Six Duke Ellington CDs:
The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse, A Suite in Eight Parts
Giants of the Big Band Era
Sir Duke
The Best of the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition
Three Mid-Fifties Classic Albums (2CDs): Duke Ellington presents…/Ellington ‘55/Historically Speaking The Duke
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The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse, A Suite in Eight Parts - includes extensive notes by Stanley Dance
-rated 4* out of 4* by The Penguin Guide To Jazz Recordings
-rated 4* out of 5* by The All Music Guide To Jazz and Musichound Jazz
See picture for complete personnel, which includes Ellington on piano, Cootie Williams on Trumpet, Russell Procope and Paul Gonsalves and Harry Carney on saxophone
Giants of the Big Band Era - a compilation album of 12 tracks
Sir Duke - 11 tracks - a digitally mastered compilation album of recordings mostly from late 1946; personnel include Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Sonny Greer, Oscar Pettiford
Excellent liner notes by Scott Yanow
The Best of The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition on RCA - 18 tracks - includes a 12 page booklet with extensive notes by Joshua Sherman - personnel include Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney, Ray Nance, Jimmy Hamilton, Sonny Greer, Charlie Shavers, Buddy Rich, Russell Procope, Don Byas, Paul Gonsalves, Louis Bellson, Oscar Pettiford, Duke & Mercer Ellington
Three Mid-Fifties Classic Albums - 2 CDs - 42 tracks - excellent notes (see pictures for personnel):
Historically Speaking The Duke - 12 tracks
-rated 4* out of 5* by The All Music Guide To Jazz
Duke Ellington Presents - 11 tracks
-rated 3* out of 5* by The All Music Guide To Jazz
Ellington ‘55 - 8 tracks
-rated 3* out of 5* by The All Music Guide To Jazz
Plus 11 tracks from April 1953 sessions