DUKE ELLINGTON Latin American Suite (1970s US issue of the 1972 7-track stereo LP on the brown Fantasy label, featuring a suite that began its life on a 1968 tour of Mexico, making for one of Duke's last great works, pasted picture sleeve. Thesleeve shows a little wear with tape covering the catalogue number [possibly due to import restrictions] and the vinyl looks barely played) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Meets Coleman Hawkins (Limited Edition 80s German Direct Metal Mastered issue of the 1962 8-track stereo LP engineered by Rudy Van Gelder, where an Ellington septet provide a rich carpet of sound for the full tone of Coleman's tenor sax, giving 'The Bean' [as Hawkins was also called] all the room in the world for his lengthy improvisations. The gatefold picture sleeve shows some minor shelf wear scuffing & the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play AS-26) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Ellington At Newport (1971 German 5-track stereo LP, including Newport Jazz Festival Suite [Festival Junction, Blues To Be There & Newport Up], Jeep's Blues & Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue, laminated picture sleeve. Obtained from a life-long Ellington collector & completist, we believe the back cover has been signed by Paul Gonsalves. Due to the pen type against the laminate finish, the past owner has taped over the signature in order to preserve its legibility, des more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON A Date With The Duke Vol. 5 - 8 (Set of FOUR US LPs on the Fairmount label from the mid seventies, a total of 42 tracks of unearthed rarities sourced from the private collection of Mel Tormé, all recorded in 1945 at the Evansville, IN [June 16], Palace Theatre, Akron Ohio [June 23], Apollo Theatre, NYC [June 30] & Radio City, NYC [July 7], with each part housed in a colour coded picture sleeve. All covers are in open shrink with the original UK import sticker att more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Blanton-Webster Band (Sealed 1986 US 66-track stereo 4-LP box set, of what jazz connoisseurs believe to be Ellington's peak period [1939-1942], when Jimmy Blanton & Ben Webster transformed the band. Contains a huge number ofEllington & Strayhorn classics - Ko-Ko, Cottontail, Harlem Air Shaft, In a Mellotone, Take the 'A' Train, Jumpin' Punkins, Perdido, The C Jam Blues & many more, housed in a beautiful textured & gold embossed picture box complete with a 16-page more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & BILLY STRAYHORN Piano Duets - Great Times! (1984 French Original Jazz Classics issue of the 1963 12-track mono vinyl LP for Riverside, which in itself was a repackaging of a rare set of recordings made in the early fifties for10"release on the short-lived Mercer label, picture sleeve OJC-108) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (1975 French 8-track LP on Fantasy, comprising A Suite In Eight Parts influenced by Ellington's travels abroad in the last decade of his life, packed with some funky jazz breaks on 'Didjeridoo' & 'Afrique', front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve has a small split to the bottom seam and the vinyl appears barely played) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA Saturday Night Function (1950s UK 10-track 10" vinyl LP, recorded between 1927-1929, fully laminated picture sleeve with 'scalloped' flipbacks. The sleeve shows just a little laminate peeling at the opening edge and the vinyl displays little sign of play DLP1094) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Brunswick Sessions (1932 - 35) (1989 Swedish only official 47-track collection of all three LP volumes in the series, remastered from mint 78RPM masters, featuring the entire output of this classic Ellington band line up recorded for Brunswick, with each volume in its own picture sleeve with extensive liner notes. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & all vinyl looks barely played CAH3001/2/3) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Live At Click Restaurant, Philadelphia 1948 & Empire Hotel, Hollywood 1949 (1979 Italian-only 50-track set of all FOUR LP volumes of performances recorded in 1948 & 1949, recovered from rare Broadcast archives, with each volume inits own picture sleeve. Volumes One & Two cover performances from Click Restaurant in 1948 & Volumes Three & Four cover performances recorded at Empire Hotel, Hollywood in 1949. The sleeves & vinyl are near 'as new' - still in open shrinkwrap more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON & FLETCHER HENDERSON The Birth Of Big Band Jazz (Early 60s US issue of the 1956 12-track LP on the blue 'reels & mic' logo Riverside label, featuring a side devoted to each of the classic Orchestras, with the Elligton tracks recorded in 1926 & the Fletcher Henderson side featuring tracks from 1923 to 1928, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with little sign of play RLP12-129) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Mood Indigo (1973 US 18-track double compilation LP featuring historic tracks recorded between 1927 & 1931, pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little sheflwear & some corner scuffing but te vinyl remains near 'asnew' ADL2-0152(e)) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Lullaby Of Birdland (1987 German 16-track LP issued as Vol.200 of the Swiss 'American Jazz & Blues' series, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & teh vinyl remains near 'as new' B/2700) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Caravan (Wonderful 1962 UK issue of the 1959 4-track 7" EP with circular four-prong centre, one of the most easily recognisable classics in the Ellington songbook, also featuring Sophisticate Lady, Perdido & Mood Indigo, front laminated sleeve & stunning camel ride across the desert imagery! The sleeve shows little of its age & the vinyl looks barely played RCX-1022) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Black, Brown & Beige - The 1944-46 Band Recordings (1988 US digitally remastred 61-track 4-LP box set, housed in a nice gold embossed 12" square picture box complete with a lavish 20-page illustrated booklet & history