Duke Ellington - The Duke Box 1940-1949
Label: Storyville Records
Format: 8 x CD, Compilation, Box Set
Country: Germany
Year Of Release: 2006
Genre: Jazz, Big Band, Swing


The Duke Box features the Duke Ellington Orchestra on broadcasts and concert performances from 1940-49.


Tracklist:

CD 1 [58:17]

01. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (1:07)
02. Me And You (2:43)
03. Grievin' (3:40)
04. Little Posey (2:54)
05. My Last Goodbye (3:19)
06. The Gal From Joe's (3:36)
07. Tootin' Through The Roof (4:57)
08. Day In, Day Out (4:16)
09. Merry-Go-Round (2:26)
10. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (1:09)
11. Ko Ko (2:25)
12. Blue Goose (3:18)
13. So Far, So Good (2:38)
14. Cotton Tail (3:41)
15. Concerto For Cootie (4:14)
16. Jack The Bear (3:14)
17. Boy Meets Horn (5:08)
18. The Sergeant Was Shy (2:37)
19. Never No Lament (0:56)

CD 2 [77:23]

01. It's Glory (0:46)
02. The Mooche (5:23)
03. The Sheik Of Araby (2:55)
04. Sepia Panorama (1:15)
05. Ko Ko (2:23)
06. There Shall Be No Night (3:09)
07. Pussy Willow (4:34)
08. Chatterbox (3:22)
09. Mood Indigo (4:14)
10. Harlem Airshaft (3:42)
11. Ferryboat Serenade (1:34)
12. Warm Valley (3:36)
13. Stompy Jones (2:45)
14. Chloe (4:03)
15. Bojangles (4:02)
16. On The Air (5:08)
17. Rumpus In Richmond (2:36)
18. Chaser (0:16)
19. The Sidewalks Of New York (5:06)
20. The Flaming Sword (5:00)
21. Never No Lament (4:21)
22. Caravan (3:44)
23. Clarinet Lament (3:28)

CD 3 [76:54]

01. Slap Happy (3:24)
02. Sepia Panorama (5:12)
03. Boy Meets Horn (5:36)
04. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (1:28)
05. Oh Babe, Maybe Someday (2:17)
06. Five O'Clock Whistle (2:01)
07. Fanfare (0:35)
08. Call Of The Canyon/Unidentified Title/All This And Heaven Too (1:35)
09. Rockin' In Rhythm (4:52)
10. Sophisticated Lady (5:11)
11. Cotton Tail (3:07)
12. Whispering Grass (2:30)
13. Conga Brava (4:07)
14. I Never Felt This Way Before (5:31)
15. Across The Track Blues (6:44)
16. Honeysuckle Rose (5:08)
17. Wham (2:49)
18. Star Dust (4:16)
19. Rose Of The Rio Grande (3:34)
20. St. Louis Blues (5:39)
21. Warm Valley (0:51)
22. God Bless America (0:28)

CD 4 [67:05]

01. Take The "A" Train (0:40)
02. Hayfoot Strawfoot (2:36)
03. It Can't Be Wrong (3:02)
04. What Am I Here For? (3:35)
05. Mainstem, aka, Altitude (3:07)
06. Could It Be You? (2:51)
07. Goin' Up (3:45)
08. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (3:48)
09. Nevada (2:42)
10. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (1:05)
11. Take The "A" Train (0:46)
12. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (4:01)
13. Mainstem, aka, Altitude (3:00)
14. I Don't Want Anyone At All (3:12)
15. Johnny Come Lately (2:51)
16. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (0:37)
17. Moon Mist (2:59)
18. You'll Never Know (3:08)
19. Tonight I Shall Sleep (3:35)
20. I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I Got (3:23)
21. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (4:31)
22. Moon Mist (0:39)
23. Introduction (0:26)
24. I Wonder Why (3:03)
25. Goin' Up (3:44)

CD 5 [55:27]

01. Star Spangled Banner (1:37)
02. Introduction By Duke Ellington (1:03)
03. Take The "A" Train (3:18)
04. Moon Mist (3:37)
05. Tea For Two (3:00)
06. Honeysuckle Rose (3:46)
07. Star Dust (4:42)
08. The "C" Jam Blues (4:42)
09. West Indian Influence (3:20)
10. Lighter Attitude (3:59)
11. New World A-Comin' (14:11)
12. Floor Show (3:50)
13. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (4:22)

CD 6 [57:52]

01. Introduction By Duke Ellington (0:41)
02. Ring Dem Bells (2:54)
03. Medley (6:40)
04. Jack The Bear (3:42)
05. Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (3:19)
06. Summertime (3:59)
07. Cotton Tail (3:50)
08. Black And Tan Fantasy (5:56)
09. Rockin' In Rhythm (5:16)
10. Sentimental Lady (3:52)
11. Trumpet In Spades (4:45)
12. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (5:10)
13. Announcer And Duke Ellington Introduction (0:35)
14. G.I. Jive (1:40)
15. Amor, Amor (2:32)
16. Frankie And Johnny (2:59)

CD 7 [71:18]

01. Take The "A" Train (0:45)
02. Suddenly It Jumped (2:50)
03. Laura (3:05)
04. Kissing Bug (3:16)
05. Stompy Jones (3:54)
06. Solid Old Man (3:20)
07. Carnigie Blues (3:01)
08. In A Mellotone (3:01)
09. Fancy Dan (4:15)
10. Things Ain't What They Used To Be (1:02)
11. Black And Tan Fantasy (2:17)
12. Mood To Be Wooed (4:56)
13. Frantic Fantasy (5:11)
14. The "C" Jam Blues (2:47)
15. Air Conditioned Jungle (4:45)
16. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (4:33)
17. Rockin' In Rhythm (4:50)
18. Take The "A" Train (0:41)
19. The Blues (7:28)
20. Sono (5:24)

CD 8 [70:55]

01. Solid Old Man (3:27)
02. Singin' In The Rain (6:06)
03. Three Cent Stomp (4:07)
04. Tulip Or Turnip (3:00)
05. Take The "A" Train (8:15)
06. Hy'a Sue (3:53)
07. The "C" Jam Blues (3:23)
08. Passion Flower (4:12)
09. Clementine (2:59)
10. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' (3:17)
11. One O'Clock Jump (1:57)
12. Unbooted Character (4:59)
13. Paradise (4:48)
14. How You Sound (4:15)
15. It's Monday Every Day (3:16)
16. Caravan (5:16)
17. Cotton Tail (3:45)