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The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1939-1940Classics 790 |
The Classics Chronological series on Ellington is not to be missed. Classics has plenty of albums out and good sound as well. The liner notes could be more extensive, but no other company is this far along in reissuing Ellington.
| Date | Track | Title (Composer) [Vocalist] |
| 14oct39 | 1 | Blues (Ellington) |
| 16oct39 | 2 | Early Mornin' (Bigard) |
| 16oct39 | 3 | Killing Myself
(Ellington) [Ivie Anderson, Billy Strayhorn, vocal] |
| 16oct39 | 4 | Your Love Has Faded
(Ellington) [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
| 16oct39 | 5 | Country Gal (Ellington) |
| 22nov39 | 6 | Minuet In Blue (Strayhorn-Bigard) |
| 22nov39 | 7 | Lost In Two Flats (Strayhorn) |
| 22nov39 | 8 | Honey Hush (Stewart-Bigard-Taylor) |
| 22nov39 | 9 | Blues (Ellington) |
| 22nov39 | 10 | Plucked Again (Ellington) |
| 13feb40 | 11 | Solitude
(Ellington-DeLange-Mills) [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
| 13feb40 | 12 | Stormy Weather
(Arlen-Koehler) [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
| 13feb40 | 13 | Mood Indigo
(Ellington-Bigard-Mills) [Ivie Anderson, vocal] |
| 14feb40 | 14 | Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Parish-Mills) |
| 14feb40 | 15 | Pelican Drag (Carney) |
| 14feb40 | 16 | Tapioca (Strayhorn) |
| 14feb40 | 17 | Mardi Gras Madness (Ellington-Bigard) |
| 14feb40 | 18 | Watch The Birdie (Raye-DePaul) |
| 15feb40 | 19 | Black Butterfly (Ellington) |
| 15feb40 | 20 | Dry So Long
(Ellington-Trent-Mills) [Cootie Williams, vocal] |
| 15feb40 | 21 | Toasted Pickle (Williams) |
| 15feb40 | 22 | Give It Up (Williams) |