Duke Ellington discography
This is the discography of recordings by Duke Ellington, including those nominally led by his sidemen (mainly in the 1930s and early 1940s), and his later collaborations (mainly in the 1960s) with musicians with whom Ellington had generally not previously recorded.
Below are listed 96 studio albums (including 1 box set and 5 EPs), 65 live albums (including 1 box set), and 235 compilations (including 17 box sets and 5 EPs) by the Duke.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Label | Year recorded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947[1] | Duke Ellington Plays the Blues | RCA Victor | 10-inch LP; [na 1] | |
| 1947 | Ellington Special | Columbia | 4 x 10" 78 rpm | |
| 1948 | Liberian Suite | Columbia | 10-inch LP | |
| 1951 | Masterpieces by Ellington | Columbia | [nb 1] | |
| 1951 | Mercer Records Presents the Billy Strayhorn Trio | Mercer Records | w/ Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn on pianos | |
| 1952 | Ellington Uptown | Columbia | 1952 | |
| 1953 | Premiered by Ellington | Capitol | 1953 | |
| 1953 | Skin Deep/The Mooche | Columbia | EP | |
| 1954 | The Duke Plays Ellington | Capitol | 1953 | |
| 1954 | The Duke Plays Ellington - Part 1 | Capitol | 1953 | EP |
| 1954 | Dance to the Duke! | Capitol | 1954 | |
| 1955 | The Duke Plays Ellington - Part 2 | Capitol | 1953 | EP |
| 1955 | Ellington '55 | Capitol | 1955 | |
| 1955 | Ellington Showcase | Capitol | 1955 | |
| 1956 | Blue Rose | Columbia | 1955 | with Rosemary Clooney |
| 1956 | Historically Speaking | Bethlehem | ||
| 1956 | Duke Ellington Presents... | Bethlehem | 1955 | |
| 1956 | Originals | Pentape | 1956 | reel-to-reel tape |
| 1957 | A Drum Is a Woman | Columbia | 1955 | |
| 1957 | Such Sweet Thunder | Columbia | 1955 | |
| 1957 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book | Verve | 1955 | with Ella Fitzgerald |
| 1958 | Black, Brown and Beige | Columbia | 1955 | with Mahalia Jackson |
| 1958 | Ellington Indigos | Columbia | 1955 | |
| 1958 | The Cosmic Scene | Columbia | 1955 | |
| 1959 | Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque | Columbia | 1955 | |
| 1959 | Jazz Party | Columbia | 1955 | |
| 1959 | Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues | Verve | 1955 | with Johnny Hodges |
| 1959 | Side by Side | Verve | 1955 | with Johnny Hodges |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | Columbia | 1955 | soundtrack album |
| 1959 | Festival Session | Columbia | 1955 | |
| 1959 | Ellington Moods | Sesac Recordings | 1959 | |
| 1960 | Blues in Orbit | Columbia | ||
| 1960 | The Nutcracker Suite | Columbia | ||
| 1961 | Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. | Columbia | AKA Peer Gynt Suite/Suite Thursday | |
| 1961 | Recording Together for the First Time | Roulette | 1961 | with Louis Armstrong |
| 1961 | Paris Blues | United Artists | Paris Blues soundtrack - w/ Louis Armstrong | |
| 1962 | First Time! The Count Meets the Duke | Columbia | with Count Basie | |
| 1962 | All American in Jazz | Columbia | ||
| 1962 | Midnight in Paris | Columbia | ||
| 1962 | Money Jungle | United Artists | with Charles Mingus and Max Roach | |
| 1963 | Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins | Impulse! | with Coleman Hawkins | |
| 1963 | Duke Ellington & John Coltrane | Impulse! | 1962 | with John Coltrane |
| 1963 | Duke Ellington & John Coltrane | Impulse! | 1962 | EP - with John Coltrane |
| 1963 | Jazz Concert | Columbia | w. Bobby Hackett | |
| 1963 | Afro-Bossa | Reprise | ||
| 1963 | The Great Reunion | Roulette | 1961 | with Louis Armstrong |
| 1963 | Piano in the Background | Columbia | 1961 | [nc 1] |
| 1964 | The Symphonic Ellington | Reprise | ||
| 1964 | Ellington '65 | Reprise | ||
| 1964 | Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins | Reprise | ||
| 1964 | My People | Red Baron | ||
| 1965 | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back? | Reprise | ||
| 1965 | Ellington '66 | Reprise | ||
| 1965 | Ella at Duke's Place | Verve | with Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 1966 | Serenade to Sweden | Reprise | 1965 | with Alice Babs |
| 1967 | Far East Suite | RCA | ||
| 1967 | The Popular Duke Ellington | RCA | ||
| 1968 | ...And His Mother Called Him Bill | RCA | 1967 | |
| 1968 | Francis A. & Edward K. | Reprise | 1967 | with Frank Sinatra |
| 1968 | Second Sacred Concert | Prestige | studio recording, despite the title | |
| 1969 | North of the Border in Canada | Decca | 1967 | with the Ron Collier Orchestra |
| 1970 | Orchestral Works | Decca | aka "Harlem/New World a'Coming/The Golden Broom and The Green Apple" | |
