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THE BEST OF DUKE ELLINGTON - PART 1
1. Take The A Train (Strayhorn) (May 12, 1945) 00:00
Solos: Ran Nance
2. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Ellington) (April 21, 1945) 02:52
Vocals: Ray Nance, Taft Jordan
Solos: Ray Nance (violin), Taft Jordan (trumpet), Joe Nanton (trombone), Al Sears (tenor sax)
3. Creole Love Call (Ellington – Miley – Jackson) (April 7, 1945) 07:17
Vocals: Kay Davis
Solos: Joe Nanton (trombone), Ray Nance (trumpet), Harry Carney (clarinet)
4. Caravan (Ellington – Tizol) (May 12, 1945) 12:14
Solos: Juan Tizol (trombone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Ray Nance (violin), Harold Baker (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone)
5. In A Sentimental Mood (Ellington – Kurtz) (May 14, 1945) 16:03
Solos: Otto Hardwicke (alto sax), Ellington (piano), Harry Carney (Baritone sax), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Rex Stewart (trumpet)
6. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament) (Ellington – Russell) (May 4, 1940) 18:59
Solos: Ellington (piano), Lawrence brown (trombone), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Cootie Williams (trumpet)
7. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (Ellington – Webster) (June 26, 1941) 22:16
Vocal: Ivie Anderson, solos: Johnny Hudges (alto sax)
8. Perdido (Tizol) (May 19, 1945) 25:32
Solos: Ray Nance (trumpet), Taft Jordan (trumpet)
9. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington – Parish) (February 14, 1940) 30:57
Solos: Harry Carney (baritone sax), Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Ellington (piano), Lawrence Brown (trombone)
10. Black and Tan Fantasy (Ellington – Miley) (May 5, 1945) 33:44
Solos: Otto Hardwicke (alto sax), Ray Nance (trumpet), Ellington (piano), Joe Nanton (trombone)
11. Come Sunday (Ellington) (April 28, 1945) 38:49
Solos: Claude Jones (trombone), Ray Nance (violin), Johnny Hodges (alto sax)
12. Mood Indigo (Ellington – Bigard) (November 8, 1943) 44:19
Solos: Wallace Jones (trumpet), Harry Carney (clarinet), Ellington (piano)
13. Frankie And Johnny (traditional) (May 26, 1945) 49:21
Solos: Ellington (piano), Junior Raglin (bass), Joe Nanton (trombone), Ray Nance (violin)
14. Solitude (Ellington – De Lange) (May 14, 19451) 56:30
Ellington piano solo
15. I’m Beginning To See The Light (Ellington – Hodges – James) (December 1, 1944) 59:55
Vocal: Joya Sherrill
16. Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington – Gordon) (May 12, 1945) 1:03:08
Solos: Harry Carney (baritone sax), Ray Nance (violin), Ellington (piano)
17. Just Squeeze me (Subtle Slought) (Ellington) (April 7, 1945) 1:05:53
Solos: Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Rex Stewart (trumpet bits)
18. Rockin’ in Rhythm (Ellington – Carney) (November 8, 1943) 1:10:03
Solos: Ellington (piano), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Harry Carney (clarinet), Joe Nanton (trombone)
19. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be (Ellington – Hodges) (November 9, 1943) 1:14:12
Solos: Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Taft Jordan (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone)

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years. Though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle, and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music. Often collaborating with others, Ellington wrote more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, with many of his works having become standards.

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