lesson onevery track. The box shows some light wear to edges/corners not upsetting the print & the vinyl discs are Excellent throughout 6641-1-RB) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The "Collection" '46-47 Recordings (1992 US 64-track 3CD box set with 18-page booklet, a collection of transcriptions of recordings made for radio broadcasts, preserved through time by one Wally Heider, who formed Hindsight to release unissued big band material, with the three parts housed in album jewel cases & presented in a nice 12.5" x 6" long box, all in Excellent condition HBCD501) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958 (Out Of Print 2012 UK NINE CD album box set, showcasing in grand style several phases in the Ellington Orchestra's development; Masterpieces, Ellington Uptown, Blue Rose (with Rosemary Clooney), A Drum Is a Woman, Such Sweet Thunder (a commission from the Stratford Festival), Ellington Indigos, Black Brown & Beige with Mahalia Jackson, Bal Masque & Cosmic Scene; fully remastered & including bonus tracks more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra In Concert (1958 UK 20-page souvenir programme for the Great British tour which ran from the 5th of October to the 26th. Includes a stunning set of never before seen black & white photos, Ellingtonia trivia, a section to fill the setlist in, an essay on Jazz by Duke himself as well as a piece entitled 'The Eloquence Of Ellington' by Stanley Dance. This brochure remains in Excellent condition with just the lightest vertical crease more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON I Grandi Del Jazz (1981 Italian only 10-track compilation LP issued as #18 of a series of 104, internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve with 8-page full colour illustrated booklet with extensive biography details in Italian. Thesleeve shows only some light shelfwear & the vinyl appears barely played GDJ18) 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 Far East Suite (Rare original 1966 US RCA Victor label 9-track STEREO 'Dynagroove' vinyl LP featuring The Duke's classic band [Johnny Hodges, Chuck Conners et al] at the top of their game playing melodies inspired by trips to the near and far East, housed in a pasted colour picture sleeve which remains factory sealed from new. The sleeve shows a tiny amount of wear to one corner where the shrink has broken slightly, however it is otherwise as new and the vinyl is course MINT! LSP-3782) 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 Ellington Uptown (Early 60s UK 5-track heavyweight mono LP on a rough textured black & silver label exported to Holland, originally released in 1954. Features Ellington & his Orchestra [including Billy Strayhorn] recorded in 1951-52, presenting a programme of full-length concert arrangements of some of their most popular numbers. Includes the original recording of Louie Bellson's 'Skin Deep'. The pasted laminate picture sleeve shows just a spot of light corner scuffi more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Far East Suite (2005 German limited edition audiophile issue of the 1967 9-track stereo LP pressed on 180gm vinyl, featuring the Dukes classic band [Johnny Hodges, Chuck Conners, et al] at the top of their game, playing tracks inspired by trips to the near & far East, picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork. Both sleeve & vinyl remain in wonderful near 'as new' condition - Still in the original opened shrink! RCA3782) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON New Orleans Suite (70s US green & orange Atlantic label issue of the 1971 9-track LP with 'Rockefeller Plaza' perimeter label print, housed in a textured pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with no deletion cuts & shows a little minor foxing along the spine & the vinyl appears near mint SD1580) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON with CHARLIE MINGUS & MAX ROACH Money Jungle (1962 US 7-track LP on the 'trumpeter' UA label, textured pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve has been reinforced with tape at the edges & the vinyl has a few light marks causing some surface noise in places. 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 at a great price! UAJ14047) more...
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THE DUKE Historically Speaking (1956 US 12-track LP on the 'unboxed' maroon & silver label, front laminated pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve is in superb condition with minimal shelfwear & the vinyl has only a few light marks to show for its fifty years. 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 & annotated on the back of the sleeve as being part of his Jazz Archive - A true piece of Jazz history! BCP60) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON Plays With The Original Motion Picture Score, Mary Poppins (1964 UK first press 12-track mono LP on the three-colour Reprise 'steamboat' label, featuring Duke's interpretation of the 'Mary Poppins' film score, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve is nice & clean & in Excellent condition with just one tiny paper tear in the top flipback whilst the heavyweight vinyl appears barely played R6141) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON/ BILLY STRAYHORN/ TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker Suite (Well, that's what it says on the front of the sleeve, although we suspect Mr Tchaikovsky was there in spirit only, though he did give his permission for this after meeting Dukein Las Vegas. This amazing 1960 UK mono 9-track LP includes solo spots from Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonzalves, Ray Nance & Jimmy Hodges. The front laminated flipback sleeve is Excellent [tiny paper fracture in top flipback] & the vinyl is nice & c more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (1975 US 8-track LP on Fantasy, comprising A Suite In Eight Parts influenced by Ellington's travels abroad in the last decade of his life, pasted picture sleeve with deletion saw-cut. The sleeve has a little light storage wear but is otherwise in excellent condition along with the vinyl F-9498) more...
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