| 1970 | A Poetic Commentary of His Music | Decca | limited-edition EP included with Orchestral Works | |
| 1971 | New Orleans Suite | Atlantic | 1970 | |
| 1972 | Latin American Suite | Fantasy | 1968 & 1970 | |
| 1973 | This One's for Blanton! | Pablo | with Ray Brown | |
| 1973 | It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | Flying Dutchman | with Teresa Brewer | |
| 1974 | Recollections of the Big Band Era | Atlantic | 1962–63 | recorded for Reprise |
| 1974 | Duke's Big 4 | Pablo | ||
| Posthumous albums | ||||
| 1974 | The Pianist | Fantasy | 1966 & 1970 | |
| 1975 | The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse | Fantasy | 1971 | |
| 1975 | This One's For Blanton | Pablo Records | 1972 | w/ Ray Brown |
| 1976 | Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session | Atlantic | 1963 | |
| 1976 | The Ellington Suites | Pablo | 1959–72 | |
| 1977 | The Intimate Ellington | Pablo | 1969–71 | |
| 1979 | Unknown Session | Columbia | 1960 | |
| 1979 | Up in Duke's Workshop | Pablo | 1969–72 | |
| 1985 | Featuring Paul Gonsalves | Fantasy | 1962 | |
| 1986 | The Intimacy of the Blues | Fantasy | 1967–70 | |
| 1987 | Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 | LMR | 1956 | The Private Sessions Volume One |
| 1987 | Dance Concerts, California 1958 | LMR | 1958 | The Private Sessions Volume Two |
| 1987 | Studio Sessions, New York, 1962 | LMR | 1962 | The Private Collection Volume Three |
| 1987 | Studio Sessions New York 1963 | LMR | 1963 | The Private Collection Volume Four |
| 1987 | The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 | LMR | 1968, 1970 | The Private Collection Volume Five |
| 1987 | The Private Collection | LMR | The first five CDs from The Private Collection series in a box set | |
| 1987 | Dance Dates, California 1958 | LMR | 1958 | The Private Sessions Volume Six |
| 1987 | Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 | LMR | 1957, 1962 | The Private Collection Volume Seven |
| 1987 | Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York | LMR | 1957, 1965–1967 | The Private Collection Volume Eight |
| 1987 | Studio Sessions New York, 1968 | LMR | 1968 | The Private Collection Volume Nine |
| 1987 | Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 | LMR | 1965–1967, 1971 | The Private Collection Volume Ten |
| 1989 | The Duke Ellington Orchestra | Echo Jazz | ||
| 1991 | Ellington: Never Before Released Recordings (1965-1972) | Jazz Heritage | ||
| 1992 | Cool Rock | LaserLight Digital | ||
| 1999 | Duke's Joint | Buddha Records, RCA, BMG | 1943, 1945 | |
| 2004 | The Jaywalker | Storyville | 1966–1967 | |
| 2016 | Assault on a Queen | Dragon's Domain Records | 1966 | from the movie Assault on a Queen |
Live albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Label | Year recorded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Black, Brown, and Beige | Victor | 1943 | 2 × 12" 78 rpm |
| 1954 | The Seattle Concert | RCA Victor | 1952 | |
| 1956[2] | Duke Ellington and the Buck Clayton All Stars at Newport | Columbia | 1956.07.06 | |
| 1956 | Ellington at Newport | Columbia | 1956.07.07 | |
| 1958 | Newport 1958 | Columbia | 1958.07 | live concert with studio work, later full concert released as Live at Newport 1958 |
| 1959 | Live at the Blue Note | Roulette | 1959 | |
| 1965 | Concert in the Virgin Islands | Reprise | 1965.03 | |
| 1966 | The Duke at Tanglewood | RCA Victor | 1965.12 | with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
| 1966 | A Concert of Sacred Music from Grace Cathedral | Status | 1965.07 | See: Sacred Concert (Ellington) |
| 1967 | Soul Call | Verve | 1966.07 | |
| 1967 | Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur | Verve | 1966.06 | with Ella Fitzgerald |
| 1970 | 70th Birthday Concert | Solid State | 1969 | |
| 1970 | 70th Birthday Concert Highlights | Liberty Records, Inc. | 1969 | |
| 1972 | Togo Brava Suite | United Artists | 1971 | |
| 1973 | Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II | Columbia | 1958.09 | |
| 1973 | The Great Paris Concert | Atlantic | 1963.02.01 | |
| 1973 | Yale Concert | Fantasy | 1968 | |
| 1973 | Cotton Club-1938, Volume One, If Dreams Come True | Jazz Archives | 1938 | |
| Posthumous live albums | ||||
| 1975 | The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World | Pablo | 1967 | Various artists |
| 1975 | Third Sacred Concert | RCA | 1973.10 | |
| 1975 | Eastbourne Performance | RCA | 1973.12 | |
| 1975 | Volume Two, June 1951 | Stardust Records | 1951 | |
| 1975 | Volume Three, April 1953 | Stardust Records | 1953 | |
