General Note:
Columbia/Legacy: C2K 89281 (on discs: CK 89304--CK 89305).
Compact discs.
Jazz, in part for big band and/or with vocals.
Originally released in 1927-1960.
Program notes by Loren Schoenberg (1 folded sheet : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
Formatted Contents Note:
East St. Louis toodle-oo -- Black and tan fantasy -- Take it easy -- Hot and bothered -- The mooche -- Rockin' in rhythm -- Creole rhapsody -- It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) -- Creole love call -- Sophisticated lady -- Drop me off in Harlem -- Solitude -- In a sentimental mood -- Back room romp -- Clouds in my heart -- Echoes of Harlem -- Caravan -- Blue reverie -- Diminuendo in blue -- Crescendo in blue -- I let a song go out of my heart -- Pyramid -- Prelude to a kiss -- Tired socks -- Mood indigo -- Ko-ko -- Don't get around much anymore -- Cotton tail -- Take the "A" train -- Harlem air-shaft -- Do nothin' 'til you hear from me -- Satin doll -- Perdido -- Come Sunday -- Jeep's blues -- Black beauty -- Arabesque cookie.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Producer, Michael Brooks.
Participant or Performer Note:
Duke Ellington, piano, leader ; Washingtonians ; Famous Orchestra ; Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Mills' Ten Black Berries ; The Harlem Footwarmers ; Rex Stewart & His Fifty-Second Street Stompers ; Barney Bigard & His Jazopators [i.e. Jazzopators] ; Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters ; Johnny Hodges & his orchestra.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded Mar. 22, 1927-July 14, 1960.
