Recorded at Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY on Friday, December 10, 1948.

Tributo a Ellington con Dianne Reeves, Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, Tom Scott e altri. Edizione giapponese.

Antologia sulla carriera, rimasterizzato per l'edizione su vinile. Dreyfuss Jazz collection, available on vinyl for the first time.

Recorded in New York City in RCA Victor's Stdio "A", except 5, 7, 9 & 13 recorded in San Fransisco (sic), California

3CD: contien gli album Play The Blues Back To Back, Live At The Whitney e Soul Call.
2017 Universal Music Italia s.r.l.

Sessions locations and date:
# 1-1 to 1-7: Columbia Studios, New York City, February 20, 1959.
# 2-1 to 2-19: Whitney Museum, New York City, April 10, 1972.
# 3-1 to 3-14: Juan-les-Pins, France, July 26-29, 1966.


Compilation originated in Italy, but also distributed in Australia by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd., release date 5th April 2019.

Original release and Phonographic Copyright:
# 1-1 to 1-7: [m175076].
? 1997 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
# 2-1 to 2-19: [m524949].
? 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.
# 3-1 to 3-14: [m259896].
? 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

3 CD. Il meglio della lunga carriera del Duca. I suoi anni d'oro. 3 CD che contengono tutti i classici, rimasterizzati con il 20 bit. 66 brani ed un libro con foto mai viste.

1-10: Sali Kongresowej (Congress Hall), Warsaw, Poland, October 30, 1971.
11-19: Travis Air Force Base, Suisun City, CA, March 4, 1958.

Il Duca e la sua Orchestra. Registrato il 27 maggio 1959 a New York.

Album inedito, registrato dal vivo a New York, Parigi e Tokyo tra il 1961 ed il 1971. Il Duca in grande forma: con Wild Bill Davis, Joe Benjamin e Rufus Jones.

Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy, February 22, 1967

Nuova versione, rimasterizzata 2017 ( con una traccia aggiunta ) della famosa colonna sonora del film diretto da Otto Preminger, Anatomia di un Omicidio.

18 classic tracks from the complete RCA recordings

?&© 2004 Lone Hill Jazz
All selection composed by Duke Ellington if not otherwise indicated

Includes:
- [m466902]
- [m360292]

#2-3 to 2-12 from the [m304468] sessions are Bonus Tracks

Total time: CD1: 72:13, CD2: 67:26

Rrcording date and location
#1-1 to 1-12: Chicago, February 7&8, 1956
#1-13 to 1-21: Chicago, February, 1956
#2-1 to 2-2: Chicago, February, 1956
#2-3 to 2-4: New York, December 21, 1953
#2-5: Chicago, December 28, 1953
#2-6: Chicago, December 29, 1953
#2-7: Chicago, January 1, 1954
#2-8: Chicago, January 2, 1954
#2-9, 2-10: Chicago, January 17, 1954
#2-11: Chicago, May 18, 1955
#2-12: New York, June 17, 1954

Booklet erroneously reverses recording dates and personnel for tracks 2-11 and 2-12.
Original Liner Notes are included.

Made in EU

1-6: RCA Studios, Los Angeles, June 23, 1967.
7: RCA Studios, New York, March 29, 1966.
8-13: RCA Studios, New York, April 4, 1967.
14-22: RCA Studios, New York, March 23, 1967.
23: RCA Studios, New York, August 18, 1966.

Issued by arrangement with Lene Ellington & The Duke Ellington Masters.

"Duke Ellington's legendary "stockpile", the collection of tapes with the band, recorded at Ellington's own expense during the last 20-30 years of his life, continues to offer the most exquisite music, unissued until now. On this CD we are in the years of 1966-67."

Made in Germany

2004 Storyville Records.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-16 - Treasury Broadcast No. 18, Radio City Studio 6B, NYC, August 11, 1945 (ABC).
Tracks 1-17 to 1-26 - Broadcast from the New Zanzibar, NYC, September 26, 1945 (NBC).
Tracks 2-1 to 2-19 - Treasury Broadcast No. 19, Radio City Studio 6B, NYC, August 18, 1945.
Tracks 2-20 to 2-25 - Broadcast from the 400 Restaurant, NYC, May 4, 1945 (CBS).

Total time:
CD1: 67:05.
CD2: 71:22.

Tracks 2-14 & 2-23 are wrongly attributed to Arthur Schwartz. According to ASCAP, it was written by Simon Schwartz and Milt Orient.
https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/search/title/riff%20staccato/performer/duke%20ellington

?&© 2002 Capitol Records, Inc.

