Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974) part 111.
Recordings from Ellington’s collection which he funded and expanded with his own money. His did so as to experiment with them, give them a twist with other soloists or tried new arrangements to conserve the pieces there was no room for on earlier burnt long playing records.
Source:
D.E. : The Private Collection Volume Eight: Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967 San Francisco
Chicago New York (Saja Records, 7 91232-2)
D.E. : The Private Collection Volume Nine: Studio Sessions New York 1968 (Saja Records, 7 91233-2)
