DUKE ELLINGTON A Date With The Duke Vol. 5 - 8 (Set of FOUR US LPs on the Fairmount label from the mid seventies, a total of 42 tracks of unearthed rarities sourced from the private collection of Mel Tormé, all recorded in 1945 at the Evansville, IN [June 16], Palace Theatre, Akron Ohio [June 23], Apollo Theatre, NYC [June 30] & Radio City, NYC [July 7], with each part housed in a colour coded picture sleeve. All covers are in open shrink with the original UK import sticker att more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON A Concert Of The Music Of Duke Ellington (1933 UK 28-page 12" x 9" programme for the concert held at the Trocadero Cinema in Elephant-and-Castle, London on June 25, 1933. Not only is this packed with rare photographs of a youngEllington & his band, along with full concert notes, advertisements, words by Spike Hughes & a chronological list of Duke compositions, but the cover also bears the elegant, unfaded signatures of Duke himself [in black pen] & Orchestramembe more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Concert In The Virgin Islands (1965 UK 11-track mono LP on a tri-colour 'steamboat' label, featuring the Virgin Islands Suite inspired by a trip to the shores, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only a bit of light shelfwear with a small handwritten price to back & the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played R6185) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS AWARD WINNERS Blues In Orbit (1960 UK first issue 11-track mono LP on a 'rough' textured label, front laminated flipback picture sleeve with album notes from Teo Macero on the reverse. The sleeve just a little light shelfwear with a bit of age yellowing to the unlaminated back & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for over fifty five years BBL7381) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA The Ellington Era 1927-1940 Volume 1 (1963 UK 48-track set of three LPs on a 'rough' textured CBS label, issued as three parts of the Volume 1 series, housed in their respective front laminated flipback picture sleeves, complete with double-sided insert featuring an essay on 'The Ellington Mystique' penned by Leonard Feather. All sleeves show just a little light shelfwear with minimal edge scuffing & the vinyl is flawless - a great set at a great more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Blue Light (1955 US 9-track mono LP on the deep groove 'six eye' Columbia label, pasted picture sleeve with tape reinforced top & bottom seam. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear with a few spots of discolouration, but far less than you would expect from a sleeve of this type fast approaching its sixtieth birthday. The vinyl has also managed to remain in EX-/EX condition with just a few light scuffs evident & little sign of play CL663) more...
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THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA The Stereophonic Sound Of Duke Ellington (1968 US limited Edition 10-track stereo LP, recorded about 1960 by the members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra with B.B. King on guest vocals, also featuring Conte Candoli,Ray Linn, Ben Webster, Red Callendar, Curtis Counce, Jimmy Rowles, Mel Lewis & more, pasted blue title sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play X-BO-709) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Take The 'A' Train (Scarce 1941 UK 10" 78RPM shellac single also featuring The Sidewalks Of New York, great gold on maroon 'Nipper' HMV labels. The disc itself is in superb condition with no scratches & just a couple of light surface marks to show for its SIXTY FIVE years! B9235) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Latin American Suite (1972 US 7-track stereo LP, featuring a suite that began its life on a 1968 tour of Mexico, making for one of Duke's last great works. The pasted picture sleeve shows just a little shelf wear with some light foxing, the vinyl is Excellent and looks barely played) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & THE BUCK CLAYTON ALL-STARS At Newport (1963 UK 7-track LP recorded live at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival & with a side devoted to each. The fully laminated flipback picture sleeve shows minimal shelfwear with just a little laminate splitting at the opening & the vinyl is immaculate - a wonderful copy! BBL7152) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Dance To The Duke (Early 60s French issue of the 1955 8-track mono LP on a rainbow rim label with Capitol logo to the left, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little creasig to the corners & some minor edge scuffing & the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play - A nice copy T637) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Overture To A Jam Session (Scarce 1948 UK 10" 78RPM shellac single featuring Parts One & Two, great gold printed blue & white Parlophone labels. The disc itself is in superb condition with no scratches & just a couple of light surface marks to show for its nearly SIXTY years! R3081) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington And His Orchestra (1955 UK 2-track 7" vinyl EP featuring Take The 'A' Train & The Mooche, fully laminated pinched spine flipback picture sleeve. Apart from a small tear at the opening, the sleeve shows just a littlelight shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless BBE12002) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Last Time (1970s Polish only second issue 10-track LP recorded live at Concert Hall PKIN In Warsaw on the 10th October 1971 & issued exclusively to members of Klub Plytowy PSJ - Bialy Kruk Czarnego Krazka, the Polish Jazz Association. This issue comes in a completely different & unique picture sleeve featuring an Egyptian piano themed artwork, the theme is continiued onto the reverse which lists the tracklisting & information about the recording, in Polish. The sleeve h more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON His Most Important Second War Concert (1970 