Record April 29, 1969, in the East Room of The White House, Washington, D.C.

1, 2: New York City, October 23, 1946
3 to 5: New York City, November 25, 1946
6 to 9: New York City, December 5, 1946
10, 11: New York City, December 11, 1946
12, 13: New York City, December 18, 1946
14 to 17: New York City, September 13, 1950

Credits for vocals on #10 & 11 incorrectly reversed on release

3CD.

3CD. Discs 1 & 2 # 1-11: Recorded in concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on January 23, 1943.
Disc 2 # 12-15; Disc 3: Recorded in concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on December 19, 1944.

3CD. CD 1 and CD 2 (tracks 1-6) recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on January 4, 1946.
CD 2 (tracks 7-14) and CD 3 - recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on December 26-27, 1947.
"Centennial Edition" 3-disc set in triple jewel box.

2001 3-CD compilation of radio transcriptions.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-15 and 3-21 recorded in New York City, March 28, 1946.
Tracks 1-16 to 1-23 recorded in Hollywood, July 11, 1946.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-6 recorded in Hollywood, July 16, 1946.
Tracks 2-7 to 2-16 recorded in Hollywood, July 17, 1946.
Tracks 2-17 to 2-20 and 3-1 to 3-3 recorded in New York City, January 7, 1947.
Tracks 3-4 to 3-13 recorded in New York City, June 9, 1947.
Tracks 3-14 to 3-20 recorded in New York City, June 10, 1947.

3CD Box

?&© 2001 D,E,T,S,

Tracks 1-1 to 1-15 recorded at 400 Restaurant, NYC, April 21st,1945 - Treasury Broadcast No.2
Tracks 2-17 to 2-22 recorded in NYC, June 1943 - Treasury Star Parade No. 233
Tracks 1-16 and 1-23 unknown studio orchestra -
Tracks 2-1 to 2-17 recorded at 400 Restaurant, NYC, April 28th,1945 - Treasury Broadcast No.3
Tracks 2-18 to 2-23 recorded at The New Zanzibar, NYC, October 7th,1943 - Duke Ellington Broadcast From The New Zanzibar (Mutual Broadcasting System)

Made in Denmark.

1971 "stockpile" recordings

All tracks were recorded at National Recording Studio, New York, NY between February 3 - June 29, 1971
Track 8 was recorded on February 3, 1971
Tracks 9 to 11 were recorded on February 23, 1971
Tracks 12 to 15 were recorded on April 28, 1971
Tracks 16 and 17 were recorded on May 13, 1971
Tracks 1 to 3 were recorded on June 28, 1971
Track 4 to 7 were recorded on June 29, 1971

Sir Simon Rattle, Luther Henderson, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
? 2000 EMI Records Ltd.
© 2000 Angel Records

Total playing time: 78:54

Recorded between December 8, 1943 and April 29, 1969 in concert in Washington, D.C.

©&? 2000 D.E.T.S.

Total time (CD1): 64:36.
Total time (CD2). 59:06.

Sessions location and date:
# 1-1 to 1-16: Treasury Broadcast No. 1, 400 Restaurant, NYC, April 7th, 1945.
# 1-17 to 1-21: Duke Ellington performing at War Bond Rally, NBC - Studio 6B - Radio City, May 1st, 1943.
# 2-1 to 2-8: Duke Ellington's Treasury Broadcast - 400 Restaurant, NYC, April 14th, 1945.
# 2-9 to 2-16: Treasury Star Parade No. 231 (transcribed in June 1943, NYC).
# 2-17 to 2-24: Treasury Star Parade No. 232 (transcribed in June 1943, NYC).

Duke Ellington is incorrectly credited with co-writing track 2-23. Mercer Ellington wrote this piece alone, with a lyric added later by Ted Persons.
Verified by ASCAP research.

Recorded in 1967 in Toronto, Ellington invited by two Canadian composer organizations, working with young Canadian composers and musicians.

2CD. Recorded at The Forum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on February 8, 1954.

Recorded live, Malmö, Sweden, October 25, 1973.

1-9 to 1-13 recorded January 22, 1963 in London
1-1 to 1-8, 1-14 recorded February 20, 1964 in London
? © 1993

Disc 2 recorded at the Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University, New York, on May 20, 1964
? © 1995

Disc 3 recorded November 10, 1946 in Chicago
Disc 4 recorded January 20, 1946 in Chicago
? © 1994

Discs 5 & 6 recorded at Cornell University, December 19, 1948
? & © 1996

3CD.

Recorded live in concert at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on Friday, December 10, 1948.

