The Best of Duke Ellington 1932-1939

The Best of Duke Ellington 1932-1939

Duke Ellington

Album
Label Sony BMG Music Entertainment Release date Format 4×CD Country 🇺🇸 United States

Tracklist 303:07

CD 1

1 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 3:14
2 Lazy Rhapsody 3:21
3 Blue Tune 3:13
4 Baby, When You Ain't There 2:46
5 St. Louis Blues 4:35
6 Creole Love Call 4:16
7 Blue Harlem 2:57
8 The Sheik of Araby 3:03
9 Best Wishes 3:16
10 Blue Ramble 3:16
11 Clouds in My Heart 3:08
12 Blue Mood 2:56
13 Ducky Wucky 3:08
14 Jazz Cocktail 3:15
15 Lightnin' 3:12
16 Swing Low 2:46
17 Slippery Horn 3:08
18 Drop Me Off in Harlem 3:05
19 Happy as the Day Is Long 2:46
20 Get Yourself a New Broom 2:41
21 Bundle of Blues 3:16
22 Sophisticated Lady 3:19
23 Jive Stomp 2:51
24 Harlem Speaks 3:13
25 Daybreak Express 2:54

CD 2

1 Ebony Rhapsody (rehearsal) 5:25
2 Ebony Rhapsody, Part 2 5:08
3 Solitude 3:15
4 Saddest Tale 3:21
5 Moonlight Fiesta 2:57
6 In a Sentimental Mood 3:21
7 Showboat Shuffle 3:06
8 Merry-Go-Round 3:03
9 Reminiscing in Tempo 12:57
10 I Don't Know Why I Love You So 3:12
11 Isn't Love the Strangest Thing 3:13
12 Clarinet Lament 3:15
13 Echoes of Harlem 3:06
14 Trumpet in Spades 3:12
15 Yearning for Love 2:58
16 In a Jam 3:02
17 Exposition Swing 3:14
18 Uptown Downbeat 3:26
19 Scattin' at the Cotton Club 3:18
20 Black Butterfly 3:03

CD 3

1 The New Birmingham Breakdown 2:52
2 The New East St. Louis Toodle-O 3:05
3 Caravan 2:45
4 Azure 3:17
5 Chatterbox 2:49
6 Diminuendo in Blue 2:49
7 Crescendo in Blue 3:20
8 Harmony in Harlem 3:12
9 Dusk on the Desert 3:10
10 Steppin' Into Swing Society 3:10
11 Prologue to Black and Tan Fantasy 2:39
12 The New Black and Tan Fantasy 2:45
13 Ridin' on a Blue Note 2:51
14 Lost in Meditation 2:59
15 The Gal From Joe's 3:01
16 Scrounch 2:46
17 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 3:11
18 Braggin' in Brass 2:48
19 Carnival in Caroline 2:30
20 I'm Slappin' Seventh Avenue 2:41
21 Dinah's in a Jam 2:54
22 Rose of the Rio Grande 3:03
23 Pyramid 2:57
24 A Gypsy Without a Song 3:00
25 The Stevedore's Serenade 2:44

CD 4

1 Prelude to a Kiss 3:02
2 Hip Chic 2:57
3 Buffet Flat 2:29
4 Jazz Potpourri 3:00
5 TT on Toast 2:52
6 Battle of Swing 3:00
7 Blue Light 2:44
8 Old King Dooji 2:35
9 Boy Meets Horn 3:04
10 Slap Happy 2:48
11 Pussy Willow 2:43
12 Subtle Lament 3:06
13 Schmorgasbord and Schnapps 2:43
14 Portrait of the Lion 2:36
15 (I Want) Something to Live For 2:55
16 Solid Old Man 2:44
17 Way Low 3:30
18 Serenade to Sweden 3:25
19 Bouncing Bouyancy 2:46
20 The Sergeant Was Shy 2:45
21 Grievin' 3:39
22 I Never Felt This Way Before 3:01
23 Tootin' Through the Roof 2:56
24 Killin' Myself 2:29
25 Country Gal 2:53