| 1977 | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947 | Prestige | 1947 | |
| 1977 | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 | Prestige | 1943 | |
| 1977 | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 | Prestige | 1944 | |
| 1977 | The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946 | Prestige | 1946 | |
| 1978 | At Fargo 1940 Live | Book-Of-The-Month Records | 1940 | 3xLP box set |
| 1979 | One Night Stand with Duke Ellington at the Club Zanzibar | Joyce | 1948 | |
| 1979 | Duke Ellington's Jubilee | Joyce | 1948-49 | |
| 1980 | West Coast Tour | Jazz Bird | 1951 | |
| 1982 | Sophisticated Duke | Intermedia | 1943 | |
| 1983 | All Star Road Band | Doctor Jazz | 1957 | |
| 1984 | The Stockholm Concert, 1966 | Pablo | 1966.02 | with Ella Fitzgerald |
| 1985 | All Star Road Band Volume 2 | Doctor Jazz | 1964 | |
| 1985 | S.R.O. | Lester Recording Catalog | 1961 | |
| 1985 | The 1953 Pasadena Concert | GNP Crescendo | ||
| 1985 | Ellington, James | Lester Recording Catalog | ||
| 1986 | In the Uncommon Market | Pablo | 1963.02.06–1966 | |
| 1987 | The 1954 Los Angeles Concert | GNP Crescendo | ||
| 1989 | Duke Ellington Live! at the Newport Jazz Festival '59 | EmArcy | ||
| 1989 | Live at the 1956 Stratford Festival | Music & Arts | ||
| 1991 | Hot Summer Dance | Red Baron | 1960 | |
| 1993 | Duke Ellington, His Orchestra and Friends at the First Annual Connecticut Jazz Festival, July 28, 1956 | IAJRC | 1956 | |
| 1993 | The Great London Concerts | MusicMasters Jazz | 1963-64 | |
| 1994 | The Great Chicago Concerts | MusicMasters Jazz | 1946 | |
| 1995 | Live at the Whitney | Impulse! | 1972 | |
| 1995 | New York Concerts | MusicMasters Jazz | 1964 | |
| 1995 | Meadowbrook to Manhattan | Black Label, Inc. | 1952 | |
| 1996 | Cornell University | MusicMasters Jazz | 1964 | |
| 1996 | Cornell University | MusicMasters Jazz | 1964 | |
| 1996 | Live in Mexico | QED | 1968 | |
| 1999 | Duke Ellington Hamilton, Ontario Canada, Monday, Feb. 8, 1954 | Music & Arts | 1954 | |
| 1999 | 1969 All-Star White House Tribute | Blue Note | ||
| 2002 | Duke Ellington at the Alhambra | Pablo | 1958.10 | |
| 2002 | Live And Rare | Bluebird | 1965-73 | |
| 2003 | Rugged Jungle | Squatty Roo Records | 1972-73 | |
| 2008 | Giants of the Big Band Era: "On the Air" | Acrobat Music Group Ltd. | 1937, 1940 | |
| 2008 | The Great Concerts London & New York 1963 - 1964 | Nimbus Records | 1963-1964 | |
| 2014 | Live At Cabaret L'Alcazar | Squatty Roo Records | 1969 | |
| 2014 | Mara Gold | Squatty Roo Records | 1967 | |
| 2015 | Second Sacred Concert Live | Squatty Roo Records | 1969 | |
| 2017 | Newport To Paris (1969) | Squatty Roo Records | 1969 | |
| 2017 | Live in Poland (1971) | Squatty Roo Records | 1971 | |
| 2018 | The Armory Concert | Squatty Roo Records | 1955 | |
Compilations
[edit]Listed here are all compilations released during Ellington's lifetime, in addition to all significant compilations, excluding the aforementioned[na 1] box sets.
| Year | Title | Label | Date recorded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | The Duke | Columbia | ||
| 1941 | Hot Piano | RCA Victor | 1941 | 4 x 10" 78 rpm; w/ Earl Hines, Fats Waller, and Jelly Roll Morton - the latter's additions were from 1929 |
| 1943 | A Duke Ellington Panorama | Victor | 1927–1940 | 4 x 78 RPM |
| 1943 | Ellingtonia, Vol. One | Brunswick | 1927–1931 | 4 × 78 RPM |
| 1944 | Ellingtonia, Vol. Two | Brunswick | 1928–1931 | 4 × 78 RPM |
| 1949 | Mood Ellington | Columbia | 10-inch LP | |
| 1952 | This is Duke Ellington | RCA Victor | 1940 | 10-inch LP |
| 1952 | Duke Ellington's Greatest | RCA Victor | 1945 | EP |
| 1953 | Duke Ellington Plays | Royale | 1946 | EP |
| 1953 | ASCAP Award Winners | Columbia | EP | |
| 1954 | The Music Of Duke Ellington Played By Duke Ellington | Columbia | ||
| 1955 | Duo | RCA Victor | 1940 | EP - w/ Jimmy Blanton |
| 1955 | The Duke and His Men | RCA Victor | 1941-42 | |
| 1955 | Here's the Duke | Columbia | ||
| 1955 | Duke's Mixture | Columbia | ||
| 1955 | Blue Light | Columbia | 1934–1939 | |
| 1955 | Early Recordings: Duke Ellington, Volume 1 | "X" | ||
| 1956 | In a Mellotone | RCA Victor | 1940–1942 | |
| 1956 | Duke Ellington Plays | Allegro | 1946 | a 10-inch LP version was available in 1952 and had six fewer selections |
| 1957 | The Birth of Big Band Jazz | Riverside Records | 1926 | the Fletcher Henderson tracks are from 1923-28 |
| 1958 | Caravan | RCA Victor | 1943, 1945 | EP |
| 1958 | The Royal Concert of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Volume 1 | AAMCO Records | ||
