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2010-11 Repertoire:

Harlem Speaks (1932) Listen!

by Duke Ellington
An early swing joyous flag waver with easy chord chaes and ensemble parts that illustrates how much Ellington can do with simple melodies and chord progressions.


Portrait of Mahalia Jackson (1970) Listen!

by Duke Ellington

From the New Orleans Suite, this strong and moving celebrates the queen of gospel through short solos over the simplest of backgrounds

Prelude to a Kiss (1957) Listen!

by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Billy Strayhorn's sophisticated arrangement for Johnny Hodges of the classic Duke Ellington ballad. A good change to focus on musical issues, since there are no technical challenges .

Every Day (I Have the Blues) (1955) Listen!

by Memphis Slim and Ernie Wilkins
Ernie's Wilkins classic blues vocal arrangement for Joe Williams that put the Basie band back on the top of the record charts.

Swingin' The Blues (1938) Listen!

by Count Basie and Eddie Durham
Eddie's Durham's riff-bassed Kansas City stlye blues from the Old Testament Basie band. Like the title says: Swingin'!


Tipping on the Q.T. (1952) Listen!

by Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton's medium tempo swinger that bridged the gap between the Old and New Testament Basie eras.

 

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Below is a list of all the charts published in the Essentially Ellington library:

Across the Track Blues (1940) Listen!
After All (1941) Listen!
Again and Again (2000) Listen!
All Heart (1958) Listen!
All Too Soon (1940) Listen!
Almost Cried from "Anatomy of a Murder" Listen!
Anitra's Dance from "Peer Gynt Suite" (1960) Listen!
Bli-Blip (1941) Listen!
Blue Cellophane (1945) Listen!
Blue Feeling (1934) Listen!
Blue Ramble (1934) Listen!
Blue Serge (1941) Listen!
Braggin' in Brass (1938) Listen!
C Jam Blues (1942) Listen!
Caravan (1946) Listen!
Concerto for Cootie (1940) Listen!
Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue (1937) Listen!
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (1962) Listen!
Eighth Veil (1962) Listen!
Feet Bone (1958) Listen!
Flaming Sword (1940) Listen!
Happy-Go-Lucky Local (1946) Listen!
Harlem Airshaft (1940) Listen!
I Didn't Know About You (1957) Listen!
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (1938) Listen!
Idiom '59 - Part II (1959) Listen!
I'm Just a Lucky So and So (1945) Listen!
Isfahan (1966) Listen!
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (1932) Listen!
I've Just Seen Her (1962) Listen!
Jack The Bear (1940) Listen!
Jam-A-Ditty (1941) Listen!
Jeep's Blues (1956) Listen!
Jump For Joy (1941) Listen!
Jumpin' Punkins (1941) Listen!
Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In Rhythm (medley) (1963) Listen!
Ko-Ko (1940) Listen!
Lady Mac (1957) Listen!
Latin American Sunshine (1968) Listen!
Moon Over Cuba (1941) Listen!
Movin' Uptown from "Echoes of San Juan Hill" (1996) Listen!
New Musical Express (1953) Listen!
Old Man Blues (1930) Listen!
Perdido (1959) Listen!
Purple Gazelle (1962) Listen!
Pyramid (1962) Listen!
Raincheck (1941) Listen!
Rhapsody in Blue (1962) Listen!
Ring Dem Bells (1930) Listen!
Rocks In My Bed (1941) Listen!
Roll 'Em (1938) Listen!
Rumpus in Richmond (1940) Listen!
Second Line Listen!
Sophisticated Lady (1957) Listen!
Star-Crossed Lovers from "Such Sweet Thunder" (1957) Listen!
Stompy Jones (1934) Listen!
Such Sweet Thunder (1957) Listen!
Sugar Rum Cherry (1960) Listen!
Sultry Sunset (1946) Listen!
Symphony in Riffs (1933) Listen!
The Mooche (1930) Listen!
The Peanut Vendor (1959) Listen!
The Shepherd from "The Second Sacred Concert" (1968) Listen!
Theme from "The Asphalt Jungle" (1963) Listen!
Things Ain't What They Used To Be (1959) Listen!
Tutti for Cootie (1963) Listen!
V.I.P.'s Boogie (1951) Listen!
Walkin' and Swingin' (1936) Listen!
Zweet Zurzday (1963) Listen!

All recordings performed by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.