Although credited on this release, Al Hibbler does not perform on these selections. His vocal contributions to this concert can be heard on the companion disc, [url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14149814]MusicMasters Jazz 01612-65162-2[/url].

Photo courtesy of the Mercer Ellington Collection

Transfert digital: Studio Translab

Concert inedit
Durée totale 106:48

"Pour ceux qui aiment le Jazz"
(on front sleeve)

Recorded at the Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University, New York, on May 20, 1964.

2CD. Recorded on August 9, 1959 in Chicago, with microphones over the band.
Sam Woodyard is the drummer when only one is present.
Additional credits added from the liner notes.

Tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-6, 1-7, 1-10, 1-11 to 1-15, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9 and 2-13 were previously unissued.

Tracks 1, 3 to 8, & 14 were recorded February 20, 1964; Tracks 2, & 9 to 13 were recorded January 22, 1963 in London
at Palladium Theater

Tracks 1 & 5 recorded in New York, August 18, 1966.
Tracks 2 & 13 recorded in Los Angeles, June 23, 1967.
Track 3 recorded in Chicago, March 31, 1965.
Tracks 4, 9, 10 & 12 recorded in Milan, July 23, 1970.
Track 6 recorded in New York, September 10, 1969.
Track 7 recorded in New York, December 11, 1970.
Track 8 recorded in San Francisco, September 23, 1965.
Track 11 recorded in New York, May 13, 1971.
Track 14 recorded in New York, December 9, 1970.
Track 15 recorded in New York, August 2, 1972.

Total time: 66'23".

Recorded at the Holiday Ballroom/Chicago, Illinois - May 31, 1964

Recorded on 2/19 and 2/25, 1959 at the Columbia 30th Street studio, N.Y.
Track1 & 6: featuring "The Percussion Section"
consisting of 2 vibraphones, 2 xylophones, 1 glockenspiel, 1 marimba, kettle drums (asortment), bongos, 1 tambourine, 1 triangle

Published by:
- Tempo Music Inc. (tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 8)
- Bourne Co. / Marlong Music (track5)

Previously released as CS 8127

Recorded New York, September 9, 1959.

? © 1960 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Distribué en France par Sony Music.

Disc:
Made in Austria.

Back sleeve:
Printed in Holland.

? 1985 Pablo Records, Inc.
Made in Germany.

This CD contains previously released materiel (CS 8707). Original front cover.

Tracks 5, 8 and 10 were recorded at Columbia Studio A, 799 Seventh Ave., NYC on Tuesday, January 30, 1962.
Tracks 4, 9 and 11 were recorded at Columbia Studio A, 799 Seventh Ave., NYC on Wednesday, January 31, 1962.
Tracks 1 and 13 were recorded at Columbia Studio A, 799 Seventh Ave., NYC on Tuesday, February 27, 1962.
Tracks 3 and 6 were recorded at Columbia Studio, 207 E.30th St., NYC on Thursday, June 21, 1962.
Tracks 2, 7 and 12 were recorded at Columbia Studio, 207 E.30th St., NYC on Tuesday, June 26, 1962.
This was Duke Ellington's final session for Columbia Records.

? 1989 LMR Records © 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Printed in U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A. by WEA Manufacturing Inc.

Manufacutred By Columbia House Under License

"This is one in a series of ten albums that, taken together, is the definitive collection of the significant compositions written by Duke Ellington and some other songs long associated with his body of work. These recordings were personally produced by Duke Ellington himself and have remained in his private collection since their completion. Documenting a large portion of his musical work, some of which have never been commercially released, these private recordings are being made available by Ellington's family for the first time."
#1 to 3, #9: Recorded in New York, March 4, 1965
#4 to 5. #7 to 9: Recorded in Chicago, May 18, 1965
#6: Recorded in New York, May 6, 1971
#10: Recorded in New York, August 18, 1966

Published by:
#1 to 9: G, Schurmer Inc.
#10: Mills Music
#11 Tempo Music Inc.

? 1989 LMR Records © 1989 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Printed in U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A. by WEA Manufacturing Inc.

Manufacutred By Columbia House Under License

"This is one in a series of ten albums that, taken together, is the definitive collection of the significant compositions written by Duke Ellington and some other songs long associated with his body of work. These recordings were personally produced by Duke Ellington himself and have remained in his private collection since their completion. Documenting a large portion of his musical work, some of which have never been commercially released, these private recordings are being made available by Ellington's family for the first time."
#1: Recorded November 23, 1968
#2 to #12: Recorded November 29, 1968
#13 to #17: Recorded December 3, 1968