| 1959[3] | The Duke's D.J. Special | Fresh Sound Records | ||
| The Royal Concert of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Volume 2 | AAMCO Records | |||
| 1958 | Swingin' High with Ellington and Basie | Omegatape | w/ Count Basie | |
| 1959 | At the Cotton Club | RCA Camden | 1929-31 | |
| 1961 | The Best of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra | Capitol | 1953-55 | |
| 1961 | Music of Duke Ellington and Others | Spin-O-Rama | ||
| 1961 | The Indispensable Duke Ellington | RCA Victor | ||
| 1961 | Best of Duke Ellington/The Hits of Woody Herman | Capitol Records | w/ Woody Herman | |
| 1963 | Hail to the Duke | Camay Records | ||
| 1963 | Three of a Kind (3 Top Stars of Jazz Dance Bands) | Camay Records | w/ Woody Herman and Bunny Berigan | |
| 1963 | Great Times! | Riverside | with Billy Strayhorn | |
| 1964 | In a Magenta Haze | Tops Records | ||
| 1964 | Daybreak Express | RCA Victor | 1931-34 | |
| 1964 | Duke Ellington Meets Leonard Feather | Sutton | w/ Leonard Feather - album is split between the two | |
| 1965 | Jumpin' Punkins | RCA Victor | 1940–1941 | |
| 1967 | Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits | Reprise Records | ||
| 1967[4] | Johnny Come Lately | RCA Victor | ||
| 1967 | The Far East Suite/The Popular Duke Ellington | RCA Victor | ||
| 1967 | Duke Ellington "The Beginning" Vol. 1 (1926-1928) | Decca | 1926-1928 | |
| 1968 | The Early Duke Ellington | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music | ||
| 1968 | Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits | Columbia | ||
| 1969 | In My Solitude | Harmony | ||
| 1969 | Flaming Youth | RCA Victor | 1927-29 | |
| 1969 | The Best of Duke Ellington | Sunset Records | ||
| 1970 | Duke's Rare and Unissued Masters | For Discriminate Collector | 1926-1939 | |
| 1970 | Duke Ellington "Rockin' In Rhythm" Vol. 3 (1929-1931) | Decca | 1929-1931 | |
| 1970 | Duke Ellington | UpFront Records | 1937 & 1940 | |
| 1971 | This is Duke Ellington | RCA Victor | ||
| 1972 | The Count Meets the Duke | Columbia House | w/ Count Basie | |
| 1973 | Ellingtonia Reevaluations: The Impulse Years | Impulse! | ||
| 1973 | Blues Summit | Verve Records | 1958-59 | w/ Johnny Hodges |
| 1973 | Take the A Train | RCA | ||
| 1973 | Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson | Columbia | w/ Ivie Anderson | |
| 1973 | The Golden Duke | Prestige | ||
| Posthumous compilations | ||||
| 1974 | Immortal Legend Volume II - The Early Years | Birchwood | ||
| 1974 | Social Security Presents the Genius of Duke (A New Series of 15-Minute Radio Shows Starring Duke Ellington and His Music) | U.S. Department Of Health, Education, And Welfare | 2xLP originally, but a 7xLP box set by 1975 | |
| 1974 | The World Of Duke Ellington | Columbia | 1947 | |
| 1974 | We Love You Madly | Pickwick | ||
| 1974 | Love You Madly | Vee Jay Records | 1950s | |
| 1974 | The Legendary Duke Ellington In Memoriam | Olympic Records | ||
| 1975 | Duke Ellington 1899-1974 | Epitaph | ||
| 1975 | The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 2 | Columbia | ||
| 1976 | Duke Ellington 1938 | Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products | later reissued as "Braggin' In Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year" | |
| 1976 | The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 3 | Columbia | ||
| 1977 | 1899-1974 | M.F. Productions, Inc. | 5xLP box set | |
| 1977 | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Gramercy 5 | ||
| 1977 | Popular Hits, Ballets, Extended Works and Jazz Performances | Fox American | 5xLP box set | |
| 1977 | Duke Ellington 1939 | Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products | ||
| 1978 | The Many Moods of Duke Ellington | Camden, Quintessence Jazz Series | ||
| 1978 | Plays Duke Ellington | Quintessence | ||
| 1978 | Duke Ellington's Band Shorts | Biograph | 1929, 1933, 1935 | |
| 1978 | Duke Ellington 1940 | Smithsonian Collection, RCA Special Products | ||
| 1978 | The Great Tenor Encounters | Impulse!, ABC Records, ABC Impulse! | w/ Coleman Hawkins & John Coltrane | |
| 1978 | The Immortal Duke Ellington Vol. 1 of 3 | Hall of Fame | 1943 | |
| 1978 | The Immortal Duke Ellington Vol. 3 of 3 | Hall of Fame | 1943 | |
| 1979 | An Explosion of Genius 1938-1940 | Columbia Special Products | 6xLP box set | |
| 1979 | Jubilation | Teller House | w/ Paul Anka | |
| 1979 | Satin Doll | Koala | ||
| 1979 | Take the "A" Train | Quintessence | ||
| 1979 | The Collector's Ellington | The Franklin Mint Record Society | 1928-61 | |
