamowicie wszechstronny był maestro!

Spis utworów:

CD1: “Masterpieces By Ellington”
1. Mood Indigo
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. The Tattooed Bride
4. Solitude
Bonus Tracks
5. Vagabonds
6. Smada
7. Rock Skippin’ At The Blue Note
CD2 : “Ellington Uptown”
1. Skin Deep
2. The Mooche
3. Take The “A” Train
4. A Tone Parallel To Harlem (Harlem Suite)
5. Perdido
“The Controversial Suite”
6. Before My Time
7. Later
“The Liberian Suite”
8. I Like The Sunrise
9. Dance No. 1
10. Dance No. 2
11. Dance No. 3
12. Dance No. 4
13. Dance No. 5
CD3: “Blue Rose”
1. Hey Baby
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. Me And You
4. Passion Flower
5. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
6. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
7. Grievin’
8. Blue Rose
9. I’m Checking Out – Goodbye
10. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
11. Mood Indigo
Bonus Tracks
12. If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do)
13. Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’
CD4: “A Drum Is A Woman”
1. A Drum Is A Woman
2. Rhythm Pum Te Dum
3. What Else Can You Do With A Drum – Calypso
4. New Orleans
5. Hey, Buddy Bolden
6. Carribee Joe/Congo Square
7. A Drum Is A Woman – Part Two
8. You Better Know It
9. Madam Zajj/Ballet Of The Flying Saucers
10. Zajj’s Dream
11. Rhumbop/Carribee Joe – Part Two
12. Finale
CD5: “Such Sweet Thunder”
1. Such Sweet Thunder
2. Sonnet For Caesar
3. Sonnet For Hank Cinq
4. Lady Mac
5. Sonnet In Search Of A Moor
6. The Telecasters
7 .Up And Down, Up And Down (I Will Lead Them Up And Down)
8. Sonnet For Sister Kate
9. The Star-Crossed Lovers
10. Madness In Great Ones
11. Half The Fun
12. Circle Of Fourths
Bonus Tracks
13. The Star-Crossed Lovers (Stereo L.P. Master)
14. Circle Of Fourths (Stereo L.P. Master)
15. Suburban Beauty
16. A Flat Minor
17. Café Au Lait
18. Half The Fun (Aka Lately – Alternate Take)
19. Suburban Beauty (Alternate Take)
20. A Flat Minor (Outtakes)
21. Café Au Lait (Outtakes)
22. Pretty Girl (Aka The Star-Crossed Lovers – First Recording)
CD6: “Ellington Indigos”
1. Solitude
2. Where Or When
3. Mood Indigo
4. Autumn Leaves (Full Version)
5. The Sky Fell Down
6. Prelude To A Kiss
7. Willow Weep For Me
8. Tenderly
9. Dancing In The Dark
Bonus Tracks
10. Night And Day
11. Cop-Out
“The Perfume Suite”
12. Under The Balcony
13. Strange Feeling
14. Dancers In Love
15. Coloratura
CD7: “Black, Brown And Beige”
1. Part I
2. Part II
3. Part III (Light)
4. Part IV (Come Sunday)
5. Part V (Come Sunday)
6. Part VI (23rd Psalm)
Bonus Tracks
7. Track 360 (Alternate Take)
8. Blues In Orbit (Alternate Take)
9. Part I (Alternate Take)
10. Part II (Alternate Take)
11. Part III (Light) (Alternate Take)
12. Part IV (Come Sunday)
13. Part V (Come Sunday)
14. Part VI (23rd Psalm)
15. Studio Conversation
16. Come Sunday (A Cappella)
CD8: “At The Bal Masque”
1. Alice Blue Gown
2. Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?
3. Got A Date With An Angel
4. Poor Butterfly
5. Satan Takes A Holiday
6. The Peanut Vendor
7. Satin Doll
8. Lady In Red
9. Indian Love Call
10. The Donkey Serenade
11. Gypsy Love Song
12. Laugh, Clown, Laugh
CD9: “The Cosmic Scene”
1. Avalon
2. Body And Soul
3. Bass-Ment
4. Early Autumn
5. Jones
6. Perdido
7. St. Louis Blues
8. Spacemen
9. Midnight Sun
10. Take The “A” Train
Bonus Tracks
11. Body And Soul (Alternate Take)
12. Jones (Alternate Take)