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

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.

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

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

Transfert digital: Studio Translab

Concert inedit
Durée totale 106:48

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

©&? 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.

?&© 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.

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