Duke Ellington At The Alhambra

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers


01 Take the "A" Train Strayhorn 3:21
02 Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche Ellington, Miller, Mills, Strayhorn 8:53
03 Newport Up Ellington, Strayhorn 5:10
04 Tenderly Gross, Lawrence 5:43
05 Juniflip Ellington 4:19
06 Frustration Ellington 4:18
07 Rockin' in Rhythm Carney, Ellington, Mills 6:03
08 Jeep's Blues Ellington, Hodges 3:31
09 All of Me Marks, Simons 2:47
10 Things Ain't What They Used to Be Ellington, Ellington, Persons 4:07
11 Jam With Sam Ellington 3:52
12 Hi Fi Fo Fum Ellington 7:02
13 Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Ellington 10:41



Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope (Reeds)
Ray Nance, Shorty Baker, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry (Trumpet)
Jimmy Woode (Bass)
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (Trombone)
Duke Ellington (Piano)
Sam Woodyard (Drums)



Rec. October 29, 1958 at Alhambra Theater, Paris, France

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Duke Ellington - Piano In The Background (1961)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers


1 Happy Go Lucky Local 5:00
2 What Am I Here For 6:47
3 Rockin' In Rhythm 4:15
4 Perdido 10:47
5 I'm Beginning To See The Light 3:24
6 Mid-Riff 7:07
7 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 7:12
8 Main Stem 6:54
9 Take The "A" Train 8:52
10 Lullaby Of Birdland 8:42
11 The Wailer 7:05
12 Dreamy Sort Of Thing 5:55
13 Lullaby Of Birdland (alternate take) 8:46
14 Harlem Air Shaft 6:43


Duke Ellington - Piano (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 9, 11, 14)
Willie Cook, Eddie Mullens, Andrew Merenghito (Fats Ford) - Trumpets
Ray Nance - Trumpet, violin
Gerald Wilson - Trumpet (tracks 1, 11)
Booty Wood, Lawrence Brown - Trombones
Britt Woodman - Trombone (tracks 1-13)
Mathew Gee - Trombone (tracks 14)
Jimmy Hamilton - Clarinet, tenor sax
Russell Procope - Alto sax, clarinet
Johnny Hodges - Alto sax (tracks 1-13)
Paul Gonsalves - Tenor sax
Harry Carney - Baritone sax, bass clarinet
Juan Tizol - Valve trombone (tracks 3-5, 7, 8, 10, 12-14)
Paul Horn - Alto sax (tracks 14)
Billy Strayhorn - Piano (tracks 3, 7, 10, 12, 13)
Aaron Bell - Bass
Sam Woodyard - Drums

Duke Ellington - Piano In The Background (1961).rar

Duke Ellington - Piano In The Background (1961).rar

Duke Ellington - Ellington Uptown

Mp3, 320 kbps.


01. Skin Deep (6:50)
02. The Mooche (6:37)
03. Take The 'A' Train (8:03)
04. A Tone Parallel To Harlem (Harlem Suite) (13:49)
05. Perdido (8:25)
06. Before My Time (6:09)
07. Later (4:15)
08. I Like The Sunrise (4:28)
09. Dance No. 1 (4:50)
10. Dance No. 2 (3:26)
11. Dance No. 3 (3:45)
12. Dance No. 4 (3:05)
13. Dance No. 5 (5:08)




Duke Ellington - piano
Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
Tyree Glenn - trombone, vibraphone
Britt Woodman - trombone
Cat Anderson
Quentin Jackson
Lawrence Brown
William "Cat" Johnson
Willie Cook
Quentin "Butter" Jackson
Wendell Marshall - bass
Louis Bellson - drums
Oscar Pettiford
Sonny Greer - drums, tympani
Claude Jones - trombone
Fred Guy - guitar
Willie "The Lion" Smith - saxophone
Harold Baker
Hilton Jefferson - alto saxophone
Shorty Baker
Dick Vance
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Al Sears - tenor saxophone
Francis Williams - trumpet
Junior Raglin
Wendall Marshall - bass
William Anderson

