marking the recent anniversary of the birth of Edward 'Duke' Ellington (April 29, 1899)
It Don't Mean A Thing Chico Hamilton Quintet - The Original Ellington Suite (rec. 1958, rel. 2000) |
Cotton Club Stomp Don Byron - Bug Music (1996) |
West indian Stomp Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra 1941 - The Complete Standard Transcriptions |
Come Sunday Ben Webster & Joe Zawinul - Soulmates (1963) |
Sophisticated Lady Charles Mingus Sextet w/Eric Dolphy - Cornell 1964 |
Don't Get Around Much Anymore Mose Allison - Young Man Mose (1958) |
Go Away Blues Betty Roche - Take The 'A' Train (1955) |
Chelsea Bridge Joe Lovano - Rush Hour (1994) |
Cottontail Wes Montgomery - So Much Guitar! (1961) |
In A Mellotone Chico Hamilton Quintet - The Original Ellington Suite |
Self-Portrait (Of The Bean) Duke/Hawk - Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1963) |
Scufflin' Johhny Hodges - Creamy (1955) |
Rhythm Spirits Of Rhythm - 1932-34 |
Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea (1937) Dickie Wells/Bill Coleman - Swingin' In Paris |
St. James Infirmary Henry 'Red' Allen w/Coleman Hawkins - World On A String (1957) |
For Chris Gage Don Thompson - Country Place (1976) |
The Lady Is A Tramp Errol Garner - Dreamstreet (1959) |
The Train & The River The Jimmy Giuffre 3 - S/T (1956) |