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The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1947Classics 1119 |
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] |
| 18nov47 | 1 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
(Ellington-Russell) [Al Hibbler, vocal] |
| 20nov47 | 2 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(Ellington-Russell) [Al Hibbler, vocal] |
| 20nov47 | 3 | Once Upon A Dream (Ellington-Strayhorn-Hee-Coltrell) |
| 20nov47 | 4 | It's Love I'm In
(Ellington-Hee-Coltrell) [Al Hibbler, vocal] |
| 22dec47 | 5 | I Could Get A Man
(Ellington-Hee-Coltrell) [Dolores Parker, vocal] |
| 22dec47 | 6 | On A Turquoise Cloud
(Ellington-Brown) [Kay Davis, vocal] |
| 24dec47 | 8-13 | The Liberian Suite (Ellington) |
| 24dec47 | 7 | I Like The Sunrise (Ellington) |
| 24dec47 | 8 | I Like The Sunrise [The Liberian Suite]
(Ellington) [Al Hibbler, vocal] |
| 24dec47 | 9 | Dance No. 1 [The Liberian Suite] (Ellington) |
| 24dec47 | 10 | Dance No. 2 [The Liberian Suite] (Ellington) |
| 24dec47 | 11 | Dance No. 3 [The Liberian Suite] (Ellington) |
| 24dec47 | 12 | Dance No. 4 [The Liberian Suite] (Ellington) |
| 24dec47 | 13 | Dance No. 5 [The Liberian Suite] (Ellington) |
| 30dec47 | 14 | A Woman And A Man
(Ellington-Russell) [Dolores Parker, vocal] |
| 30dec47 | 15 | The Clothed Woman (Ellington) |
| 30dec47 | 16 | New York City Blues (Ellington) |
| 30dec47 | 17 | Let's Go Blues (Ellington) |
| 13nov48 | 18-19 | The Tattooed Bride (Ellington) |