DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra In Concert (1958 UK 20-page souvenir programme for the Great British tour which ran from the 5th of October to the 26th. Includes a stunning set of never before seen black & white photos, Ellingtonia trivia, a section to fill the setlist in, an essay on Jazz by Duke himself as well as a piece entitled 'The Eloquence Of Ellington' by Stanley Dance. This brochure remains in Excellent condition with just the lightest vertical crease more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958 (Out Of Print 2012 UK NINE CD album box set, showcasing in grand style several phases in the Ellington Orchestra's development; Masterpieces, Ellington Uptown, Blue Rose (with Rosemary Clooney), A Drum Is a Woman, Such Sweet Thunder (a commission from the Stratford Festival), Ellington Indigos, Black Brown & Beige with Mahalia Jackson, Bal Masque & Cosmic Scene; fully remastered & including bonus tracks more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Caravan (Wonderful 1962 UK issue of the 1959 4-track 7" EP with circular four-prong centre, one of the most easily recognisable classics in the Ellington songbook, also featuring Sophisticate Lady, Perdido & Mood Indigo, front laminated sleeve & stunning camel ride across the desert imagery! The sleeve shows little of its age & the vinyl looks barely played RCX-1022) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON/ BILLY STRAYHORN/ TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker Suite (Well, that's what it says on the front of the sleeve, although we suspect Mr Tchaikovsky was there in spirit only, though he did give his permission for this after meeting Dukein Las Vegas. This amazing 1960 UK mono 9-track LP includes solo spots from Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonzalves, Ray Nance & Jimmy Hodges. The front laminated flipback sleeve is Excellent [tiny paper fracture in top flipback] & the vinyl is nice & c more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Far East Suite (1972 UK orange label issue of the 1967 9-track stereo LP, starring Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves & Cat Anderson at the top of their game. Includes the memorable Isfahan, Blue Pepper [with huge drumbreaks, would you believe!], Ad Lib On Nippon & more, front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve & vinyl remain in Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear & play. A masterpiece LSA3063) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & COLEMAN HAWKINS Meets Coleman Hawkins (2007 German limited edition Direct Metal Mastered audiophile issue of the 1962 8-track stereo vinyl LP pressed on 180gm Virgin Vinyl. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder & also featuring Bob Thiele, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Lawrence Brown, Ray Nance, Aaron Bell & Sam Woodyard, where an Ellington septet provides a rich carpet of sound for the full tone of the tenor sax and gives 'The Bean' [as Hawkins was also called] all the room i more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Complete Duke Ellington (Fantastic COMPLETE SET of no fewer than FIFTEEN double LPs in the series [pressed either in France, Holland or Italy] compiling, in chronological order, the recorded works of the most important composer in the history of jazz. Every volume is represented here, spanning 1925 to 1940 from the early historic Victor, Brunswick and Okeh sessions up to the Blanton-Webster band years. Each part is housed in a gatefold picture sleeve,w more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON/VARIOUS Duke Of Elegant: The Gems From The Duke Ellington Songbook (Official 2009 US HighNote Records label 12-track 'The Composer Collection Volume 3' promotional only CD-R acetate, featuring the best of Duke Ellingtin's compositions interpreted by some of today's Jazz masters including David Newman, Cedar Walton, Eric Reed, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy, Houston Person and others. Custom printed stickered disc housed in a commercial release digipak picture sleeve with th more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Immortal Duke Ellington Volumes 1 - 3 (1970s US Hall Of Fame label 20-track STEREO 3-LP vinyl set, in the Collectors Series, starring Ellington's ''All-Time Great Orchestra Of 1943''. The pasted picture sleeves, with notes on each of the soloists, are in excellent condition, with only minor storage wear visible, whilst each vinyl disc is near mint - a fabulous set at an advantageous price! JG625/626/627) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Stomp, Look And Listen To The Duke (1965 UK 12-track mono LP, with all tracks dating from the middle fifties when the Ellington line-up boasted, as always, a roster of the best among jazz luminaries, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains in excellent with few signs of play CJS809) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Recollections Of The Big Band Era (1974 US 12-track LP featuring a selection of classic tracks recorded in 1962 & 1963, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear [small deletion notch] & the vinyl is Excellent with little sign of play SD1665) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Far East Suite (Rare original 1966 US RCA Victor label 9-track STEREO 'Dynagroove' vinyl LP featuring The Duke's classic band [Johnny Hodges, Chuck Conners et al] at the top of their game playing melodies inspired by trips to the near and far East, housed in a pasted colour picture sleeve which remains factory sealed from new. The sleeve shows a tiny amount of wear to one corner where the shrink has broken slightly, however it is otherwise as new and the vinyl is course MINT! LSP-3782) 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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DUKE ELLINGTON Ellington Uptown (Early 60s UK 5-track heavyweight mono LP on a rough textured black & silver label exported to Holland, originally released in 1954. Features Ellington & his Orchestra [including Billy Strayhorn] recorded in 1951-52, presenting a programme of full-length concert arrangements of some of their most popular numbers. Includes the original recording of Louie Bellson's 'Skin Deep'. The pasted laminate picture sleeve shows just a spot of light corner scuffi more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON I Grandi Del Jazz (1981 Italian only 10-track compilation LP issued as #18 of a series of 104, internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve with 8-page full colour illustrated booklet with extensive biography details in Italian. Thesleeve shows only some light shelfwear & the vinyl appears barely played GDJ18) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON with CHARLIE MINGUS & MAX ROACH Money Jungle (1962 US 7-track LP on the 'trumpeter' UA label, textured pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve has been reinforced with tape at the edges & the vinyl has a few light marks causing some surface noise in places. This LP has come from the vast personal collection of the former Director of Publicity & Marketing for Blue Note in the USA & has been stamped on the back of the sleeve as being part of his Jazz Archive - A true piece of Jazz history at a great price! UAJ14047) more...
