LoginKen Burns JAZZ Collection: Duke Ellington
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One of the toughest jobs in assembling the Jazz artist compilations must have been picking the 21 tracks featured on the Duke Ellington disc. Ellington composed thousands of songs and had a career that spanned six decades. More than a jazz great, Ellington is simply one of the most important musical figures in the 20th century. Surprisingly, all the material here was recorded on or before 1960, which eliminates great later works like the Far East Suite and the sacred concerts. Also missing is the legendary 1956 Newport Jazz Festival performance of "Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo in Blue," which was the flashpoi
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Manufacturer: Sony
Release date: 7 November 2000
EAN: 0074646144428 UPC: 074646144428
Release date: 7 November 2000
EAN: 0074646144428 UPC: 074646144428
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