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The very best of the Duke Ellington song book [sound recording] / Ella Fitzgerald.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: B0009558-02 | VervePublication details: New York : Verve, p2007.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Take the "A" train (6:42) -- Sophisticated lady (5:21) -- Solitude (2:08) -- Satin doll (3:28) -- Do nothin' till you hear from me (7:42) -- It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) (4:15) -- Prelude to a kiss (5:29) -- In a sentimental mood (2:47) -- Caravan (3:55) -- Mood indigo (3:27) -- Don't get around much anymore (5:01) -- I got it bad (and that ain't good) (6:13).
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; with assisting musicians.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult CD Adult CD Dr. James Carlson Library CD JAZZ Ellington, Duke Available 33111008309102
Total holds: 0

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For jazz fans, Ella Fitzgerald's Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book is by far the best in her Song Book series. With the cooperation of Ellington himself plus his orchestra, the set turned into one of the most fabulous jazz dates in history, with extended versions of numerous standards -- "Take the "A' Train," "Sophisticated Lady," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," and "Prelude to a Kiss." The Very Best of the Duke Ellington Song Book reprises only 12 performances from that date (roughly one-third of the total recorded), so it's strictly an introduction to the greater riches that lie in store for listeners. The compilers definitely knew what they were doing, however -- fully half of the inclusions are from the small-group date that may have found Ellington himself absent, but these selections actually function as the best on offer, with Ben Webster leading a talented sextet through splendid readings of "Satin Doll" and "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me." ~ John Bush

Compact disc.

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Tracks originally released on Ella Fitzgerald sings the Duke Ellington song book, Verve MGV-40104.

Take the "A" train (6:42) -- Sophisticated lady (5:21) -- Solitude (2:08) -- Satin doll (3:28) -- Do nothin' till you hear from me (7:42) -- It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) (4:15) -- Prelude to a kiss (5:29) -- In a sentimental mood (2:47) -- Caravan (3:55) -- Mood indigo (3:27) -- Don't get around much anymore (5:01) -- I got it bad (and that ain't good) (6:13).

Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; with assisting musicians.

Recorded Sept. 4, 1956 in Los Angeles, Calif., and June 24-Oct. 17, 1957 in New York, N.Y.

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