Discografia di Duke Ellington
# Discografia di Duke Ellington

Questa è la discografia di Duke Ellington, musicista e compositore di musica jazz del XX secolo.

## Discografia

### Anni venti

**1926**

* 1924-1926: The Birth of A Band Vol. 1 (EPM Musique) (1988)
* The Birth of Big Band Jazz (Riverside) (EP) (1956)
* Complete Edition (1924-1926) (Masters of Jazz)

**1927**

* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1924-1927 (Classics)
* Complete Edition (1926-1927) (Masters of Jazz)

**1928**

* Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: 1927-1928 (Classics) (1996)
* Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: 1928 (Classics)
* Complete Vol. 1: 1925-1928 (Columbia - France) (1973)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1927-1928 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1928 (Classics)
* Complete Edition (1927-1928) (Masters of Jazz)
* Complete Edition (1928) (2 dischi) (Masters of Jazz)

**1929**

* Flaming Youth (1927-1929) (RCA Victor) (1965)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1928-1929 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929 (Classics)
* Complete Edition (1929) (2 dischi) (Masters of Jazz)

### Anni trenta

**1930**

* The Okeh Ellington (Columbia) (1927-1930) (pubblicato nel 1991)
* The Works of Duke: Vol. 1 - Vol. 5 (RCA) (1927-1930)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1930 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1930 (2 volume) (Classics)
* Complete Edition (1929-1930) (Masters of Jazz)
* Complete Edition (1930) (2 dischi) (Masters of Jazz)

**1931**

* Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick Recordings (3 dischi) (Decca) (1926-1931) (pubblicato nel 1994)
* Jazz Heritage Brunswick/Vocalion Rarities (1926-1931) (MCA) (pubblicato nel 1983)
* Mood Indigo (1927-1931) (Columbia) (pubblicato nel 1992)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1930-31 (Classics)
* Complete Edition (1930-1931) (Masters of Jazz)

**1932**

* Jungle Nights in Harlem (1927-1932) (Bluebird) (pubblicato nel 1991)
* Jazz Cocktail (AVS/Living Era) (1928-1932)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1931-32 (Classics)

**1933**

* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1932-33 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1933 (Classics)

**1934**

* Early Ellington: 1927-1934 (Bluebird) (pubblicato nel 1954; pubblicato in CD nel 1990 dalla RCA)
* Duke Ellington 1927-1934 (Nimbus) (1991)
* Great Original Performances 1927-1934 (Mobile Fidelity (pubblicato nel 1989)
* Jubilee Stomp (Bluebird) (1928-1934)

**1935**

* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1933-35 (Classics)

**1936**

* Rockin' in Rhythm (1927-1936) (Jazz Hour) (pubblicato nel 1996)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1935-36 (Classics)

**1937**

* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1936-37 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1937 (2 volumi) (Classics)

**1938**

* Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year (Portrait)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1938 (Classics)

**1939**

* Duke Ellington Playing the Blues (1927-1939) (Black and Blue) (Released 2002)
* The Duke's Men: Small Groups vol. 2, 1938-1939 (Columbia/Vocalion)
* The Blanton–Webster Band (1939-1942) (RCA/BlueBird)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1938-39 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1939 (2 volumi) (Classics)

### Anni quaranta

**1940**

* On the Air
* Fargo, North Dakota, November 7, 1940 (Vintage Jazz Classics)
* The Duke in Boston (Jazz Unlimited)
* The British Connection: 1933-1940 (Jazz Unlimited)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1939-40 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1940 (2 volumes) (Classics)

**1941**

* Take the 'A' Train (Vintage Jazz Classics)
* The Great Ellington Units (Bluebird)
* 1941 Classics - Live in Hollywood (Alamac)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1940-41 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1941 (Classics)

**1942**

* Hollywood Swing & Jazz (1937-1942) (Rhino)

**1943**

* Black, Brown and Beige (Storyville, I versione)
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 (Prestige)
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1943 (Storyville)
* Live at the Hurricane (Storyville)

**1944**

* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 (Prestige)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1942-44 (Classics)

**1945**

* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1944-45 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1945 (2 volumi) (Classics)
* The Treasury Shows 1943-1945 (13 LP doppi) (D.E.T.S.)
* Duke's Joint (1943-1945) (Buddha)
* The Duke Ellington World Broadcasting Series (Circle)

**1946**

* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946 (Prestige)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1945-46 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1946 (2 volumi) (Classics)
* The Great Chicago Concerts (Music Masters)
* Happy Go Lucky Local (Musicraft)

**1947**

* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947 (Prestige)
* Daybreak Express
* Live at the Hollywood Bowl
* Duke Ellington Vol. 4: April 30, 1947
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1946-47 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1947 (2 volumes) (Classics)
* Duke Ellington at Ciro's (Dems)
* Liberian Suite (Columbia)

