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Masterpieces 1926-1949 | 
| Artist: Duke Ellington
Label: Properbox
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
Buy New: £11.98
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 5395
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5.1 x 1.8
UPC: 604988992526
EAN: 0604988992526
ASIN: B00005MOCT
Release Date: July 16, 2001
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | East St. Louis Toodle-oo | | • | Birmingham Breakdown | | • | Black And Tan Fantasy | | • | Black Beauty | | • | Mooche | | • | Awful Sad | | • | Blues With A Feelin' | | • | Misty Mornin' | | • | Flaming Youth | | • | Hot Feet | | • | Double Check Stomp | | • | Ring Dem Bells | | • | Old Man Blues | | • | Mood Indigo | | • | Rockin' In Rhythm | | • | Echoes Of The Jungle | | • | Mystery Song | | • | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | | • | Lazy Rhapsody | | • | Creole Love Call | | • | Blue Ramble | | • | Ducky Wucky | | • | Eerie Moan | | • | Sophisticated Lady |
Disc 2
| • | Slippery Horn | | • | Drop Me Off At Harlem | | • | Daybreak Express | | • | Delta Express | | • | Stompy Jones | | • | Solitude | | • | Blue Feeling | | • | Saddest Tale | | • | Moonglow | | • | In A Sentimental Mood | | • | Showboat Shuffle | | • | Reminiscing In Tempo | | • | Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto) | | • | Echoes Of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto) | | • | Black Butterfly | | • | Caravan | | • | Azure | | • | Diminuendo In Blue | | • | Crescendo In Blue | | • | Steppin' Into Swing Society | | • | Lost In Meditation |
Disc 3
| • | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | | • | Rose Of The Rio Grande | | • | Pyramid | | • | Prelude To A Kiss | | • | Blue Light (Transbluency) | | • | Boy Meets Horn | | • | Slap Happy | | • | Serenade To Sweden | | • | Sergeant Was Shy | | • | Jack The Bear | | • | Ko-Ko | | • | Congo Brava | | • | Concerto For Cootie | | • | Cotton Tail | | • | Never No Lament | | • | Dusk | | • | Bojangles | | • | Portrait Of Bert Williams | | • | Harlem Air Shaft | | • | All Too Soon | | • | Sepia Panorama | | • | In A Mellotone | | • | Warm Valley | | • | Across The Track Blues | | • | Day Dream |
Disc 4
| • | Pussy Willow | | • | Sidewalks Of New York | | • | Take The 'A' Train | | • | Blue Serge | | • | Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin' | | • | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | | • | Clementine | | • | Jump For Joy | | • | Chelsea Bridge | | • | Raincheck | | • | Perdido | | • | C Jam Blues | | • | Moon Mist | | • | What Am I Here For | | • | Main Stem | | • | Johnny Come Lately | | • | I'm Beginning To See The Light | | • | Transblucency | | • | Lady Of The Lavender Mist | | • | Sultry Serenade | | • | Air Conditioned Jungle | | • | Clothed Woman | | • | Snibor |
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| Customer Reviews:
Early Duke for Completists June 2, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
It's sacrilege really giving the Duke any less than 5 stars I know. However, this collection was recorded - as it says on the box - between 1926 and 1949, and that's what you get, with all the sound quality issues that entails. By and large, they have done a great job with these recordings. However, you should know exactly what you are buying here. The Duke recorded many of these "Masterpieces" several times and some listeners might prefer his later recordings which went through various evolutions. Take Sophisticated Lady, recorded in 1933: are you hoping to hear the sumptuous sound of his 1966 orchestra - or the vocal dominated version he recorded in 1956? These recordings all predate the LP and the essence of each those brilliant compositions is here in its original compact 3 minute format. That said, this budget priced collection leaves very little out from the early years in which he established his reputation.
Oh heck. I just listened to In a Sentimental Mood Again.I'm giving it 5 stars after all. 93 tracks at about 10p a track for goodness sake. If you love Ellington, you'll need this collection some day
Hey presto! May 14, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Those prestidigitators at Proper Music have pulled out of their hat some wonderful box sets, and this one is arguably the best. Here we have 93 recordings by the Duke Ellington Orchestra made between 1926 and 1949. The selections are carefully chosen - every significant or particularly well-known title seems to be here - and they are sensibly presented in chronological order. The discs are packed in small cardboard sleeves within the box, which includes a 52 page illustrated booklet tracing the development of the orchestra. The booklet gives personnel details and recording dates. The remastering is sharp and clear, and the package as a whole is an unbeatable introduction to the music of Duke Ellington. Sheer magic.
OH MY December 2, 2005
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
So much Duke In one set!!.Anyone who wants to get into jazz or likes good music should buy this set.Amazing value for money a real treat for all us Duke fans.
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