| 1979 | The Count Meets the Duke | Teller House | w/ Count Basie | |
| 1979 | The Royal Court of Swing | Realm Records | w/ Count Basie | |
| 1979 | Fats, Louis, Duke & Ella | Teller House Inc. | w/ Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 1979 | Count, Duke & Hamp | Teller House Inc. | w/ Count Basie and Lionel Hampton | |
| 1980 | Giants of Jazz - Duke Ellington | Time Life Records | 1926-56 | 3xLP box set - came with a 48-page booklet |
| 1980 | The Best of Duke Ellington | Pablo Records | ||
| 1980 | Classic Ellington | Picc-A-Dilly | ||
| 1980 | 20 Golden Pieces of Duke Ellington | Bulldog Records | ||
| 1981 | Sophisticated Ellington | RCA | late '20s to mid-'40s, 1966 | |
| 1981 | Duke Ellington 1941 | Smithsonian Collection, RCA Special Products | ||
| 1982 | Heads of State | Accord | w/ Count Basie | |
| 1982 | The Girl's Suite and The Perfume Suite | Columbia | 1957 & 1961 | |
| 1982 | Lullaby of Birdland | Intermedia | 1940s-early '50s | |
| 1982 | Original Recordings by Duke Ellington | RCA, Pair Records | ||
| 1982 | Forever | HSRD | ||
| 1982 | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | Intermedia | ||
| 1982 | Duke Ellington | CBS Special Products | ||
| 1982 | Lena & the Duke | RCA Special Products | w/ Lena Horne | |
| 1983 | Big Bands: Duke Ellington | Time Life Music | 2xLP box set | |
| 1983 | The Studio Series, Volume Six - 1930-1958 | Up-To-Date Records | 1930-1958 | |
| 1983 | Royalty | Allegiance | 1946 | |
| 1983 | Black Jazz And Blues : The First Sound Films | Sandy Hook Records | w/ Bessie Smith and Cab Calloway | |
| 1983 | Great Jazz Classics | The Franklin Mint Record Society | various artists, though 3/4 of the tracks were from Ellington - 4xLP box set | |
| 1983 | Brunswick-Vocalion Rarities | MCA Records | ||
| 1984 | Rockin' In Rhythm | AVI Records | ||
| 1984 | Prime Cuts | ERA Records | ||
| 1984 | The Best of Duke Ellington | CBS Special Products | ||
| 1984 | Black & Tan | CBS Special Products | w/ Louis Armstrong | |
| 1985 | Volume One - 1943 | Circle | ||
| 1985 | Happy Reunion | Sony | 1958 | two sessions from 1958 |
| 1985 | New Mood Indigo | Signature | 1962, 1964, 1966 | |
| 1985 | Louis Armstrong • Duke Ellington • Ella Fitzgerald • Ray Charles | LRC Jazz Classics | w/ Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ray Charles | |
| 1985 | Stardust | Golden Circle, Inc. | ||
| 1985 | The Best of the Big Bands: Caravan | Starday King | ||
| 1985 | Duke Vol.1 | Creative Sounds Limited | ||
| 1985 | Duke Vol.2 | Creative Sounds Limited | ||
| 1985 | Basie, Williams, Ellington | LRC Jazz Classics | w/ Count Basie and Joe Williams | |
| 1986[5] | The Blanton–Webster Band | RCA/Bluebird | 1940–1942 | |
| 1987 | The Best of Duke Ellington | CBS Special Products | 1956-58, 1962, 1964 | |
| 1987 | Big Band | Big Band | ||
| 1988 | The Feeling of Jazz | 1201 Music | ||
| 1988 | Swing Back with Duke Ellington | Just For Records, B&C Records | ||
| 1989 | Recollections of the Big Band Era | Atlantic Jazz | 1962-63 | |
| 1989 | The Best of Duke Ellington | Capitol Special Markets | ||
| 1989 | Cotton Club Days | LaserLight Digital | w/ Lena Horne and Cab Calloway | |
| 1989 | Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year | CBS, Portrait | 1938 | |
| 1990 | Greatest Hits | CBS Special Products | ||
| 1990 | Sophisticated Lady | Golden Treasure | ||
| 1990 | The Great American Composers: Duke Ellington | Columbia Music Collection | ||
| 1990 | Three Suites | Columbia | ||
| 1990 | Solos, Duets and Trios | Bluebird | 1932-67 | |
| 1991 | Take the 'A' Train | Four Star | ||
| 1991 | The Duke's Men: Small Groups: Vol. 1 | Columbia, Legacy | ||
| 1991 | The Essence Of Duke Ellington | Columbia, Legacy | ||
| 1991 | Reminiscing in Tempo | Columbia, Legacy | ||
| 1991 | Mood Indigo | Pro-Arte Digital | ||
| 1991 | Jumpin' | Elite | ||
| 1991 | The Jazz Collector Edition | LaserLight Digital | ||
| 1991 | The OKeh Ellington | Columbia | 1927-30 | |
| 1992 | Duke Ellington! | Highland Music, Inc. | ||
| 1992 | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Lester Recording Catalog | 1966, 1969 | |
| 1992 | Best of Duke Ellington | Curb Records | ||
| 1992 | Sophisticated Lady | Bluebird | ||
| 1992 | The World of Duke Ellington: Take the 'A' Train | Trace | ||
| 1992 | The World of Duke Ellington: Perdido | Trace | ||
| 1992 | S.R.O. + Thing Ain't What They Used To Be | Lester Recording Catalog | ||
| 1993 | Big Band Hits of Duke Ellington | MAC/VSOP | ||
| 1993 | The Duke's Men: Small Groups: Volume 2 (1938-1939) | Columbia, Legacy | ||
