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Duke Ellington between 1940 and 1942

For many critics, the band Duke Ellington led from 1940-42 was his very best, packed with stars like Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster who inspired a string of classic Ellington compositions. Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from an immortal ensemble.

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Sun 3 Jun 2018 00:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Duke Ellington & Jimmy Blanton

    Jack the Bear

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Ko Ko

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 3.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Concerto For Cootie

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 7.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Cottontail

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 9.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Harlem Air Shaft

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 15.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Sepia Panorama

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 20.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    In A Mellotone

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 22.

  • Duke Ellington And The Blanton-Webster Band

    Warm Valley

    • DUKE ELLINGTON &THE BLANTON-WEBSTER BAND.
    • BLUEBIRD/RCA.
    • 2.

  • Duke Ellington And The Blanton-Webster Band

    The Flaming Sword

    • the Blanton Webster Band.
    • RCA BLuebird.
    • 3.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Across The Track Blues

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 4.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Take The A Train

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 10.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Are You Sticking?

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 16.

  • The Duke Ellington Orchestra

    I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

    • THE BLANTON-WEBSTER BAND.
    • RCA.
    • 20.

  • Duke Ellington & His Band

    Chelsea Bridge

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 6.

  • The Duke Ellington Orchestra

    What Am I Here For?

    • THE BLANTON-WEBSTER BAND.
    • RCA.
    • 13.

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Main Stem

    • Duke Ellington: the Blanton-Webster Band.
    • RCA.
    • 17.

Duke Ellington 1940-1942

Jack The Bear

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.15

Jimmy Blanton, b; Barney Bigard, cl; Cootie Williams, t.

听

Ko-Ko

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

2.39

Juan Tizol, vtb; Tricky Sam Nanton, tb; Jimmy Blanton, b.

听

Concerto for Cootie

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.19

Cootie Williams, t.

听

Cottontail

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.08

Cootie Williams, t; Ben Webster, t.

听

Harlem Air Shaft

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

2.57

Tricky Sam Nanton, tb; Cootie Williams, t; Barney Bigard, cl.

听

Sepia Panorama

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2听

3.19

Jimmy Blanton, b; Juan Tizol, vtb; Cootie Williams, t.

听

In a Mellotone

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.17

Jimmy Blanton, b; Cootie Williams, t; Johnny Hodges, as.

听

Warm Valley

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.20

Johnny Hodges, as; Rex Stewart, c.

听

Flaming Sword

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.06

Cootie Williams, t; Barney Bigard, cl; Juan Tizol, vtb.

听

Across the Track Blues

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

2.58

Barney Bigard, cl; Rex Stewart, c; Lawrence Brown, tb.

听

听

Take the A Train

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

2.54

Ray Nance, t.

听

Are You Sticking?

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.03

Barney Bigard, cl.

听

I Got it Bad and That Ain鈥檛 Good

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington / Ben Webster

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.17

Johnny Hodges, as; Ivie Anderson, v.

听

Chelsea Bridge

Duke Ellington听

Billy Strayhorn

RCA 74321 13181 2

2.52

Billy Strayhorn, p; Ben Webster, t; Juan Tizol, vtb.

听

What am I Here For?

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

3.28

Tricky Sam Nanton, tb; Rex Stewart, c; Ben Webster, t.

听

Main Stem

Duke Ellington听

Duke Ellington

RCA 74321 13181 2

2.47

Rex Stewart, c; Johnny Hodges, as; Barney Bigard, cl; Ray Nance, t;Tricky Sam Nanton, tb; Lawrence Brown, tb.

Broadcast

  • Sun 3 Jun 2018 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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