Orchestra leader, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974);
Please enjoy songs from the albums ‘Will The Big Bands Ever Come Back?’, ‘Recollections Of The Big Band Era’ and ‘Ellington ’65’. Many of the songs were arranged by Billy Strayhorn.
1.Let’s Get Together
2.Christopher Columbus
3.I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
4.Chant Of The Weed
5.Ciribiribin
6.Auld Lang Syne
7.Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
8.Hello Dolly
9.Call Me Irresponsible
10.Fly Me To The Moon
11.So Little Time
12.Danke Schoen
13.More
14.The Second Time Around
15.Never On Sunday
16.I Left My Heart In San Francisco
17.Blowin’ In The Wind
18.Stranger On The Shore
Sources:
D.E. : Will Big Bands Ever Come Back? + Recollections of The Big Band Era (American Jazz Classics, AJC
140663)
D.E. : Ellington ’65 (Reprise Records, 8122-79662-5)