Italian 9-track LP featuring a broadcast recorded live at Carnegie Hall on December 11th 1943, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little general shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains near 'as new' AR/LP/12024) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA Masterpieces By Ellington (Pure Pleasure Analogue limited edition mono 4-track LP pressed on 180-gram vinyl, remastered by Ray Staff at AIR Mastering, London. Originally released in 1951, Masterpieces By Ellington shines from an astonishingly brief period of history that gave the recording industry two of its greatest achievements — the introduction of magnetic tape recording and the 33RPM long-playing record. The four selections contained he more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington (Scarce 1959 French-only 10-track 10" LP issued as Volume 12 in Philips' Jazz Pour Tous series, housed in a unique front laminated flipback picture sleeve with pinched spine. Obtained from a life-long Ellington fan & completist, the delicate cover is Excellent with just a little chipping to the paper in places, the vinyl too appears Excellent. The labels are unmarked with no suggestion of play by the centre hole. The wax reveals just a few light paper more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Carnegie Hall, December 11th 1943 (2008 UK 22-track 2-CD album set - Between 1943 - 1948, Ellington made regular visits to Carnegie Hall. This concert in December 1943, is significant as it saw the introduction of the suite 'New World's A-Coming', with some great moments of his stride piano; also included is the obligatory hits medley, alongside a selection of both new and proven material. Ellington fans will appreciate the opportunity of hearing an entire concert by the great ensemble from a period in the middle of a recording ban imposed by the musician's union.) more...
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THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA The Stereophonic Sound Of Duke Ellington (1968 US limited Edition 10-track stereo LP, recorded about 1960 by the members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra with B.B. King on guest vocals, also featuring Conte Candoli, Ray Linn, Ben Webster, Red Callendar, Curtis Counce, Jimmy Rowles, Mel Lewis & more, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play X-BO-709) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON At The Bal Masque (1959 US 12-track mono LP on the 'six eye' Columbia label, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains excellent with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its fifty years CL1282) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Live - Part 1 (1976 Japanese 8-track mono LP featuring recordings from a concert in Paris in 1959, complete with Japanese insert, picture sleeve & obi-strip. The sleeve shows a degree of shelfwear & edge scuffing with a tape repairto the obi, but the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play YX-2035) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Take The A Train (80s German 11-track stereo vinyl LP, featuring recordings made during Duke Ellington's second Carnegie Hall Concert on December 11, 1943. The glossy sleeve has just a little edge scuffing and faint creasing, the vinyl looks barely played) more...
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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 picturebo more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Time's A-Wastin' (Scarce 1953 UK 10" 78RPM shellac single also featuring Riff Staccato, great gold on maroon 'Nipper' HMV labels. The disc itself is in superb condition with no scratches & just a couple of light surface marks to show for its FIFTY FIVE years! B10523) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Anatomy Of A Murder (1970 French 13-track stereo LP on a plain orange label, featuring the full 1959 cinematic 'film noir' jazz soundtrack to Otto Preminger's classic motion picture, unique fully laminated picture sleeve variant. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play S63939) more...
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THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA The Stereophonic Sound Of Duke Ellington (1968 US limited Edition 10-track stereo LP, recorded about 1960 by the members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra with B.B. King on guest vocals, also featuring Conte Candoli,Ray Linn, Ben Webster, Red Callendar, Curtis Counce, Jimmy Rowles, Mel Lewis & more, pasted gold title sleeve sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play X-BO-709) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Live - Part 2 (1976 Japanese 4-track mono LP featuring recordings from a concert in Paris in 1959, complete with Japanese insert, picture sleeve & obi-strip. The sleeve shows a degree of shelfwear & edge scuffing with a tape repaired corner, but the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play YX-2036) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON A Blues Serenade (1958 UK 10-track 10" LP on the maroon & gold 'Nipper' HMV label, featuring tracks recorded between 1937 & 1939, fully laminated scalloped flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little edge scuffing withsome annotated numbers on the back and the vinyl is near mint DLP1172) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Complete Duke Ellington Volume 3 1930-1932 (1974 Dutch 32-track double LP compilation, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with extensive session notes & a vintage Dobells price sticker on the back. The cover shows a bit oflight scuffing from storage & both vinyl discs appear near mint) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Piano In The Background - Piano In The Foreground (1972 Dutch 20-track double LP, a unique pairing of the two albums in one convenient package, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains near 'as new' with few signs of play S67252) more...
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