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The Duke Ellington Era 1927-1940 (CBS)



THE ELLINGTON ERA 1927-1940
volume 1 - part 1

(LP / CL 2046)

March 22, 1927 to May 16, 1932



Side 1 : East St. Louis toodle-Oo / Hop head / Black and tan fantasy / Jubilee stomp / The mooche / Hot and bothered / Blues with a feeling / Rockin' in rhythm.

Side 2 : Lazy Duke / Old man blues / Mood indigo / It don't mean a thing / Lazy rhapsody / Blue Harlem / Blue tune / The Sheik of Araby.

THE ELLINGTON ERA 1927-1940
volume 1 - part 2

(LP CBS / CL 2047)

September 21, 1932 to June 7, 1938



Side 1 : Lightnin' / Ducky wucky / Blue ramble / Drop me off in Harlem / Bundle of blues / Saddest tale / Slippery horn / Harlem speaks.

Side 2 : Solitude / Merry-go-round / Clarinet lament / Echoes of Harlem / In a jam / Rose of the rio Grande / Harmony in Harlem / Caravan.

THE ELLINGTON ERA 1927-1940
volume 1 - part 3

(LP CBS / CL 2047)

September 20, 1937 to February 14, 1940



Side 1 : I let a song go out of my heart / Ridin' on a bluenote / Boy meets horn / Slap happy / The gal from Joe's / Prelude to a kiss / Diminuendo in blue / Crescendo in blue.

Side 2 : Jazz potpourri / Subtle lament / Portrait of the Lion / Sophisticated lady / Grievin' / Battle of swing / Stormy weather / The sergeant was shy.

THE ELLINGTON ERA 1927-1940
volume 2 - part 1

(LP CBS / 62 611)

March 22, 1927 to February 11, 1932



Side 1 : Down in our alley blues / Take it easy / Move over / Goin' to town / Misty morning / Syncopated shuffle / Beggar's blues / Flaming youth.

Side 2 : Rent party blues / Sweet chariot / Baby when you ain't there / Jazz cocktail / Rose room / Swing low / Creole love call.

THE ELLINGTON ERA 1927-1940
volume 2 - part 2

(LP CBS / 62 6121)

August 15, 1933 to May 14, 1937



Side 1 : Jive stomp / In the shade of the apple tree / Im satisfied / Sumpin' bout rhythm / In a sentimental mood / Truckin' / Showboat shuffle / (There is) No greater love.

Side 2 : Reminiscin' in tempo (parts. 1 à 4) / Kissin' my baby goodnight / Uptown downbeat / Exposition swing / Azure.

THE ELLINGTON ERA 1927-1940
volume 2 - part 3

(LP CBS / 62 613)

June 8, 1937 to October 14, 1939



Side 1 : All god's chillun got rhythm / Dusk on the desert / Stepping into swing society / Pyramid / A gypsy without a song / Dinah's in a Jam / Buffet flat / Old king Dooji.

Side 2 : Pussy willow / Something to live for / Way low / I'm checking out goombye / Serenade to sweden / Little posey / Weely / Tootin' through the roof.