DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA Ellington Indigos (2023 limited edition 8-track stereo LP newly remastered from the same analog tapes used for the 2012 Impex Records release by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, pressed at RTI on 180-gram audiophile quality vinyl at 33RPM. Duke Ellington and his all-star ensemble lay back on this beautiful 1958 set of swinging, romantic ballads, and the all-analog mastering brings out a nocturnal mood while keeping things warm and mellow. more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Souvenirs (1974 French-only 63-track 5-LP box set, complete with a glossy eight-page illustrated booklet in French & English with all recording dates listed, housed in a unique 12" square pasted picture box. The top left corner of the box has ever so slightly caved in but remains fully intact & otherwise in Excellent condition. All vinyl discs are Excellent with merely the lightest few paper scuffs to identify any play or handling. A nice example) more...
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ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING Sophisticated Ladies (1983 Japanese 17-track LP featuring music from the Original Broadway Cast production of the Duke Ellington musical, under the direction of Mercer Ellington, picture sleeve complete with fold-out Japanese/lyric insert & obi-strip. There is a small split in the bottom of the obi, but otherwise it remains fully intact & the vinyl is near 'as new' RJL-8064) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON An Explosion Of Genius 1938-1940 (1979 US 96-track 6-LP box set, complete with a lavish 24-page illustrated booklet containing extensive notes on the recordings. The 12" square box shows only a little light corner scuffing & each vinyl disc appears near mint) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Last Time (1970s Polish only second issue 10-track LP recorded live at Concert Hall PKIN In Warsaw on the 10th October 1971 & issued exclusively to members of Klub Plytowy PSJ - Bialy Kruk Czarnego Krazka, the Polish Jazz Association. This issue comes in a completely different & unique picture sleeve featuring an Egyptian piano themed artwork, the theme is continiued onto the reverse which lists the tracklisting & information about the recording, in Polish. The sleeve h more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA A Blues Serenade (Scarce 1955 Italian 10-track 10" LP, housed in a fully silk laminated flipback sleeve with unique design layout. Obtained from a life-long Ellington fan & completist, the sleeve & vinyl appear near mint 33MT1012) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson (1973 US 32-track double vinyl LP, featuring vocal jazz performances from 1932-1940, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes KG32064) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Dance To The Duke! (1955 UK 3-track 7" vinyl EP featuring C-Jam Blues, Frivolous Santa & Night Time, fully laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal storage wear & the vinyl is excellent EAP1004) more...
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ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING Sophisticated Ladies (1981 US 30-track double LP featuring the music from the Original Broadway Cast production of the Duke Ellington musical, under the direction of Mercer Ellington, gatefold picture sleeve. This double contains six more tracks than the eventual CD release. The sleeve shows minmal shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless CBL2-4053) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Blue Light (1955 US 9-track mono LP on the deep groove 'six eye' Columbia label, pasted picture sleeve with tape reinforced top & bottom seam. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear with a few spots of discolouration, but far less than you would expect from a sleeve of this type fast approaching its sixtieth birthday. The vinyl has also managed to remain in EX-/EX condition with just a few light scuffs evident & little sign of play CL663) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Last Time (Rare 1971 Polish only 10-track LP recorded live at Concert Hall PKIN In Warsaw on the 10th October 1971 & issued exclusively to members of Klub Plytowy PSJ - Bialy Kruk Czarnego Krazka, the Polish Jazz Association, ¬ available with this sleeve for retail sale, although it did finally get a retail release in a different cover. The unique cover shows a little corner creasing from ring wear due to the thin paper stock used & the vinyl appears near mint Z-S more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington 1938 (1976 US 32-track double compilation LP issued in conjunction with Columbia Special Products, pasted gatefold picture sleeve with extensive sleevenotes. The sleeve shows just some light shelfwear with a few scuffs & the vinyl remains in excellent condition, with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its thirty five years R003) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Original Album Classics (2007 UK 5-CD album set comprising the classic albums 'Ellington Uptown', 'Such Sweet Thunder', 'Black Brown & Beige', 'Anatomy Of A Murder' & 'First Time! The Count Meets The Duke' - a total of 91 recordings including 46 bonus tracks! Each CD is presented in a mini LP-style card picture sleeve housed in a sealed card slipcase) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Duke Box - Duke Ellington In The Forties (2006 German 168-track 8-CD Box Set, featuring live location & broadcast studio performances that prior to this release were strictly for posterity, privately produced or radio transcription only. Each part is housed in a custom picture wallet, which if laid out in sequence re-create the long box cover artwork, complete with a 40-page illustrated booklet containing a full introduction, black & white photography, biography&tra more...
