Masterpieces: 1926-1949 [Box set]

Product Description
UK budget-price 4CD box-set. Includes 52 page illustrated booklet. 93 tracks in all including 'Misty Mornin', 'Slippery Horn', 'Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart', 'All Too Soon', & 'Creole Love Call'. Packaged in a slipcase with standard jewel cases. 2001.

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Tracks:

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

Tracks:

1. Slippery Horn
2. Drop Me Off At Harlem
3. Daybreak Express
4. Delta Serenade
5. Stompy Jones
6. Solitude
7. Blue Feeling
8. Saddest Tale
9. Moonglow
10. In A Sentimental Mood
11. Showboat Shuffle
12. Reminiscing In Tempo (Pts. 1, 2, 3, 4)
13. Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto)
14. Echoes Of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto)
15. Black Butterfly
16. Caravan
17. Azure
18. Diminuendo In Blue
19. Crescendo In Blue
20. Steppin' Into Swing Society
21. Lost In Meditation

Tracks:

1. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
2. Rose Of The Rio Grande
3. Pyramid
4. Prelude To A Kiss
5. Blue Light (Transbluency)
6. Boy Meets Horn
7. Slap Happy
8. Serenade To Sweden
9. The Sergeant Was Shy
10. Jack The Bear
11. Ko-Ko
12. Congo Brava
13. Concerto For Cootie
14. Cotton Tail
15. Never No Lament
16. Dusk
17. Bojangles (A Portrait Of Bill Robinson)
18. A Portrait Of Bert Williams
19. Harlem Air-Shaft
20. All Too Soon
21. Sepia Panorama
22. In A Mellotone
23. Wam Valley
24. Across The Track Blues
25. Day Dream

Tracks:

1. Pussy Willow
2. The Sidewalks Of New York
3. Take The 'A' Train
4. Blue Serge
5. Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin'
6. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
7. Clementine
8. Jump For Joy
9. Chelsea Bridge
10. Raincheck
11. Perdido
12. The 'C' Jam Blues
13. Moon Mist
14. What Am I Here For?
15. Main Stem
16. Johnny Come Lately
17. I'm Beginning To See The Light
18. Transbluency
19. Lady Of The Lavender Mist
20. Sultry Serenade
21. Air Conditioned Jungle
22. The Clothed Woman
23. Snibor

Album Description

UK budget-price 4CD box-set. Includes 52 page illustrated booklet. 93 tracks in all including 'Misty Mornin', 'Slippery Horn', 'Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart', 'All Too Soon', & 'Creole Love Call'. Packaged in a slipcase with standard jewel cases. 2001.

Album Details

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 bandleader touch a bewildering variety of levels, producing music that has never been surpassed.

Customer Reviews:

Ellington is the master! .......2007-03-11

This four disc set is just fabulous. It has many songs that I was having a difficult time finding. If you are new to Ellington this is a great place to start. And even if you have already known what a genius this man has been since he was born you'll love this set.

scoop on Duke.......2006-08-20

Recently had a 80th Birthday party for a family member. Showed pictures of his life story with Duke playing in background. Guests his same age as well as the birthday boy throughly enjoyed the moment.

New to Duke.......2005-12-10

This has blown me away.
A bargain considering the price I paid for four disks.
I love the variety and tones of the music.
This collection spans several different styles.
It's just wonderful.

There are some old recordings here, which are authentic and par for the course.
It would seem unreal if they were digital smooth.
The classic feel of the sound just ads to the experience, and does not detract.
I have hours of great music here.
Enjoy!

What is this music?.......2005-10-02

Some of the reviewers have complained here that these are not the definitive versions. I have to say one of the delights of listening to "Jazz" of this quality is listening to different versions of each song. As a matter of fact that's a KEY issue. Ellington probably never played any of these songs the same way twice. That's just how it works. These guys were constantly exploring different ways to play it and different sound combinations, and that's a big part of the enjoyment. Isn't that an essential component of Jazz? Constant surprise. For me owning zillions of Ellington versions of stuff is wonderful.

This box set has some pretty good sound, execllent in some places. Maybe not the very very best all over but heck there is some great stuff on here. I'm really digging it. On any recordings this old you have to use your imagination to really understand the amazing aural qualities that live performances must have had. If you give it a chance the essential information about sound that Ellington was transmitting will come through.

Ellington Collection.......2005-09-20

This is an excellent collection of Ellington recordings over an extended period. It contains some of the best of Ellington.

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