Also: Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Billy Strayhorn, Ray Nance, Juan Tizol, Louie Bellson, Betty Roche, Al Hibbler

Duke Ellington - Ellington Uptown.rar

Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit

FLAC Tracks. Scans


01. Three J’s Blues
02. Smada
03. Pie Eye’s Blues
04. Sweet And Pungent
05. C Jam Blues
06. In A Mellow Tone
07. Blues In Blueprint
08. The Swingers Get The Blues Too
09. The Swinger’s Jump
10. Blues In Orbit
11. Villes Ville Is The Place, Man



Duke Ellington (Piano)
Clark Terry (Trumpet) - 10
Cat Anderson (Trumpet) - 10
Shorty Baker (Trumpet) - 10
Ray Nance (Trumpet, Violin)
Quentin Jackson (Trombone) - 10
Britt Woodman (Trombone)
John Sanders (Trombone) - 10
Bill Graham (Alto Saxophone) - 10
Harry Carney (Alto and Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet)
Jimmy Hamilton (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet) - 1-10
Paul Gonsalves (Tenor Saxophone) - 1,3-5,10
Jimmy Woode (Double Bass)
Sam Woodyard (Drums) - 10-11
Johnny Hodges (Alto Saxophone) - 1-9,11
Booty Wood (Trombone) - 1-9
Matthew Gee (Trombone) - 1-9
Russell Procope (Alto Saxophone, Clarinet) - 1-9
Jimmy Johnson (Drums) - 1-9
Billy Strayhorn (Piano) - 2,7

Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit.rar

Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit.rar

Johnny Hodges & Rex Stewart - Things ain't what they used to be

Thank's to Pino

FLAC Tracks. Scans

1. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (M. Ellington - T. Persons) (3:44)
2. Squatty Roo (J. Hodges) (2:28)
3. Passion Flower (B. Strayhorn) (3:13)
4. That's the Blues, Old Man (J. Hodges) (3:00)
5. Good Queen Bess (J. Hodges) (3:06)
6. Day Dream (D. Ellington - B. Strayhorn - J. LaTouche) (3:02)
7. Junior Hop (D. Ellington) (3:13)
8. Goin' Out the Back Way (J. Hodges) (2:47)
9. Linger Awhile (H. Owens - V. Rose) (3:31)
10. Mobile Bay (D. Ellington - R. Stewart) (3:10)
11. Some Saturday (R. Stewart) (3:03)
12. Poor Bubber (R. Stewart) (3:23)
13. My Sunday Gal (D. Ellington) (3:14)
14. Menelik: The Lion of Judah (R. Stewart) (3:21)
15. Without a Song (V. Youmans - B. Rose - E. Eliscu) (2:51)
16. Subtle Slough (Squeeze Me) (D. Ellington) (3:18)

Ray Nance (trumpet 1-3),
Cootie Williams (trumpet 4-8),
Rex Stewart (trumpet 9-16)
Lawrence Brown (trombone)
Ben Webster (tenor saxophone 9-16)
Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone 1-8)
Harry Carney (baritone saxophone)
Duke Ellington (piano)
Jimmy Blanton (bass)
Sonny Greer (drums)

Johnny Hodges & Rex Stewart - Things Ain't What They Used to Be.rar

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Duke Ellington - The Nutcracker Suite

FLAC Tracks.

Personnel:

Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney (reeds); Ray Nance, Willie Cook, Andres Meringuito, Eddie Mullins (trumpets); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); Lawrence Brown, Britt Woodman, Booty Wood (tbns.); Sam Woodyard (drums); Aaron Bell (bass); Duke Ellington (piano); Procope plays Japanese flute and Tizol plays tambourine on “Arabesque”.


