Duke Ellington (Greatest Hits) and 50 similar items

Additional Information about Greatest Hits [CBS Special Products] by Duke Ellington (CD, Jul-2002, Sony Music Distribution (USA)) Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2012 Muze Inc. All rights reserved. Track Listing 1. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 2. Solitude 3. Mood Indigo 4. Jeep's Blues 5. Sophisticated Lady 6. Prelude to a Kiss 7. Satin Doll 8. Things Ain't What They Used to Be 9. I'm Checkin' Out -- Go'om Bye 10. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Details Playing Time: 36 min. Contributing Artists: Rosemary Clooney Distributor: Bayside Record Dist. Recording Mode: Mixed SPAR Code: n/a Album Notes Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Rosemary Clooney (vocals).Although Duke Ellington did score a few chart hits on labels controlled by CBS, they are not contained on this Greatest Hits album released on the company's budget line. Rather, the title is meant to suggest that the songs, all co-written by Ellington, are among his best-known. Though most of them date from the 1930s as compositions, these particular recordings (which are not annotated on the release) all come from Ellington's 1956-62 tenure at Columbia Records. For example, "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" and "Sophisticated Lady" are from the 1956 album Blue Rose, on which the Ellington Orchestra backed Rosemary Clooney, while "Jeep's Blues" is a live recording from Ellington's July 7, 1956, appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival. Of course, the track listing doesn't live up to the title, but these are some of Ellington's most familiar songs in excellent stereo recordings made by a strong edition of his band. [Note: This is a different album from the Greatest Hits released by Columbia/Legacy 65419 in 1997.] ~ William Ruhlmann