Duke Ellington - A Giant Among The Giants - The Best LPs 1950 To 1961 (10xCD + Box, Comp, Mono) (VG+ / VG+)

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

All 10 discs in glossy and clean condition with all sleeves also in sturdy shape, Outer box has some light wear but feels solid.

Release Notes

Tracklisting:

. Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn: Great Times!
1-1. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Cotton Tail 2:52
1-2. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - C Jam Blues 2:56
1-3. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Flamingo 2:57
1-4. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Bang-Up Blues 3:04
1-5. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Tonk 2:56
1-6. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Johnny Come Lately 2:58
1-7. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - In A Blue Summer Garden 4:03
1-8. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Great Times 2:53
1-9. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Perdido 2:54
1-10. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Take The "A" Train 2:17
1-11. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Oscalypso 2:41
1-12. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn - Blues For Blanton 2:37
. Ellington Uptown
1-13. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Skin Deep 6:50
1-14. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - The Mooche 6:37
1-15. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Take The "A" Train 8:01
1-16. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - A Tone Parallel To Harlem (The Harlem Suite) 13:47
1-17. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Perdido 8:23
. The Duke Plays Ellington
2-1. Duke Ellington - In A Sentimental Mood 2:31
2-2. Duke Ellington - Things Ain't What They Used To Be 2:57
2-3. Duke Ellington - Reflections In D 3:36
2-4. Duke Ellington - Who Knows? 2:38
2-5. Duke Ellington - Melancholia 3:22
2-6. Duke Ellington - All Too Soon 3:07
2-7. Duke Ellington - Prelude To A Kiss 3:03
2-8. Duke Ellington - B Sharp Blues 2:47
2-9. Duke Ellington - Passion Flower 3:04
2-10. Duke Ellington - Janet 2:14
2-11. Duke Ellington - Retrospection 3:57
2-12. Duke Ellington - Dancers In Love 1:56
. Duke Ellington At The Bal Masqué
2-13. Duke Ellington - Alice Blue Gown 3:04
2-14. Duke Ellington - Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf? 2:54
2-15. Duke Ellington - Got A Date With An Angel 2:28
2-16. Duke Ellington - Poor Butterfly 3:42
2-17. Duke Ellington - Satan Takes A Holiday 3:16
2-18. Duke Ellington - The Peanut Vendor 3:30
2-19. Duke Ellington - Satin Doll 3:51
2-20. Duke Ellington - Lady In Red 2:50
2-21. Duke Ellington - Indian Love Call 3:40
2-22. Duke Ellington - The Donkey Serenade 2:15
2-23. Duke Ellington - Gyspy Love Song 3:59
2-24. Duke Ellington - Laugh, Clown, Laugh 3:01
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. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Such Sweet Thunder
. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Mahalia Jackson - Black, Brown And Beige
. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Anatomy Of A Murder
. Swinging Suites By Edward E. And Edward G.
4-13. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Morning Mood 4:23
4-14. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - In The Hall Of The Mountain King 2:35
4-15. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Solvejg's Song 4:00
4-16. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Ase's Death 3:49
4-17. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Anitra's Dance 2:57
4-18. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Misfit Blues 4:07
4-19. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Schwiphti 3:04
4-20. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Zweet Zurzday 3:51
4-21. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Lay-By 4:54
. Piano In The Background
5-1. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Happy Go Lucky Local 3:02
5-2. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - What Am I Here For 4:06
. Medley 5:52
5-4. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Perdido 6:46
5-5. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - I'm Beginning To See The Light 2:09
5-6. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Midriff 4:30
5-7. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - It Don't Mean A Thing ( If It Ain't Got That Swing ) 4:28
5-8. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Main Stem 4:15
5-9. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Take The "A" Train 5:33
. Blue Rose
6-1. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Hey Baby 3:49
6-2. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Sophisticated Lady 3:01
6-3. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Me And You 2:31
6-4. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Passion Flower 4:36
6-5. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 2:41
6-6. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 2:53
6-7. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Grievin' 4:13
6-8. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Blue Rose 2:25
6-9. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - I'm Checking Out - Goombye 3:13
6-10. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3:11
6-11. Rosemary Clooney, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Mood Indigo 6:29
. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington Recording Together For The First Time
7-1 . Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - Duke's Place 5:08
7-2. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - I'm Just A Lucky So And So 3:14
7-3. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - Cottontail 3:49
7-4. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo 4:03
7-5. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 2:39
7-6. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - The Beautiful American 3:12
7-7. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - Black And Tan Fantasy 4:04
7-8. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - Drop Me Off In Harlem 3:55
7-9. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - The Mooche 3:46
7-10. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - In A Mellowtone 3:49
. Duke Ellington & Count Basie: First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
7-11. Duke Ellington, Count Basie - Battle Royal 5:35
7-12. Duke Ellington, Count Basie - To You 3:56
7-13. Duke Ellington, Count Basie - Take The "A" Train 3:48
7-14. Duke Ellington, Count Basie - Corner Pocket ( Aka " Until I Met You " ) 4:55
7-15. Duke Ellington, Count Basie - Wild Man ( Aka " Wild Man Moore " ) 6:23
7-16. Duke Ellington, Count Basie - Segue In C 8:23
7-17. Duke Ellington, Count Basie - B D B 4:45
7-18. Duke Ellington, Count Basie - Jumpin' At The Woodside 3:14
. Newport 1958
8-1. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Just Scratchin' The Surface 6:45
8-2. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - El Gato 4:19
8-3. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Happy Reunion 3:06
8-4. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Multicolored Blue 5:39
8-5. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Princess Blue 10:37
8-6. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Jazz Festival Jazz 7:25
8-7. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool 7:02
8-8. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Juniflip 3:47
8-9. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Prima Bara Dubla 5:46
8-10. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Hi Fi Fo Fum 5:52
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. Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - A Drum Is A Woman
. Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges: Side By Side
10-1 . Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Stompy Jones 6:37
10-2. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Squeeze Me 4:35
10-3. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Big Shoe 5:33
10-4. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Going Up 4:50
10-5. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Just A Memory 5:52
10-6. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Let's Fall In Love 6:46
10-7. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Ruint 2:32
10-8. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - Bend One 2:58
10-9. Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges - You Need To Rock 5:51

