finetune artist: Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington's gift for combining blues simplicity, gospel emotion, and sophisticated musical themes reflected a unique style that drew fans from around the world. From the 1920s to the 1970s, he created a huge body of work that ranks among the greatest contributions to American music. As a pianist, composer, and bandleader, Ellington contained multitudes: from solo recordings to orchestral works, from novelty songs to extended suites, from the sacred to the not-so-sacred. As Miles Davis once said, "All musicians should get down on their knees one day to thank Duke Ellington."

Listen to Duke Ellington at Finetune.

(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Two, Dance Concerts, California, 1958
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume One, Studio Sessions, Chicago, 1956
(2008) Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
(2008) Duke Ellington: The Reprise Studio Recordings
(2008) The Symphonic Ellington
(2008) Jazz Violin Sessions
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Eight, Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Ten, Studio Sessions, New York And Chicago, 1965, 1966, 1971
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Six, Dance Dates, California, 1958
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Five, The Suites, New York, 1968 & 1970
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Four, Studio Sessions, New York, 1963
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Three, Studio Sessions, New York, 1962
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Seven, Studio Sessions, 1957 &1962
(2008) The Private Collection: Volume Nine, Studio Sessions, New York, 1968
(2007) In The Uncommon Market
(2007) Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
(2006) The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts, December 1944
(2006) The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts, January 1946
(2006) Carnegie Hall Concert, December 1947
(2006) The Greatest Jazz Concert In The World
(2006) Collages
(2006) Stockholm Concert 1966
(2006) The Duke Elington Carnegie Hall Concerts, January 1943
(2006) Second Sacred Concert
(2006) Piano Duets: Great Times!
(2006) Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Paul Gonsalves
(2006) The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
(2006) The Pianist
(2006) At The Alhambra
(2006) The Best Of Duke Ellington
(2006) The Intimate Ellington
(2006) This One's For Blanton
(2005) New Orleans Suite
(2005) The Essential Duke Ellington
(2005) Recollections Of The Big Band Era
(2005) The Great Paris Concert
(2004) The Centennial Collection
(2004) Piano In the Foreground
(2004) Festival Session
(2004) Piano In The Background
(2003) Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
(2003) Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
(2002) Jazz Caravan
(2002) Live And Rare (Bluebird First Editions)
(2002) Duke Ellington's Finest Hour
(2002) And His Mother Called Him Bill
(2002) Money Jungle
(2002) Jazz Caravan
(2001) Ebony Rhapsody: The Great Ellington Vocalists
(2001) Ebony Rhapsody: The Great Ellington Vocalists
(2000) The Very Best of Duke Ellington
(2000) The Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings
(2000) Highlights from the Centennial Edition
(2000) Falling In Love With Duke Ellington
(2000) The Very Best of Duke Ellington
(2000) The Best of the Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946)
(1999) Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete)
(1999) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection - CD1
(1999) Best Of The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition
(1999) Duke's Joint
(1999) A Tone Parallel To Harlem
(1999) Soul Call
(1999) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection - CD2
(1999) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection - CD3
(1999) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection - CD4
(1999) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection - CD5
(1999) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection - CD6
(1999) The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973)
(1999) Best Of The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition
(1999) Duke's Joint
(1998) Priceless Jazz 11: Duke Ellington
(1997) The Masters CD2
(1996) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection: Cornell Concert
(1996) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection: Cornell University: Second Set
(1996) Live At Fargo 1940 CD1
(1996) Live At Fargo 1940 CD2
(1996) Greatest Hits
(1996) Sophisticated Lady
(1996) The Best of Early Ellington
(1996) Greatest Hits
(1996) Sophisticated Lady
(1995) Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
(1995) The Far East Suite (Special Mix)
(1995) 70th Birthday Concert
(1995) 70th Birthday Concert
(1995) Live at the Whitney
(1995) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection: New York Concert
(1994) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection: The Great Chicago Concerts
(1994) Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings 1926-1931
(1994) Duke Ellington Live At The Blue Note
(1993) The Duke Ellington Centenary Collection: The Great London Concerts
(1991) The Best of Duke Ellington
(1991) Duke Ellington: Small Groups, Vol. 1 - CD1
(1991) Jungle Nights In Harlem
(1990) Solos, Duets And Trios
(1990) Solos, Duets, & Trios
(1989) Piano Reflections
(1989) Orchestral Works
(1987) Duke Ellington: The Blanton-Webster Band
(1977) The Masters CD1
(1967) The Popular Duke Ellington
(1966) The Far East Suite-Special Mix
(1962) Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
(1961) First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
(1960) The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
(1960) Three Suites
(1960) The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
(1959) Anatomy of a Murder
(1958) Black, Brown, & Beige
(1958) Blues In Orbit
(1958) Love Songs
(1957) Ellington Indigos
(1957) Such Sweet Thunder
(1956) Live From the 1956 Stratford Festival
(1956) Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete)
(1951) Ellington Uptown
(1951) Masterpieces By Ellington
(1948) Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits
(1946) Black, Brown & Beige
(1943) The Carnegie Hall Concerts (January 1943)
(1942) Duke Ellington: The Blanton-Webster Band
(1938) This Is Jazz #7
(1938) The Duke'S Men: Small Groups Volume 2
(1937) This Is Jazz #36-Duke Ellington Plays Standards
(1937) 16 Most Requested Songs
(1935) Reminiscing In Tempo
(1934) The Duke'S Men: Small Groups Volume I
(1932) Duke Ellington & His Great Vocalists
(1932) Jungle Nights in Harlem 1927-1932
(1932) Jazz Moods -- Hot
(1930) The Okeh Ellington
(1928) Ken Burns Jazz-Duke Ellington

Take the 'A' Train
Sophisticated Lady
Mood Indigo
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good