DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA The Blanton-Webster Band (Essential 1986 US 66-track stereo 4-LP box set, of what jazz connoisseurs believe to be Ellington's peak period [1939-1942], when Jimmy Blanton & Ben Webster transformed the band.Contains a huge number of Ellington & Strayhorn classics - Ko-Ko, Cottontail, Harlem Air Shaft, In a Mellotone, Take the 'A' Train, Jumpin' Punkins, Perdido, The C Jam Blues & many more, housed in a beautiful textured & gold embossed picturebox complete with a 16-page illustrated booklet. The packaging & the vinyl discs appear show minimal sign of wear & play. Should be in every jazz collection! 5659-I-RB)