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ORIGINAL CAST RECORDINGS Sophisticated Ladies (1981 German 34-track double LP, featuring the music from the Original Broadway Cast production of the Duke Ellington musical, under the direction of Mercer Ellington. The gatefold sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played BL04053) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Carnegie Hall - December 11th, 1943 (1978 UK 22-track mono double live LP of Ellington's second Carnegie Hall visit, with the band including Ray Nance, Rex Stewart, Johnny Hodges and Harry Carney. This concert is significant asit saw the introduction of the suite 'New World's A-Coming', with some great moments of stride piano, also included is the obligatory hits medley, alongside a selection of both new and proven material. Ellington fans will appreciate the opportu more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA The Ellington Era 1927-1940 Volume 1 (1963 UK 48-track set of three LPs on a 'rough' textured CBS label, issued as three parts of the Volume 1 series, housed in their respective front laminated flipback picture sleeves, complete with double-sided insert featuring an essay on 'The Ellington Mystique' penned by Leonard Feather. All sleeves show just a little light shelfwear with minimal edge scuffing & the vinyl is flawless - a great set at a great more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Treasury Series 6 & 7 (1982 Swedish 35-track double LP, with all live recordings dating from May 1945 in Chicago and Detroit with Orchestra, glossy picture sleeves in excellent condition with mint vinyl NOST7632/3) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA Carnegie Hall, December 11th 1943 (2008 UK 22-track 2-CD album set - Between 1943 - 1948, Ellington made regular visits to Carnegie Hall. This concert in December 1943, is significant as it saw the introduction of the suite 'New World's A-Coming', with some great moments of his stride piano; also included is the obligatory hits medley, alongside a selection of both new and proven material. Ellington fans will appreciate the opportunity of hearing an entire concert by the great ensemble from a period in the middle of a recording ban imposed by the musician's union.) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA In A Mellotone (Mid 60s UK 'red spot' RCA Victor label issue of the 1959 16-track mono LP, with all recordings dating from the years between 1940 and 1942 when the Ellington Orchestra was arguably at its finest,front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play RD-27134) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Cotton Tail (Rare 1999 US 2-track BMG label 33rpm vinyl 10" also including Ko-Ko, housed in a burgundy velvet lined custom picture box. This was produced as part of an invite to the 41st Annual Grammy Awards Gala Celebration with BMG Entertainment, and comes with the special embossed rice paper invite plus a fold-out invite for RCA's Grammy Dinner Party both on Wednesday 24th February 1999!) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Rare Items Of Ellington & His Orchestra 1946-47 (1980 Japanese-only 64-track mono FIVE LP vinyl box set, containing previously unreleased recordings sourced from radio broadcasts, complete with sixteen page illustrated booklet containing lyrics and Japanese notes, picture box & obi-strip. Apart from a little foxing to the front of the booklet & some minor edge scuffing, this is otherwise a superb copy with little sign of play VIJ-9901~5) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA The Radio Transcriptions (1978 UK set of FIVE LPs featuring SIXTY FOUR tracks recorded for Radio Broadcast in 1946 & 1947, with each volume in its own front laminated picture sleeve with extensive album notes. The covers show merely a little faint edge wear & each vinyl disc appears barely played - A wonderful set! HMP5033/4/5/6/7) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON In A Mellotone (1971 French RCA Victor label 16-track MONO vinyl LP featuring recordings originally made between 1940 and 1942, unique front laminated flipback picture sleeve variant with full liner notes in French on the reverse) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON In A Mellotone (Scarce 1957 US 16-track LP, front laminated pasted picture sleeve with tape reinforced edges. The sleeve shows only light shelfwear & the vinyl is superb. This LP has come from the vast personal collection of the former Director of Publicity & Marketing for Blue Note in the USA & has been stamped on the back of the sleeve as being part of his Jazz Archive - A true piece of Jazz history! LPM-1364) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 (1983 French 82-track mono SIX LP box set, running in chronological order with a four-page illustrated booklet of session notes. The 12" square picture box is in Excellent condition witha little minor ageing to the edges & the vinyl discs are Excellent to Near Mint with few signs of play. A wonderful set for the Ellington connoisseur CBS66607) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON In A Mellotone (1959 UK 16-track LP on the 'silver spot' RCA label, featuring tracks recorded between 1940 & 1942, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl shows few, if any signs of playn RD-27134) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Suddenly It Jumped (70s US 16-track compilation LP featuring tracks recorded in 1946 & 1947, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl remains excellent with little signof play LP-1217) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Private Collection Vol. 1 - 10 (Long Out Of Print 1998 UK TEN CD box set, gathering previously unreleased material recorded privately by Ellington between engagements, with each part housed in an album jewel case withbooklet inserts, all snuggly kept in a 4.5" deep picture slipcase box. The box has a 2" hairline split in one of the edges due to the weight of the package & the thin design [easily repairable], otherwise the packaging is near mint & all contents more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Fabulous Forties Vol. 1 - 3 (Complete 70s UK private press 'Rarities' 3-LP set, featuring rare broadcast tracks from 1940-1947, with Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Ray Nance, Barney Bigard & more, with each part housed in its respective picture sleeve. Volume 1 has a fully laminated cover & includes a fold-out catalogue booklet listing the entire series. The covers show just a little light wear with age & all three vinyl discs appear near mint) more...
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