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Duke Ellington - Duke At His Very Best - The Jimmy Blanton Billy Strayhorn Ben Webster Sessions Legendary Works 1940-42 (2024)

Duke Ellington - Duke At His Very Best - The Jimmy Blanton Billy Strayhorn Ben Webster Sessions Legendary Works 1940-42 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 776 MB
4:55:34 | Jazz | Label: Fremeaux Heritage

This 4-CD set was produced by Alain Pailler and Tony Baldwin from meticulously restored originals that let you relive the Duke Ellington Orchestra’s golden age as though you were right there. These legendary 1940-1942 sessions include Ellington classics such as Ko-Ko, Take The ‘A’ Train, Perdido and Harlem Air-Shaft, masterfully arranged by the Duke himself and his right-hand man Billy Strayhorn. The set prominently features several Swing Era giants at their very peak: Cootie Williams and Ray Nance on trumpets; cornettist Rex Stewart; trombone players Joe Nanton and Lawrence Brown; Barney Bigard on clarinet; Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster and Harry Carney on saxophones, plus the brilliant young doublebass prodigy Jimmy Blanton. It’s a milestone in jazz history and makes essential listening.
Duke Ellington - The Chronological Classics Collection part 02 (1933-1940)

Duke Ellington - The Chronological Classics Collection part 02 (1933-1940)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
5CD | Classics | ~ 1185 or 790 Mb | Artwork -> 57 Mb
Big Band, Early Jazz, Swing

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life…
Duke Ellington - The Chronological Classics Collection part 04 (1946-1948)

Duke Ellington - The Chronological Classics Collection part 04 (1946-1948)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Classics | ~ 363 or 348 Mb | Artwork -> 7.01 Mb
Big Band, Early Jazz, Swing

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life…
Duke Ellington - The Chronological Classics Collection part 01 (1928-1932)

Anna Domino - Anna Domino (1986)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Classics | ~ 791 or 514 Mb | Artwork -> 14 Mb
Big Band, Early Jazz, Swing

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life…
Duke Ellington - The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1927-1973 (1999) [24CD Box Set]

Duke Ellington - The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1927-1973 (1999)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
RCA, 09026633862 | ~ 7.98 or 3.19 Gb | Scans(jpg) -> 242 Mb
Jazz, Big Band, Swing

This 24-CD box, which dwarfs even most Bear Family sets in scope, is essentially everything Ellington cut for RCA-Victor over a 46-year period. There are gaps, especially after 1946 when he jumped to Columbia, but otherwise, this is all of it. One quickly discovers that, by virtue of its leader's taste, combined with the good sense of RCA-Victor's recording managers, this was a band that did little, if any, wrong on record…
Duke Ellington - The Great Paris Concert (1973) {1989 Atlantic Jazz} **[RE-UP]**

Duke Ellington - The Great Paris Concert (1973) {1989 Atlantic Jazz}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 727 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 292 mb
Genre: jazz

The Great Paris Concert is the 1973 double album by Duke Ellington, from concerts performed in 1963. Disc 1 and Tracks 1-3 of Disc 2 make up The Great Paris Concert 2LP set released in 1973. Tracks 4-13 of Disc 2 were released as Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits on Reprise (RS 6234), and are from the same set of shows. This is taken from the Atlantic Jazz CD released in 1989.
Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder (1957) {1999 Columbia Legacy} **[RE-UP]**

Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder (1957) {1999 Columbia Legacy}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 485 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 223 mb
Genre: jazz

Such Sweet Thunder is the 1957 album by Duke Ellington. This is taken from the 1999 Columbia Legacy edition released by Sony on 27 April, 1999 and features different takes during these sessions, including alternate, preferred, and different outtakes.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - The Complete Jazz Heritage Society Live Recordings (2023)

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - The Complete Jazz Heritage Society Live Recordings (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 914 MB
6:25:37 | Jazz | Label: Jazz Heritage Society

Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his career were related; Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom remained with him for long periods. Ellington also wrote film scores and stage musicals, and several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. In addition to touring year in and year out, he recorded extensively, resulting in a gigantic body of work that was still being assessed a quarter century after his death.
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ellington Uptown (1952) {2004 Columbia Legacy} **[RE-UP]**

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Ellington Uptown (1952) {2004 Columbia Legacy}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 273 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 170 mb
Genre: jazz

Ellington Uptown is the 1952 album by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, originally released in the 10" format. This is taken from the 2004 Columbia Legacy Edition, featuring bonus material.
Duke Ellington - Festival Session (1959) {2004 Columbia Legacy} **[RE-UP]**

Duke Ellington - Festival Session (1959) {2004 Columbia Legacy}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 389 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 164 mb
Genre: jazz

Festival Session is the 1959 album by Duke Ellington. This is taken from the 2004 Columbia Legacy Edition released on 17 February, 2004.