Tracks

01.- Overture

02.- Toot Toot Tootie Toot

03.- Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)

04.- Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)

05.- Entr'acte

06.- The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance)

07.- Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)

08.- Danse Of The Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)

09.- Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)

Duke Ellington - The Nutcracker Suite.rar

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Duke Ellington - The 1953 Pasadena Concert

Mp3, 320 kbps


1. The Tattooed Bride
2. Diminuendo in Blue/Crescendo in Blue
3. The Hawk Talks
4. Monologue
5. St. Louis Blues
6. V.I. P's Boogie/Jam With Sam
7. Without a Song
8. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me
9. Street Blues
10. Perdido
11. Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore/In a Sentimental Mood


Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet); Jimmy Grissom (vocals); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet); Rick Henderson (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, clarinet); Willie Cook, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson (trumpet); Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol (trombone); Oscar Pettiford (cello); Wendell Marshall (bass); Butch Ballard (drums)

http://freakshare.com/files/hf35auyh/Duke-Ellington---The-1953-Pasadena-Concert.rar.html

Duke Ellington At The Alhambra

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers


01 Take the "A" Train Strayhorn 3:21
02 Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche Ellington, Miller, Mills, Strayhorn 8:53
03 Newport Up Ellington, Strayhorn 5:10
04 Tenderly Gross, Lawrence 5:43
05 Juniflip Ellington 4:19
06 Frustration Ellington 4:18
07 Rockin' in Rhythm Carney, Ellington, Mills 6:03
08 Jeep's Blues Ellington, Hodges 3:31
09 All of Me Marks, Simons 2:47
10 Things Ain't What They Used to Be Ellington, Ellington, Persons 4:07
11 Jam With Sam Ellington 3:52
12 Hi Fi Fo Fum Ellington 7:02
13 Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Ellington 10:41



Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope (Reeds)
Ray Nance, Shorty Baker, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry (Trumpet)
Jimmy Woode (Bass)
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman, John Sanders (Trombone)
Duke Ellington (Piano)
Sam Woodyard (Drums)



Rec. October 29, 1958 at Alhambra Theater, Paris, France

Duke Ellington At The Alhambra.rar

Duke Ellington - Carnegie Hall Concert January 1943

FLAC Tracks. Scans


CD1
01.The Star Spangled Banner {01:12}
02.Black and Tan Fantasy {06:35}
03.Rockin' in Rhythm {04:12}
04.Moon Mist {03:38}
05.Jumpin' Punkins {03:24}
06.Portrait of Bert Williams {02:56}
07.(Portrait of) Bojangles {03:17}
08.Portrait of Florence Mills (Black Beauty) {03:40}
09.Ko-Ko {02:23}
10.Dirge {03:28}
11.Stomp (Johnny Come Lately) {02:59}
12.Are You Stickin' {03:13}
13.Black, Brown & Beige: I. Black {21:52}

CD2
01.Black, Brown & Beige: II. Brown {11:49}
02.Black, Brown & Beige: III. Beige {14:34}
03.Bakiff {06:36}
04.Jack the Bear {03:19}
05.Blue Belles of Harlem {06:09}
06.Cotton Tail {03:11}
07.Day Dream {04:02}
08.Boy Meets Horn {05:58}
09.Rose of the Rio Grande {02:33}
10.Don't Get Around Much Anymore {04:39}
11.Goin' Up {03:56}
12.Mood Indigo {04:38}





Personnel: Duke Ellington (leader, arranger, piano); Betty Roche (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Otto Hardwicke, Chauncey Haughton (reeds); Ray Nance (trumpet, violin); Rex Stewart, Harold Baker, Wallace Jones (trumpet); Tricky Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown (trombone); Fred Guy (guitar); Junior Raglin (bass); Sonny Greer (drums)


Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York on January 23, 1943.

