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Artist:	Duke Ellington
Title:	The Essential Duke Ellington
Label:	Columbia / Legacy
Country:	USA
Date:	28 Jun 2005
Catalogue:	C2K 89281
Barcode:	696998928121
Format:	Double CD
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
1-01	Duke Ellington	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo		Rate
1-02	Duke Ellington	Black And Tan Fantasy		Rate
1-03	Duke Ellington	Take It Easy		Rate
1-04	Duke Ellington	Hot And Bothered		Rate
1-05	Duke Ellington	The Mooche		Rate
1-06	Duke Ellington	Rockin' In Rhythm		Rate
1-07	Duke Ellington	Creole Rhapsody		Rate
1-08	Duke Ellington	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Rate
1-09	Duke Ellington	Creole Love Call		Rate
1-10	Duke Ellington	Sophisticated Lady		Rate
1-11	Duke Ellington	Drop Me Off In Harlem		Rate
1-12	Duke Ellington	Solitude		Rate
1-13	Duke Ellington	In A Sentimental Mood		Rate
1-14	Duke Ellington	Back Room Romp		Rate
1-15	Duke Ellington	Clouds In My Heart		Rate
1-16	Duke Ellington	Echoes Of Harlem		Rate
1-17	Duke Ellington	Caravan		Rate
1-18	Duke Ellington	Blue Reverie		Rate
1-19	Duke Ellington	Diminuendo In Blue		Rate
1-20	Duke Ellington	Crescendo In Blue		Rate
2-01	Duke Ellington	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart		Rate
2-02	Duke Ellington	Pyramid		Rate
2-03	Duke Ellington	Prelude To A Kiss		Rate
2-04	Duke Ellington	Tired Socks		Rate
2-05	Duke Ellington	Mood Indigo		Rate
2-06	Duke Ellington	Ko Ko		Rate
2-07	Duke Ellington	Don't Get Around Much Anymore		Rate
2-08	Duke Ellington	Cotton Tail		Rate
2-09	Duke Ellington	Take The "A" Train		Rate
2-10	Duke Ellington	Harlem Air-Shaft		Rate
2-11	Duke Ellington	Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me		Rate
2-12	Duke Ellington	Satin Doll		Rate
2-13	Duke Ellington	Perdido		Rate
2-14	Duke Ellington	Come Sunday		Rate
2-15	Duke Ellington	Jeep's Blues		Rate
2-16	Duke Ellington	Black Beauty		Rate
2-17	Duke Ellington	Arabesque Cookie		Rate

Notes

His original hits from the Columbia and RCA and other labels.

Comments and Reviews


GEMSMFAN 10th Apr 2015		the Label should be "Columbia / Legacy"... "Sony Music Distribution" isn't a Label there is no logo for it... it's merely copyright text.



George Slv 22nd Mar 2015		I notice that this same set was reissued in later years too. Sony here had the rights to his RCA recordings as well as Columbia.



George Slv 22nd Mar 2015		Amazon.com review (June 8, 2010) "I own the original 78s and if people could hear what these records are supposed to sound like, they would angry with remasters like this. ... More odd remastering tricks that died in 1962. What is wrong with these people?!! This music is supposed to be monaural, bright and punchy with deep bass. Yes, there is surface noise. However, if re-mastered properly, there is also great music. This is over filtered and processed, and it sounds like rubbish. As Louis Jordan said, "BEWARE". "



George Slv 22nd Mar 2015		Review Amazon.com review (July 30, 2006) Fantastic compilation...pretty good (not great) sound. ... In late 2004, Sony acquired distribution of the BMG catalog. Which means Sony controls nearly all of Ellington's output. As far as I know, this is the only CD collection out there of this post-merger thing that CAN condense nearly his whole career into a comprehensive set (without buying one of those dubious sounding bootlegs out there, imported from other countries...RUN from the Proper UK box set). Ok, now on to the SOUND of the music. When compiling and remastering music from the pre-tape era (everything up until the late '40's), engineers need to combat surface noise (distortion, clicks, pops, hiss). Generally, the older the recording, the more surface noise on the original master. The worse the surface noise, the more distracting it is while listening to the music. However, as you remove surface noise, you also lose a little bit of the clarity and "airiness" to the music. So, engineers have to walk a fine line between making the music sound tolerable by removing noise, but not take off too much, so as to lose the punch & clarity to the music. In the early CD era, they failed miserably. In the last 5 or 6 years, nearly all results have been good, but some better than others. So, on to this collection. The tracks on this collection certainly have less surface noise than any other Ellington collection i've heard. And although they've done a pretty good job maintaining much of the musical integrity, i believe the sound has been a little over-reduced. A little too much of the clarity is lost. If you weren't comparing it (which I was doing) to other semi-recent collections, you may not notice the difference. So, yes, there is very little noise, but the music sounds a tad too rounded, and not as vibrant. Also, this set has deepened the bass some, but it seems a little unnatural, and takes away from a tad of the clarity of the bottom end of the music. Maybe some of the difference in sound from different compilations also comes from this: In the liner notes to this collection, it says that songs have been remastered from 78's from private collections. Nowhere does it mention "original masters/parts" or anything like that. However, on a couple box sets that came out around 2000 from BMG & Columbia, it is indicated that THOSE were remastered from original metal & glass parts & some early safety tests. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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See Also

Duke Ellington - In A Sentimental Mood - Weton-Wesgram - Netherlands (2005)

Duke Ellington - The Duke's D.J. Special - Fresh Sound - Spain (2006)

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