Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington:The Original Recordings That Inspired the Broadway Hit "After Midnight" (Audio CD - 6/10/2014)

ORIGINAL RECORDINGS/INSPIRED AFTER MI. 2014 release containing the original recordings that inspired the Broadway hit After Midnight. ''Duke Ellington had such a love of people and had a love of romance. He loved his country. He had an understanding of all the foundational elements of American music. He understood the fiddle reel, the minstrel song, the spiritual, the work song, the American popular song. He understood groove-based music and the gospel traditions. All of these things are in his music. He invented an original form of orchestration and elevated the American orchestra, which is the big band, to a high standard. Duke Ellington was a tireless student of music.'

Condition:NEW. Drilled case

TRACK LISTINGS

Disc 1

1 Daybreak Express - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (2:57)
2 Happy as the Day Is Long - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (2:42)
3 I've Got the World on a String - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (3:17)
4 Braggin' In Brass - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (2:44)
5 I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (3:12)
6 Diga Diga Doo - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (3:08)
7 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo - Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians (3:05)
8 Stormy Weather - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (2:31)
9 Raisin' the Rent - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (2:54)
10 Creole Love Call - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (4:13)
11 The Mooche - Mills' Ten Black Berries (3:23)
12 Black and Tan Fantasy - Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians (3:25)
13 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (3:10)
14 Cotton Club Stomp - Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra (2:57)
15 Rockin' in Rhythm - Duke Ellington & His Harlem Footwarmers (3:14)