Country: Europe

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Notes:

Comes in a cardboard boxset with 10 CDs in individual cardboard sleeves.

Tracks originally released :
1-1 to 1-12 as LP " Great Times! " in 1963. Tracks 1-1 to 1-8 originally released as 10" LP " Piano Duets " with different cover in 1950.
1-13 to 1-17 as LP " Ellington Uptown " in 1952.
2-1 to 2-12 as LP " The Duke Plays Ellington " in 1954.
2-13 to 2-24 as LP " Duke Ellington His Piano And His Orchestra At The Bal Masque " in 1959.
3-1 to 3-12 as LP " Such Sweet Thunder " in 1957.
3-13 to 3-18 as LP " Black, Brown And Beige " in 1958.
4-1 to 4-12 as LP " Anatomy Of A Murder " in 1959. The track " Haupe " in the original LP is missing in this reissue CD.
4-13 to 4-21 as LP " Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday " in 1960.
5-1 to 5-9 as LP " Piano In The Background " in 1960.
6-1 to 6-11 as LP " Blue Rose " in 1956.
7-1 to 7-10 as LP " Recording Together For The First Time " in 1961.
7-11 to 7-18 as LP " First Time! The Count Meets The Duke " in 1961.
8-1 to 8-10 as LP " Newport 1958 " in 1958.
9-1 to 9-15 as LP " A Drum Is A Woman " in 1957.
10-1 to 10-9 as LP " Side By Side " in 1959.

Tracks recorded :
1-1 to 1-4 in New York City, November 1950
1-5 to 1-8 in New York City, October 3, 1950 
1-9 to 1-12 in New York City, September 13, 1950 
1-13 in Fresno, CA, February 29, 1952
1-14 & 1-17 in New York City, July 1, 1952
1-15 in New York City, June 30, 1952
1-16 in New York City, December 7, 1951
 2-1 to 2-12 at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, April 13 & 14, 1953
2-13 to 2-24 at Columbia Records 30th Street Studio, New York  City, March 20, 24, 26 and 31, & April 1, 1958
3-1 to 3-12 August 7, 1956 - May 3, 1957
3-13 to 3-18 February 4-5 & 11-12, 1958
4-1 to 4-12 at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 29 & June 1-2, 1959
4-13 & 4-17 at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1960
4-15 & 4-16 at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, June 29, 1960
4-14 at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, June 30, 1960
4-18 to 4-21 at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 10, 1960
5-1 to 5-9 at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 31, June 2, 20, 21 and 28 to 30, 1960
6-1 to 6-11 January 23 - February 11, 1956
7-1 to 7-10 at RCA Victor's Studio One, New York City, April 3-4, 1961
7-11 to 7-18 at Columbia Records 30th Street Studio, New York  City, July 6, 1961
8-1 to 8-10 live at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 3, 1958, and in studio at Columbia Records 30th Street Studio, New York  City, July 21, 1958. The original album, Newport 1958, are mostly studio re-recordings of numbers performed at Newport. There is also dubbed in applause and crowd noise from Newport. ( Wikipedia )
9-1 to 9-15 at Columbia Records 30th Street Studio, New York  City, September 17, 24, 25 & 28, October 23 and December 6, 1956
10-1, 10-2 and 10-4 at Columbia Studios, New York  City, February 20, 1959
10-3 & 10-5 to 10-9 at Nola Studios, New York City, August 14, 1958

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Label Code LC 12281
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Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Columbia 30th Street Studio
Recorded At Radio Recorders
Recorded At RCA Studios, New York
Recorded At Newport Jazz Festival
Recorded At Nola Recording Studios