Duke Ellington

Photo: Don Hunstein

ELLINGTON AT NEWPORT 1956 - COMPLETE - presents the real concert for the first time; double-CD nearly quadruples original Lp length with more than 100 minutes of new music

BLACK, BROWN & BEIGE - landmark gospel album of 1958 with Mahalia Jackson is a revelation (35 minutes new)

FIRST TIME! THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE (1961) - as two big bands let loose (20 minutes new)

SUCH SWEET THUNDER - Shakespeare concept gathers alternates and out-takes (25 minutes new)

ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) - his only soundtrack as composer and leader (30 minutes new)

The Duke Ellington album project began in early 1999 with the re-release of SUCH SWEET THUNDER, BLACK, BROWN & BEIGE, ANATOMY OF A MURDER, and FIRST TIME! THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE.

Shortly thereafter, ELLINGTON AT NEWPORT 1956 - COMPLETE was released. It is perhaps the single most-anticipated event in Ellingtonia, as the curtain finally raised (for the first time!) on the real concert performance in its entirety that took place on-stage at the jazzfest that summer. It is presented in stereo (another first) as a double-CD that includes the set that was re-recorded in New York the next day (complete with fake applause and announcements), which has stood as Duke's best-selling album for more than four decades.

All albums are available for purchase.

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