**1948**

* Live at Click Restaurant Philadelphia Vol. 1
* Live at Click Restaurant Philadelphia Vol. 2
* Carnegie Hall 11/30/1948 (Prestige)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1947-48 (Classics)
* Cornell University (Music Masters)

**1949**

* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1948-49 (Classics)
* Duke Ellington at the Hollywood Empire (Storyville)

### Anni cinquanta

**1950**

* Masterpieces by Ellington (Columbia)
* Great Times! (Riverside)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1949-50 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1950 (Classics)
* Live In Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950 (TCB Music)

**1951**

* Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown
* Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, and Billy Strayhorn All Stars (Prestige)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1950-51 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1951 (Classics)

**1952**

* Duke on the Air
* The Seattle Concert
* Live at the Blue Note (Bandstand)
* Duke Ellington at Birdland (Jazz Unlimited)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1952 (Classics)
* Uptown (Columbia)

**1953**

* The Pasadena Concert (GNP)
* Premiered by Ellington
* The Duke Plays Ellington (alias Piano Reflections)
* Ellington Showcase
* Duke Ellington Plays the Blues
* Ellington Uptown (Columbia)
* Satin Doll
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1952-53 (Classics)
* The Chronological Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1953 (2 volumi) (Classics)

**1954**

* Dance to the Duke! (Capitol)
* Duke Ellington Plays
* Happy Birthday Duke! April 29 Birthday Sessions (Laserlight)
* 1954 Los Angeles Concert (GNP)

**1955**

* Ellington '55 (Capitol)
* Duke's Mixture
* The Duke and His Men
* Jazz Masters: 1953-1955 (EMI)
* The Washington, D.C. Armory Concert (Jazz Guild)
* The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington
* The Carnegie Hall Concerts: March 1955

**1956**

* Studio Sessions, Chicago, 1956_ The Private Collection Vol. 1 (Saja)
* Blue Rose (Columbia)
* Historically Speaking (Betlehem)
* Duke Ellington Presents... (Bethlehem)
* Ellington at Newport (Columbia)
* Ellington at Newport-Complete (1999; riedizione integrale e restaurata)
* Live From The 1956 Stratford Festival (Music and Arts)
* A Drum is a Woman (Columbia)
* Al Hibbler with the Duke (Columbia)
* The Complete Porgy and Bess (Betlehem)

1957

* Such Sweet Thunder (Columbia)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
* Piano in the Foreground (Columbia) (anche 1962)
* Ellington Indigos (Columbia)
* The Girl's Suite & The Perfume Suite (Columbia) (anche 1962)
* Live at the 1957 Stratford Music Festival (Music & Arts)
* All-Star Road Band - Volume 2 (CBS)

**1958**

* Black, Brown and Beige (Columbia)
* Jazz at the Plaza (Columbia)
* Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque (Columbia)
* The Cosmic Scene: Duke Ellington's Spacemen (Columbia)
* Happy Reunion (Sony)
* Newport 1958 (Columbia)
* Blues in Orbit (Columbia)
* Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges: Side by Side (Verve)
* Duke Ellington At The Alhambra (Pablo)
* The Duke in Munich (Storyville)
* In Concert at the Salle Pleyel Paris, 1958 (Magic)
* The Girls And Premieres (Maison Du Duke) (anche 1963)

**1959**

* Jazz Party (Columbia)
* Festival Session (Columbia)
* The Ellington Suites (Pablo Rec 1959 &1972)
* Anatomy of a Murder (Anatomia di un omicidio Soundtrack) (Columbia)
* Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges: Back to Back (Verve)
* Elegant Mister Ellington
* The Duke's DJ Special (Fresh Sound)
* Live in Paris 1959 (Affinity)
* Live at the Blue Note (Roulette)

### Anni sessanta

**1960**

* Three Suites (Columbia)
* Piano in the Background (Columbia)
* The Nutcracker Suite (Columbia)
* Peer Gynt Suite/Suite Thursday
* Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
* Paris Blues (Columbia)
* Reminiscing in Tempo (1928-1960) (Columbia)
* Unknown Session (French Columbia)
* Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron)
* Live At Monterey 1960 (Status)

**1961**

* Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington (Roulette). (ristampato nel 2001 dalla Blue Note Records come The Great Summit)
* First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia)
* Paris Blues (Ryko)

**1962**

* Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse)
* Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse)
* Money Jungle
* Afro-Bossa (Reprise)
* Midnight in Paris (Columbia)
* MOMA Recital_Piano Solo & Trio (Maison Du Duke)
* All American in Jazz (Columbia)
* Will the Big Bands Ever Come Back? (Reprise)
* Duke Ellington Featuring Paul Gonsalves
* Studio Sessions, New York, 1962 (Saja)
* Recollections of the Big Band Era (Atlantic)
* The Feeling of Jazz (Black Lion)
* Duke 56/62 (in three volumes) (CBS)

