The Best of Duke Ellington: The Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (Remastered)
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| Artist: | Duke Ellington |
| Release date: | 1999 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Tracks: | 18 |
| Duration: | 57:48 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | I'm Beginning to See the Light (Take 2) (featuring Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Joya Sherrill) | 3:10 |
| 2. | Don't You Know I Care (Take 2) (featuring Al Hibbler, His Famous Orchestra) | 2:59 |
| 3. | Come Sunday (featuring His Famous Orchestra) | 4:31 |
| 4. | The Blues (featuring Joya Sherrill, His Famous Orchestra) | 4:33 |
| 5. | Prelude to a Kiss (featuring His Famous Orchestra) | 3:01 |
| 6. | Caravan (featuring His Famous Orchestra) | 2:47 |
| 7. | In a Sentimental Mood (featuring Duke Ellington And His Orchestra) | 3:04 |
| 8. | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (featuring His Famous Orchestra) | 3:00 |
| 9. | Sophisticated Lady (featuring His Famous Orchestra) | 2:40 |
| 10. | I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Take 2) (featuring Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Joya Sherrill) | 3:03 |
| 11. | Solitude (featuring Al Hibbler, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Marie Ellington) | 3:05 |
| 12. | Things Ain't What They Used to Be (featuring His Famous Orchestra) | 3:08 |
| 13. | I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So (featuring Duke Ellington And His Orchestra) | 3:10 |
| 14. | Tonk (featuring Billy Strayhorn) | 2:48 |
| 15. | Transblucency (featuring Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Kay Davis) | 3:01 |
| 16. | Just Squeeze Me (featuring Duke Ellington And His Orchestra) | 3:19 |
| 17. | St. Louis Blues (featuring Duke Ellington And His Orchestra) | 2:59 |
| 18. | Esquire Swank (featuring Ivie Anderson, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra) | 3:30 |
Details
[Edit]Given that the 24-disc set The Complete RCA/Victor Recordings was so large it was only for specialized tastes, it was inevitable that the set would be released in excerpts. As it happens, The Best of the Complete Duke Ellington RCA/Victor Recordings: The Mid Forties Recordings is an excerpt of an excerpt, selecting the 18 finest cuts from the three-disc The Complete Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946). This isn't a bad thing, by any means, since only affluent fans could afford either of the multi-disc sets, and this single-disc does an excellent job of narrowing down the finest moments from these four years, arguably the best in Ellington's many years of leading superlative bands. Yes, there are some seminal recordings missing from these mere 18 tracks — how could there not? — but these all are terrific cuts that illustrate why Ellington and his band were peerless in the mid-'40s. For the fan on a budget, this is an essential sampler.