Live and Rare
Released: Jun 11, 2002
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Released: Jun 11, 2002
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Many of this three-CD set's tracks are available elsewhere, excepting three previously unreleased performances from the 1968 Newport Jazz Festival announcement party, long-unavailable recordings...
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Love You Madly
Released: Jun 4, 2002
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Released: Jun 4, 2002
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Vee Jay originally released Love You Madly, a collection of then-previously unissued Duke Ellington performances, back in 1974. Collectables' 2002 reissue doesn't add anything new to the album, but...
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The Duke Ellington Treasury, Vol. 5 - STORYVILLE
Released: Jun 4, 2002
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Released: Jun 4, 2002
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This two-CD set, like others in the Treasury Show series, compiles several programs aired during 1945. With a mix of hits from the vast Ellington songbook, pop songs, a few obscurities, and even a...
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Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
Released: Jun 4, 2002
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Released: Jun 4, 2002
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Much of the music on this CD from Duke Ellington's 1958 Paris concerts is familiar to collectors from its appearance on various European bootleg labels, but Pablo does a better job arranging and...
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On the Road with Duke Ellington - DVD/VIDEO
Released: May 28, 2002
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Released: May 28, 2002
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This may very well be the best documentary ever on Duke Ellington. Filmed in 1967, Ellington is seen in a variety of settings: receiving an honorary degree, eating breakfast, performing some of his...
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1969: All-Star White House Tribute
Released: May 21, 2002
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Released: May 21, 2002
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One of the undeniable highlights of President Richard Nixon's administration was the 1969 White House gala celebrating Duke Ellington's 70th birthday, though jazz fans waited 33 years for their...
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Jump for Joy/The Jeep Is Jumpin'
Released: May 20, 2002
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Released: May 20, 2002
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In 2002, TKO Collectors released Jump for Joy/The Jeep Is Jumpin', which contained two import collections -- Jump for Joy and The Jeep Is Jumpin' -- by Duke Ellington on one compact disc. ~ John...
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Vol. 4: 1933-1936 - The Alternative Takes
Released: Apr 23, 2002
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Released: Apr 23, 2002
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This series is of immense value to consumers of the French Classics CD series. These are alternate takes, in chronological order, of historic jazz (and some blues), with a strong representation of...
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