The Duke 1940, Vol. 2
Download links and information about The Duke 1940, Vol. 2 by Duke Ellington. This album was released in 1996 and it belongs to Jazz genres. It contains 13 tracks with total duration of 49:22 minutes.
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| Artist: | Duke Ellington |
| Release date: | 1996 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Tracks: | 13 |
| Duration: | 49:22 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Slap Happy (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 3:23 |
| 2. | Sepia Panorama (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 5:11 |
| 3. | Boy Meets Horn (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 5:11 |
| 4. | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 1:31 |
| 5. | Oh, Babe! Maybe Someday (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 2:17 |
| 6. | 5 O'Clock Whistle (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 1:56 |
| 7. | Rockin' In Rhythm (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 4:51 |
| 8. | Sophisticated Lady (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 5:07 |
| 9. | Whispering Grass (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 2:20 |
| 10. | Conga Brava (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 4:13 |
| 11. | Stardust (featuring The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 4:15 |
| 12. | Rose of the Rio Grande (featuring Ivie Anderson, The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 3:21 |
| 13. | St. Louis Blues (featuring Ivie Anderson, The Duke Ellington Orchestra) | 5:46 |
Details
[Edit]The Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1940 may not have been as popular with the general public as that of Glenn Miller, but they were one of the great big bands of all time. The best way to acquire their music is to get all of the alternate takes, which are available through RCA/Bluebird, but the Classics series has done a fine job of reissuing all of the master takes. This particular disc has a small-group session apiece led by altoist Johnny Hodges and cornetist Rex Stewart along with nine songs from the big band. Among the gems are "In a Mellotone," "Five O'Clock Whistle," "Warm Valley" (heard twice), "Daydream," and "Linger Awhile." In addition, the four classic Jimmy Blanton-Duke Ellington bass-piano duets (which include "Pitter Panther Patter" and "Mr. J.B. Blues") are included and find Blanton sounding quite futuristic, almost like Charles Mingus 15 years later.