**1963**

* The Great Paris Concert (pubblicato nel 1973)
* A Morning in Paris (pubblicato nel 1996, ristampa 2007/08)
* Jazz Violin Session (Reprise ripubblicato nel 1976 con la Atlantic)
* Studio Sessions, New York, 1963 (Saja)
* In The Uncommon Market (Pablo)
* Serenade to Sweden (Telstar)
* My People (Red Baron)
* Wise Woman Blues (Rosetta)

**1964**

* Hits of the Sixties: This Time By Ellington
* Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins (Reprise)
* Jazz Group 1964 (Jazz Anthology)
* Live at Carnegie Hall 1964 (Jazz Up)
* Harlem (Pablo)
* All-Star Road Band (CBS)
* At Basin Street East (Music & Arts)
* London: The Great Concerts (MusicMasters)
* New York Concert (Musicmasters)

**1965**

* Concert in the Virgin Isles
* Ella at Duke's Place (Verve)
* The Symphonic Ellington (Reprise)
* The Duke at Tanglewood
* Jumpin' Pumkins
* Ellington '65 (Reprise)
* Ellington '66 (Reprise)
* '65 Revisited (Affinity)
* Two Great Concerts (1949 e 1965) (Accord)
* A Concert of Sacred Music From Grace Cathedral (Status)

**1966**

* The Stockholm Concert, 1966 (Pablo)
* Solo & Quintet: I'm Beginning To See The Light (West Wind)
* The Pianist (Fantasy) (3 tracce registrate nel 1970)
* The Popular Duke Ellington (RCA)
* S.R.O. (LRC Ltd)
* Cote d'Azure Concerts (Box 7 Cd-Verve) (riedita tutto quanto registrato nel luglio '66 sulla Costa azzurra inclusi Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur, Soul Call )
* In the Uncommon Market (Pablo)
* Live at the Greek - 9/23/1966
* The Far East Suite (RCA)

**1967**

* Live in Italy (Jazz Up)
* The Piano Player (Pablo)
* The Intimacy of the Blues (Fantasy)
* The Jaywalker (Storyville)
* The Greatest Jazz Concert In The World (Pablo)
* North of the Border in Canada (Decca) (ristampato come Collages) è un album della Ron Collier Orchestra con Duke Ellington come solista
* ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (Bluebird)
* Francis A. & Edward K. (Reprise) (con Frank Sinatra)
* Johnny Come Lately
* Live at the Rainbow Grill
* Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington (1927-1967) (Smithsonian)
* 1967 European Tour (Lone Hill)
* Berlin '65 / Paris '67 (Pablo)

**1968**

* The Famed Fieldcup Concert
* Latin American Suite (Fantasy)
* Yale Concert (Fantasy) (pubblicato nel 1973)
* Second Sacred Concert (live) (Prestige)
* Studio Sessions, New York, 1968 (Saja)
* Live in Mexico (Tring)

**1969**

* 70th Birthday Concert (Blue Note)
* The Intimate Ellington (Pablo)
* Up in Duke's Workshop (Pablo)
* Pretty Woman
* Standards: Live at at Salle Pleyel
* April in Paris (West Wind)

### Anni settanta

**1970**

* New Orleans Suite (Atlantic)

**1971**

* The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (Fantasy)
* Togo Brava Suite (Storyville)
* The English Concerts: 1969 and 1971 (Sequel)
* Up in Duke's Workshop (Pablo)

**1972**

* Live at the Whitney (pubblicato nel 1995) (Impulse)
* This One's for Blanton (con Ray Brown) (Pablo)

**1973**

* Duke's Big 4 (Pablo)
* Third Sacred Concert: The Majesty of the God
* Duke Ellington & Teresa Brewer: It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Columbia)
* Rugged Jungle (Lost Secret Records)
* Eastbourne Performance (RCA)

**1974**

* Recollections of the Big Band Era
* Duke's Big 4

## Box Set e antologie

* (1926-31) Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings Of D E, (GRP Records/ Verve Music Group)
* (1924-47) Complete Works: 1924-1947 (Proper UK) (C)
* (1926-49) Masterpieces, (Proper)
* (1924-73)The Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA-Victor Recordings - (24CD) RCA
* (1936-40) Small Group Sessions (Mosaic)
* (1940-49) The Duke Box (Storyville) (8CD)
* (1951-53) The Complete Capitol Recordings (Blue Note) (5CD)
* (1956–71) The Private Collection (Saja) (10CD)
* (1962-67) The Reprise Studio Recordings (Mosaic) (6CD)
* Duke Ellington's Incidental Music for Shakespeare's Play Timon of Athens, adattamento di Stanley Silverman (1993). Ellington non suona nelle registrazioni, ma sono incluse delle sue composizioni precedentemente inedite.
