Orchestra leader, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974) part 104. In the programme DUKE ELLINGTON you’ll be listening to smaller compositions of the Ellington orchestra conducted by important soloists, who in the years 1935-1941 made recordings under their own name.
Source:
D.E.: The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions
(Box set: Mosaic MD7-235)