| 1993 | The Indispensable Duke Ellington And The Small Groups - Vol. 9/10 (1940-1946) | Jazz Tribune | ||
| 1993 | The Indispensable Duke Ellington Vol. 11/12 (1944-1946) | Jazz Tribune | ||
| 1993 | Ella & Duke | Verve Records | w/ Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 1993 | Duke Ellington's Incidental Music for Shakespeare's Play Timon of Athens | Varèse Sarabande | adapted by Stanley Silverman; posthumous recordings of previously unreleased compositions | |
| 1993 | Sophisticated Lady | CSI | ||
| 1994 | Verve Jazz Masters 4 | Verve Records | 1957-66 | |
| 1994 | Early Ellington - The Complete Brunswick and Vocalion Recordings of Duke Ellington, 1926-1931 | Decca Jazz | ||
| 1994 | 16 Most Requested Songs | Columbia, Legacy | ||
| 1994 | Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington | RCA Special Products | 2xCD box set | |
| 1994 | Satin Doll | Eclipse Music Group | ||
| 1995 | Duke Ellington and His Great Vocalists | Columbia, Legacy | ||
| 1995 | The Best Of Duke Ellington | Capitol Jazz | 1953-55 | |
| 1995 | The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington | Mosaic Records | 1953-55 | 5xCD/8xLP box set |
| 1996 | This Is Jazz 7 | Columbia, Legacy | 1927-59 | |
| 1996 | Greatest Hits | RCA Victor | 1928-67 | |
| 1996 | More Greatest Hits | RCA Victor | 1928-67 | |
| 1996 | The Best of Early Ellington | Decca Jazz | ||
| 1996 | Sophisticated Lady | Victor Jazz | ||
| 1996 | Duke Ellington | Penny | ||
| 1996 | American Legends | LaserLight Digital | ||
| 1996 | Jazz After Dark: Great Songs | Public Music Inc | ||
| 1996 | Great Songs | Jazz After Dark | ||
| 1996 | Duke Ellington | Eclipse Music Group, Inc. | ||
| 1997 | Jazz Profile: Duke Ellington | Blue Note | ||
| 1997 | The Encore Collection | BMG Special Products | ||
| 1997 | A Musical Contribution by America's Best for Our Armed Forces Overseas | V Disc, Collectors' Choice Music | ||
| 1998 | The Private Collection (1956–1971) | Saja | 1956-71 | 10-CD box set |
| 1998 | The Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts on Verve | Verve Records | 1966 | 8xCD box set |
| 1998 | Swingin' | BCI Music | ||
| 1998 | Priceless Jazz Collection | GRP | ||
| 1998 | Duke Ellington Plays Standards | Columbia Jazz, Legacy | ||
| 1998 | Battle of the Bands - Duke Ellington vs. Count Basie | BMG Classics, RCA Victor | 1940, 1947 | |
| 1999 | The Complete Sessions | Classic Records | 1961 | w/ Louis Armstrong; combines "Recording Together for the First Time" and "The Great Reunion" |
| 1999 | Jazziz Magazine On-Disc - April 1999 Ellington | Jazziz | 1961 | |
| 1999 | Sir Duke & Friends | Ottenheimer Creations | ||
| 1999 | The Reprise Studio Recordings | Mosaic Records | 1962-65 | 5xCD box set |
| 1999 | The Best of the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973) | RCA Victor, BMG Classics | 1927-1973 | |
| 1999 | The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973) | RCA Victor | 1927-1973 | 24xCD box set |
| 1999 | Centenary Celebration 1999 - Volume 1 | CDS Records Limited | ||
| 1999 | Centenary Celebration 1999 - Volume 2 | CDS Records Limited | ||
| 1999 | Centenary Celebration 1999 - Volume 3 | Louisiana Red Hot Records | ||
| 1999 | The Duke - The Columbia Years 1927-1962 | Columbia, Legacy | 1927-1962 | came with a hardback book |
| 1999 | Private Collection Volume I | J-Bird Records | ||
| 1999 | Private Collection Volume II | J-Bird Records | ||
| 1999 | Cocktail Hour | Columbia River Entertainment Group, Allegro Corporation | ||
| 1999 | The Duke Ellington Legacy | Varèse Sarabande | 1956-68 | |
| 1999 | Big Band Fever | Madacy Entertainment | 1956-68 | 3xCD box set - w/ Count Basie and Tommy Dorsey |
| 2000 | The Making of the Great Summit | Roulette Jazz | 1961 | w/ Louis Armstrong |
| 2000 | Ken Burns Jazz: Duke Ellington | Legacy, Columbia | 1927-60 | |
| 2000 | The Best of the Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946) | RCA Victor, BMG Classics | 1944-1946 | |
| 2000 | The Very Best of Duke Ellington | RCA Victor, BMG Classics | ||
| 2000 | Ken Burns Jazz | Columbia, Legacy | 3-CD box set - w/ Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman | |
| 2000 | Stew Burp: Small Groups and Big Band 1936-1939 | R/V Records | 1936-1939 | |
| 2000 | Blues And Ballads | Varèse Sarabande | ||
| 2000 | Highlights from The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition | RCA Victor, BMG Entertainment | ||
| 2000 | The Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946) | RCA Victor | 1944-1946 | |
| 2000 | Falling in Love with Duke Ellington | RCA Victor | 1944-1946 | |
