Duke Ellington 50s-60s
Duke Ellington's legendary triumph at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival ignited a brilliant new phase in his career. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from the 1950s and 60s including his Shakespearean Suite, Such Sweet Thunder, and his soundtrack to Anatomy of a Murder.
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Duke Ellington
Jeep's Blues
Performer: Johnny Hodges. Performer: John Cook. Performer: Ray Nance. Performer: Clark Terry. Performer: William 鈥淐at鈥 Anderson. Performer: Britt Woodman. Performer: Quentin Jackson. Performer: John Sanders. Performer: Russell Procope. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Jimmy Woode. Performer: Sam Woodyard.- Ken Burns Jazz.
- Columbia.
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Duke Ellington
All of Me
Performer: Johnny Hodges. Performer: Jimmy Jones. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Russell Procope. Performer: Britt Woodman. Performer: John Sanders. Performer: Quentin Jackson. Performer: Andres Ford. Performer: William 鈥淐at鈥 Anderson. Performer: Clark Terry. Performer: Dizzy Gillespie. Performer: Ray Nance. Performer: Sam Woodyard. Performer: Jimmy Woode.- Ellington Jazz Party.
- Columbia.
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Duke Ellington
Madness in Great Ones
Performer: William 鈥淐at鈥 Anderson. Performer: Willie Cook. Performer: Ray Nance. Performer: Clark Terry. Performer: Quentin Jackson. Performer: John Sanders. Performer: Britt Woodman. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Johnny Hodges. Performer: Russell Procope. Performer: Jimmy Woode. Performer: Sam Woodyard.- Such Sweet Thunder.
- Philips.
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Duke Ellington
Sunset and the Mockingbird
Performer: Clark Terry. Performer: William 鈥淐at鈥 Anderson. Performer: Harold "Shorty" Baker. Performer: Ray Nance. Performer: Britt Woodman. Performer: Quentin Jackson. Performer: John Sanders. Performer: Russell Procope. Performer: Johnny Hodges. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Jimmy Woode. Performer: Jimmy Johnson. Performer: Sam Woodyard.- The Queen's Suite.
- Pablo.
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Duke Ellington
Hello Little Girl
Performer: Jimmy Rushing. Performer: Dizzy Gillespie. Performer: Jimmy Jones. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Johnny Hodges. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Russell Procope. Performer: Britt Woodman. Performer: John Sanders. Performer: Quentin Jackson. Performer: Andres Ford. Performer: William 鈥淐at鈥 Anderson. Performer: Clark Terry. Performer: Ray Nance. Performer: Jimmy Woode. Performer: Jimmy Johnson.- Ellington Jazz Party.
- Columbia.
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Duke Ellington
Way Early Subtone
Performer: Johnny Hodges. Performer: Russell Procope. Performer: William 鈥淐at鈥 Anderson. Performer: Harold "Shorty" Baker. Performer: Ray Nance. Performer: Clark Terry. Performer: Quentin Jackson. Performer: Britt Woodman. Performer: John Sanders. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Jimmy Woode.- Anatomy of a Murder.
- Columbia.
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Duke Ellington
Money Jungle
Performer: Charles Mingus. Performer: Max Roach.- Money Jungle.
- Blue Note.
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Duke Ellington
Isfahan
Performer: Johnny Hodges. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Russell Procope. Performer: Buster Cooper. Performer: Chuck Connors. Performer: Lawrence Brown. Performer: William 鈥淐at鈥 Anderson. Performer: Cootie Williams. Performer: Herbie Jones. Performer: Mercer Ellington.- The Far East Suite.
- RCA Victor.
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Duke Ellington
Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm
Performer: Harry Carney. Performer: Lawrence Brown. Performer: Cootie Williams. Performer: Ray Nance. Performer: William 鈥淐at鈥 Anderson. Performer: Johnny Hodges. Performer: Russell Procope. Performer: Ernie Shepard. Performer: Sam Woodyard. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Buster Cooper. Performer: Chuck Connors.- The Great Paris Concert.
- Atlantic.
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Duke Ellington
Launching Pad
Performer: Clark Terry. Performer: Britt Woodman. Performer: Jimmy Hamilton. Performer: Paul Gonsalves. Performer: Ray Nance.- Festival Session.
- Columbia.
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