The Duke Ellington centennial edition the complete RCA Victor recordings.
Title:
The Duke Ellington centennial edition the complete RCA Victor recordings.
Author:
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
Personal Author:
Edition:
Centennial ed.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : BMG Classics, 1999.
Physical Description:
24 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
In separate envelopes in box (28 x 28 x 5 cm.)
Compact discs.
Includes all known recordings by Duke Ellington, all alternate takes and previously unreleased tracks, and all three Sacred Concerts, presented together for the first time.
Includes program notes, discographies, and essays by Dan Morgenstern, Brian Priestley, Stanley Crouch, Stanley Dance, Patricia Willard, Steven Lasker, Orrin Keepnews and others (121 p. : ill. ; 27 x 27 cm.) inserted in box.
Language:
English
Contents:
Discs 1-7. The early recordings (1927-1934) -- Discs 8-13. The early forties recordings (1940-1942) -- Discs 14-16. The complete mid-forties recordings (1944-1946) -- Disc 17. The All-Star Sessions and the Seattle Concert (1952) -- Discs 18-20. The Three sacred concerts (1965/1968/1973) -- Discs 21-24. The last recordings (1966-1973).
Format :
Music CD