| 2000 | The Great Summit: Complete Sessions | Roulette Jazz | 1961 | w/ Louis Armstrong - combines "Recording Together for the First Time", "The Great Reunion", and "The Making of the Great Summit" |
| 2000 | The Best of the Big Bands Volume I | St. Clair | w/ Count Basie | |
| 2001 | Love Songs | Columbia, Legacy | 1947-61 | |
| 2001 | The Best of Duke Ellington/New Mood Indigo | Collectables, Sony Music | ||
| 2002 | Duke Ellington's Finest Hour | Verve Records | 1926-72 | |
| 2002 | In The Mood with Duke Ellington | Sony Music Custom Marketing Group | ||
| 2002 | Greatest Hits | Collectables | ||
| 2002 | 12 Classics | Varèse Sarabande | ||
| 2002 | The Strayhorn Touch | Collectables, BMG Special Products | ||
| 2003 | Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band | Bluebird | 1940–1942 | from the Centennial set of 1999 |
| 2003 | The Bubber Miley Era: 1924-1929 | Jazz Legends | 1924-1929 | |
| 2004 | The Centennial Collection | Bluebird | included a DVD | |
| 2004 | Blue Harlem | Synergy Entertainment | ||
| 2005 | The Essential Duke Ellington | Columbia, Legacy | ||
| 2005 | A Sophisticated Genius | American Legends | ||
| 2006 | The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions | Mosaic Records | 1936-1940 | 7xCD box set |
| 2007 | Duke's Mixture/At the Bal Masque | Collectables, Sony BMG | ||
| 2008 | Best of Duke Ellington | X5 Music Group, Sony | 26xFile (MP3) | |
| 2008 | The Best of Duke Ellington | Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Columbia, RCA | ||
| 2008 | Super Hits | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | ||
| 2010 | Playlist: The Very Best of Duke Ellington | Masterworks Jazz, Legacy | ||
| 2013 | In Grand Company | Columbia, Legacy | various artists paired with Ellington | |
| 2014 | Will Big Bands Ever Come Back?/Recollections of the Big Band Era | American Jazz Classics | ||
| 2014 | Duke Ellington: The Original Recordings That Inspired the Broadway Hit After Midnight Broadway's Cotton Club Musical | Legacy | ||
| 2016 | The Duke Box 2[6] | 1952–1972 | Storyville | 7-CD/1-DVD box set |
| 2019 | The Washingtonians | Squatty Roo Records | 1920s | |
| 2020 | 1928-1962 - The Essential Works | Diggers Factory | 1928-1962 | |
Session appearances
[edit]- The Complete Porgy and Bess (1956) (Bethlehem) – limited involvement of "Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra"
Hit records
[edit] | This section needs additional citations for verification. (December 2023) |
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Footnotes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK | |||
| 1927 | "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" | 10 | [na 2] | ||
| 1928 | "Black and Tan Fantasy" | 15 | |||
| "Creole Love Call" | 19 | ||||
| "Doin' the New Low Down" | 20 | ||||
| "Diga Diga Doo"[7] | 17 | ||||
| "The Mooche" | 16 | ||||
| 1930 | "Three Little Words" | 1 | |||
| "Ring Dem Bells" | 17 | ||||
| 1931 | "Blue Again" | 12 | |||
| "Mood Indigo" | 3 | ||||
| "Rockin' in Rhythm" | 19 | ||||
| "Creole Rhapsody Parts 1 & 2" | 18 | ||||
| "Limehouse Blues" | 13 | ||||
| 1932 | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | 6 | |||
| "Creole Rhapsody" (new version) | 19 | ||||
| "Rose Room (in Sunny Roseland)" | 15 | ||||
| "Moon over Dixie" | 14 | ||||
| "Blue Ramble" | 16 | ||||
| 1933 | "Drop Me Off in Harlem" | 17 | |||
| "Sophisticated Lady" | 3 | ||||
| "Stormy Weather" | 4 | ||||
| "I'm Satisfied" | 11 | ||||
| "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" | 13 | ||||
| 1934 | "Daybreak Express" | 20 | |||
| "Cocktails for Two" | 1 | ||||
| "Moon Glow" | 2 | ||||
| "Solitude" | 2 | ||||
| "Saddest Tale" | 9 | ||||
| 1935 | "Merry-Go-Round" | 6 | |||
| "In a Sentimental Mood" | 14 | ||||
| "Accent on Youth" | 6 | ||||
| "Cotton" | 4 | ||||
| 1936 | "Isn't Love the Strangest Thing?" | 12 | |||
| "Love Is Like a Cigarette" | 8 | ||||
| "Clarinet Lament" | 12 | ||||
| "Echoes of Harlem" | 19 | ||||
| "Oh Babe! Maybe Someday" | 8 | ||||
| "Jazz Lips" | 20 | ||||
| "Yearning for Love" | 16 | ||||
| 1937 | "The New East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" | 16 | |||
| "There's a Lull in My Life" | 12 | ||||
| "Scattin' at the Kit Kat" | 9 | ||||
| "Caravan" | 4 | ||||
| "Azure" | 13 | ||||
| "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" | 14 | ||||
| 1938 | "Harmony in Harlem" | 15 | |||
| "If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)" | 10 | ||||
| "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" | 1 | ||||
| "The Gal from Joe's" | 20 | ||||
| "Lambeth Walk" | 7 | ||||
| "Prelude to a Kiss" | 18 | ||||
