Orchestra leader, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974), part 59. Today you will hear 8 train-inspired compositions including the famous Daybreak Express from 1933 and Happy-Go-Lucky Local from 1946, a brilliant and hilarious portrait of a slow train from the south of the US. And of course also Take The “A” Train; Billy Strayhorn’s famous composition from 1941 that would become the signature tune of the Ellington Orchestra.
Sources:
D.E. : Swing 1930 to 1938
(Jazz Classics in digital stereo, BBC CD 686)
D.E. : Highlights from the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (1927-1973)
(RCAVictor 09026 63672-2)
D.E. : Highlights of the Great 1940-1942 band
(AMSC1143)
D.E. : Happy-Go-Lucky Local
(Musicraft MVSCD-52)
D.E. : Ellington Uptown
(Columbia/Legacy CK 87066)
D.E. : All Star Road Band
(CBS Special Products AGK 40012)
D.E. : Ella & Duke at the Cote d’Azur
(Verve B0000047 FT/Polygram Nederland)
D.E. : The Ellington Suites
(OJC Remasters, OJC-34614-02)