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THE DUKE Historically Speaking (1956 US 12-track LP on the 'unboxed' maroon & silver label, front laminated pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve is in superb condition with minimal shelfwear & the vinyl has only a few light marks to show for its fifty years. This LP has come from the vast personal collection of the former Director of Publicity & Marketing for Blue Note in the USA & has been stamped & annotated on the back of the sleeve as being part of his Jazz Archive - A true piece of Jazz history! BCP60) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Far East Suite (2005 German limited edition audiophile issue of the 1967 9-track stereo LP pressed on 180gm vinyl, featuring the Dukes classic band [Johnny Hodges, Chuck Conners, et al] at the top of their game, playing tracks inspired by trips to the near & far East, picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork. Both sleeve & vinyl remain in wonderful near 'as new' condition - Still in the original opened shrink! RCA3782) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON New Orleans Suite (70s US green & orange Atlantic label issue of the 1971 9-track LP with 'Rockefeller Plaza' perimeter label print, housed in a textured pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with no deletion cuts & shows a little minor foxing along the spine & the vinyl appears near mint SD1580) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Popular Duke Ellington (1981 UK issue of the 1966 11-track vinyl compilation LP featuring some of Duke's best loved tracks. The picture sleeve replicates the original album's artwork and shows light shelfwear while the vinyl has minimal signs of play INTS5006) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 10 1937-38 (1977 Dutch 32-track double LP compilation, housed in a glossy gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes. The sleeve is Excellent with some light cosmetic wear to the gloss & thevinyl discs appear Near Mint with few signs of play CBS88220) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Meets Coleman Hawkins (Limited Edition 80s German Direct Metal Mastered issue of the 1962 8-track stereo LP engineered by Rudy Van Gelder, where an Ellington septet provide a rich carpet of sound for the full tone of Coleman's tenor sax, giving 'The Bean' [as Hawkins was also called] all the room in the world for his lengthy improvisations. The gatefold picture sleeve shows some minor shelf wear scuffing & the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play AS-26) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & BILLY STRAYHORN Piano Duets - Great Times! (1984 French Original Jazz Classics issue of the 1963 12-track mono vinyl LP for Riverside, which in itself was a repackaging of a rare set of recordings made in the early fifties for10"release on the short-lived Mercer label, picture sleeve OJC-108) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Blanton-Webster Band (Sealed 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 ofEllington & 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 picture box complete with a 16-page more...
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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 The Art Of Duke Ellington/ The Great Paris Concert (1978 German 16-track two-fer double LP, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes by Stanley Dance. The sleeve shows minor scuff marks from storage & bothvinyl discs are in excellent condition ATL60044) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Historically Speaking - The Duke (Impossibly Rare Pair of Single-Sided Test Pressings for the 1956 UK 12-track mono LP, recorded in Chicago, Illinois that year & starring such notables as Paul Gonsalves &CatAnderson. The custom studio labels have 'Factory Sample - Not For Sale' print along the top along with the matrix, catalogue, artist & title detail stamped on the labels' playing side of both discs. The tracklist is also annotated by hand& the more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Meets Coleman Hawkins (1982 UK issue of the 1962 8-track stereo LP engineered by Rudy Van Gelder, where an Ellington septet provide a rich carpet of sound for the full tone of Coleman's tenor sax, giving 'The Bean' [as Hawkins was also called] all the room in the world for his superb improvisations. The picture sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Far East Suite (1983 French issue of the 1967 9-track stereo LP, starring Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves & Cat Anderson at the top of their game. Includes the memorable Isfahan, Blue Pepper [with huge drum breaks, would you believe!] & the masterful Ad Lib On Nippon. The glossy picture sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl still looks barely played PL45699) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts - December 1944 (1977 US 16-track double live LP, starring Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Junior Raglin, Al Hibbler, Billy Strayhorn & many more that 19th December night, deletion-cut gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes by Jerry Valburn. The sleeve has a little fading to the spine and the vinyl has minimal sign of play P-24073) more...
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