| 1940 | "You, You, Darlin'" | 28 | [na 3] | ||
| "Ko Ko" | 25 | ||||
| "At a Dixie Roadside Diner" | 27 | ||||
| "Sepia Panorama" | 24 | ||||
| 1941 | "Flamingo" | 11 | |||
| "Take the 'A' Train" | 11 | ||||
| "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" | 13 | ||||
| 1942 | "Hayfoot, Strawfoot" | 10 | [na 4] | ||
| 1943 | "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" | 8 | 1 | ||
| "Perdido" | 21 | ||||
| "Take the 'A' Train" (re-entry) | 19 | ||||
| "Bojangles" | 19 | ||||
| "A Slip of the Lip" | 19 | 1 | |||
| "Sentimental Lady" | 19 | 1 | |||
| 1944 | "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me" | 10 | 1 | ||
| "Main Stem" | 23 | 1 | |||
| "My Little Brown Book" | 4 | ||||
| "Someone" | 7 | ||||
| "I Don't Mind" | 9 | ||||
| 1945 | "I'm Beginning to See the Light" | 6 | 4 | ||
| "Don't You Know I Care" | 10 | ||||
| "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" | 4 | ||||
| 1946 | "Come to Baby, Do" | 13 | |||
| 1948 | "Don't Be So Mean to Baby" | 15 | |||
| 1953 | "Satin Doll" | ||||
| "Boo Dah" | 30 | ||||
| 1954 | "Skin Deep" | 7 | |||
Singles
[edit]- "The Asphalt Jungle" (1961) (Columbia)
Footnotes
[edit]Early years: 1920–1940s
[edit]- ^ a b As the long-player format didn't become a significant part of the industry until the late 1940s, Ellington's record output before 1947 consisted largely of singles, from labels such as RCA Victor, Okeh, and Brunswick. They represent the bulk of his work that has been collected in box sets, while material from other labels is scattered. The most comprehensive source for Ellington's early work are the multi-volume The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Classics releases, although that series omits alternate takes, which can be found in other collections.
- ^ During the 1920s and 1930s, Ellington and his band recorded for almost every label (BluDisc, Pathé, Perfect, Victor, Brunswick, Columbia Records, Okeh, Vocalion, Cameo, Romeo, Lincoln, Banner, Domino, Jewel, and Hit of the Week).
- ^ By the 1940s, Ellington's recordings featuring Jimmy Blanton and Ben Webster, garnered praise of his work as being "the best Ellington", according to critic Bob Blumenthal.[8]
- ^ Activity in the commercial recording industry was restricted during the 1942–1944 musicians' strike which including a recording ban, but Ellington did make annual visits to Carnegie Hall. In the January 1943 concert, Ellington introduced his first extended suite, "Black, Brown and Beige".
1950s
[edit]- ^ Ellington began the 1950s with his career seemingly in decline with several musicians leaving, Lawrence Brown, Sonny Greer, and Johnny Hodges, although Brown and Hodges later rejoined. After the orchestra's appearance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, with Paul Gonsalves running through 27 choruses of "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue", Ellington's profile revived.
1960s
[edit]- ^ In the 1960s, Ellington made recordings with Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins, and Frank Sinatra, among others. He continued to write and record extended suites, such as his religious "Sacred Concerts", the "Perfume Suite", and the "Latin American Suite".
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1947-08-23.
- ^ Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington and the Buck Clayton All-Stars at Newport Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-02-12
- ^ Duke Ellington - Ellington Moods, retrieved 2023-02-12
- ^ Duke Ellington - Johnny Come Lately, retrieved 2023-02-12
- ^ Gold, Gerald (December 7, 1986). "Bluebird Flies Once More". The New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Mosey, Chris (December 14, 2016). "Duke Elllington And His Orchestra: The Duke Box 2". All About Jazz. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Brothers, Thomas (2018). Help!: The Beatles, Duke Ellington, and the Magic of Collaboration. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393246247.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide, p. 70.
External links
[edit]- AllMusic Duke Ellington discography page
- Discogs Duke Ellington page
- Discography of American Historical Recordings, University of California Santa Barbara
- Duke on the Web, The illustrated encyclopedia of Duke Ellington's records
- Ellingtonia.com – "Duke Ellington Complete Discography"
- Red Hot Jazz – concentrates on Ellington's recordings in the 1920s
- A Duke Ellington Panorama
- The Duke Ellington Society, TDES, Inc.[usurped]
- The Dooji Collection of Duke Ellington's 78 RPM record labels[usurped]
- http://ellingtonweb.ca/