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Duke Ellington - Carnegie Hall Concert January 1943 CD2.rar

Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit

FLAC Tracks. Scans


01. Three J’s Blues
02. Smada
03. Pie Eye’s Blues
04. Sweet And Pungent
05. C Jam Blues
06. In A Mellow Tone
07. Blues In Blueprint
08. The Swingers Get The Blues Too
09. The Swinger’s Jump
10. Blues In Orbit
11. Villes Ville Is The Place, Man



Duke Ellington (Piano)
Clark Terry (Trumpet) - 10
Cat Anderson (Trumpet) - 10
Shorty Baker (Trumpet) - 10
Ray Nance (Trumpet, Violin)
Quentin Jackson (Trombone) - 10
Britt Woodman (Trombone)
John Sanders (Trombone) - 10
Bill Graham (Alto Saxophone) - 10
Harry Carney (Alto and Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet)
Jimmy Hamilton (Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet) - 1-10
Paul Gonsalves (Tenor Saxophone) - 1,3-5,10
Jimmy Woode (Double Bass)
Sam Woodyard (Drums) - 10-11
Johnny Hodges (Alto Saxophone) - 1-9,11
Booty Wood (Trombone) - 1-9
Matthew Gee (Trombone) - 1-9
Russell Procope (Alto Saxophone, Clarinet) - 1-9
Jimmy Johnson (Drums) - 1-9
Billy Strayhorn (Piano) - 2,7

Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit.part1.rar

Duke Ellington - Blues In Orbit.part2.rar

Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder (1957)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers


 1. Such sweet thunder
 2. Sonnet for Caecar
 3. Sonnet to Hank Cinq
 4. Lady Mac
 5. Sonnet in search of a Moor
 6. The telecasters
 7. (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
13. The star-crossed lovers (aka Pretty girl)* (stereo LP master)
14. Circle of fourth* (stereo LP master)
15. Suburban beauty* (master take)
16. A flat minor* (preferred take)
17. Cafe Au lait* (preferred take)
18. Half the fun (aka Lately)* (alternate take)
19. Suburban beauty* (alternate take)
20. A flat minor* (outtakes)
21. Cafe Au Lait* (outtakes mono)
22. Pretty girl (aka The star-crossed lovers)* (1st recording)



Jimmy Hamilton - Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone
Russell Procope - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Paul Gonsalves - Tenor Saxophone
Harry Carney - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone
Cat Anderson - Trumpet
Clark Terry - Trumpet
Ray Nance - Trumpet
Willie Cook - Trumpet
Quentin Jackson - Trombone
John Sanders - Trombone
Britt Woodman - Trombone
Jimmy Woode - Bass
Sam Woodyard - Drums
Billy Strayhorn - Orchestration

Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder (1957).rar

Duke Ellington - Piano In The Background (1961)

Mp3, 320 kbps. Covers


1 Happy Go Lucky Local 5:00
2 What Am I Here For 6:47
3 Rockin' In Rhythm 4:15
4 Perdido 10:47
5 I'm Beginning To See The Light 3:24
6 Mid-Riff 7:07
7 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 7:12
8 Main Stem 6:54
9 Take The "A" Train 8:52
10 Lullaby Of Birdland 8:42
11 The Wailer 7:05
12 Dreamy Sort Of Thing 5:55
13 Lullaby Of Birdland (alternate take) 8:46
14 Harlem Air Shaft 6:43


Duke Ellington - Piano (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 9, 11, 14)
Willie Cook, Eddie Mullens, Andrew Merenghito (Fats Ford) - Trumpets
Ray Nance - Trumpet, violin
Gerald Wilson - Trumpet (tracks 1, 11)
Booty Wood, Lawrence Brown - Trombones
Britt Woodman - Trombone (tracks 1-13)
Mathew Gee - Trombone (tracks 14)
Jimmy Hamilton - Clarinet, tenor sax
Russell Procope - Alto sax, clarinet
Johnny Hodges - Alto sax (tracks 1-13)
Paul Gonsalves - Tenor sax
Harry Carney - Baritone sax, bass clarinet
Juan Tizol - Valve trombone (tracks 3-5, 7, 8, 10, 12-14)
Paul Horn - Alto sax (tracks 14)
Billy Strayhorn - Piano (tracks 3, 7, 10, 12, 13)
Aaron Bell - Bass
Sam Woodyard - Drums

Duke Ellington - Piano In The Background (1961).rar