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Charlie Parker (Sax): Bird of Paradise [Pazzazz]

1 CD / Pazzazz / 2011-11-08

Tracks: Lover Man; Si, Si; Swedish Schnapps; Back Home Blues; My Little Suede Shoes; Tico Tico; Bird of Paradise; Embraceable You; Klaactoveesedstene; Out of Nowhere; Scrapple from the Apple; Don't Blame Me;...
Artists: Charlie Parker (Sax)

Charlie Parker (Sax): April in Paris [Pazzazz]

2 CD / Pazzazz / 2011-11-08

Tracks: Lover Man; Si, Si; Swedish Schnapps; Back Home Blues; My Little Suede Shoes; Tico Tico; Bird of Paradise; Embraceable You; Klaactoveesedstene; Out of Nowhere; Scrapple from the Apple; Don't Blame Me;...
Artists: Charlie Parker (Sax)

Joe Lovano Us Five/Joe Lovano: Bird Songs

1 CD / EMI / 2011-01-11

Tracks: Passport; Donna Lee; Barbados; Moose the Mooche; Lover Man; Birdyard; Ko Ko; Blues Collage: Carving the Bird/Bird Feathers/Bloomdido - (remix); Dexterity; Dewey Square; Yardbird Suite
Artists: Joe Lovano Us Five/Joe Lovano

"Given its occasional tendency to revel in its rich past, you could argue that jazz needs another album dedicated to one of its titans about...continue...
Personnel: Joe Lovano (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); James Weidman (piano); Otis Brown III, Francisco Mela (drums, percussion).

Audio Mixers: James Farber; Joe Lovano.

Liner Note Aut...continue...

Charlie Parker (Sax): When Be-Bop Was King [Digipak]

CD / Smith & Co. / 2010-06-15

Tracks: Tiny's Tempo; Red Cross; Billie's Bounce; Warming Up a Riff; Now's the Time; Ko Ko; Moose the Mooche; Yardbird Suite; Ornithology; Night In Tunisia, A; Lover Man; Bird's Nest; Hot Blues; Relaxin' At ...
Artists: Charlie Parker (Sax)

Recording information: Hollywood, CA (02/19/1947); Los Angeles, CA (02/19/1947); New York (02/19/1947); Hollywood, CA (03/28/1946-02/26/1947); Los Angeles, CA (03/28/1946-02/26/1947); New York (03/28/...continue...

Dizzy Gillespie: When Be-Bop Was King

CD / Smith & Co. / 2010-06-15

Tracks: Woody 'n' You; Disorder at the Border; I Can't Get Started; Good Bait; Bebop; Blue 'n' Boogie; Groovin' High; All the Things You Are; Dizzy Atmosphere; Salt Peanuts; Shaw 'Nuff; Hot House; Diggin' Di...
Artists: Dizzy Gillespie

Recording information: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (01/09/1945); Glendale, CA (01/09/1945); New York, NY (01/09/1945); Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (02/05/1946); Glendale, CA (02/05/1946); New York, NY...continue...

Riccardo Luppi: Homage to Duke Ellington *

1 CD / Soul Note (Italy) / 2010-03-16

Tracks: Corale; Intro to Koko; Ko Ko; Intro to African Flower; African Flower; Intro to Black and Tan Fantasy; Black and Tan Fantasy; Intro to Blue Pepper; Blue Pepper; Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, A; Intro t...
Artists: Riccardo Luppi

Personnel: Riccardo Luppi (flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Daniele Cavallanti (flute, baritone saxophone); Beppe Caruso (trombone); Tiziano Tononi (drums, percussi...continue...

Duke Ellington: The Duke Box [Box]

8 CD / Storyville / 2007-03-06

Tracks: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Me and You; Grievin'; Little Posey; My Last Goodbye - (Hj); Gal from Joe's, The; Tootin' Through the Roof; Day in, Day Out; Merry-Go-Round; East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Ko Ko; ...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington.

Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, violin, trumpet); Herb Jeffries, Ivie Anderson, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, Betty Roché (voc...continue...

Duke Ellington Orchestra/Mercer Ellington: Continuum

1 CD / Fantasy / 2007-01-30

Tracks: Jump for Joy; Black and Tan Fantasy; Warm Valley; Drop Me off in Harlem; All Too Soon; Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note; Jeep's Blues; Ko Ko; Carney; Blue Serge; Happy Go Lucky Local; Harlem Air Shaft;...
Artists: Duke Ellington Orchestra/Mercer Ellington

Full performer name: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra/Mercer Ellington.

Duke Ellington Orchestra includes: Mercer Ellington (conductor); Harold Minerve, Maurice Simon (alto saxophone); Harold Ash...continue...

Duke Ellington: Treasury Shows, Vol. 6

2 CD / Storyville / 2006-05-19

Tracks: Take the "A" Train (Opening Theme) - (Opening Theme); (Back Home Again In) Indiana; Blue Serge; Ellington Bond Promo; Wish I Wish Tonight, The; Jumpin' Punkins; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Ellin...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Personnel: Duke Ellington (spoken vocals, arranger, piano); Billy Strayhorn (arranger, piano); Al Hibler, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Ray Nance (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone); J...continue...

Charlie Parker (Sax): Chasin' the Bird [Synergy] [Box]

4 CD / Proper Box (UK) / 2006-01-17

Tracks: Cherokee; I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles; Sweet Georgia Brown; Groovin' High; Shaw'Nuff; Dizzy Atmosphere; Salt Peanuts; Anthropology; Billie's Bounce; Blue 'n' Boogie; All the Things You Are; Ornitholo...
Artists: Charlie Parker (Sax)

We remember Charlie Parker's death, 50 years ago this year, with this box set that contains some of the I most telling of Bird's live-recordings....continue...
Liner Note Author: Brian Priestley.

Recording information: Birdland, New York, NY (02/13/1942); Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (02/13/1942); Channel 5 TV, New York, NY (02/13/1942); Finale Club, L...continue...

Duke Ellington: The Sophisticated Genius [Remaster]

1 CD / Allegro Corporation (Distributor US / 2005-06-14

Tracks: In a Mellow Tone; Ko Ko; Main Stern; Caravan; Bundle of Blues; Stompy Jones; Concerto for Cootle; Perdido; What Am I Here For?; Chelsea Bridge
Artists: Duke Ellington

Liner Note Author: Gary Tanenbaum.

This select compilation of 1930s and '40s Duke Ellington highlights his earlier dance band arrangements, as well as the work of talents like trumpeter Cootie ...continue...

Charlie Parker (Sax): The Yardbird Sessions

2 CD / Universe / 2005-02-22

Tracks: Groovin' High; All the Things You Are; Dizzy Atmosphere; Salt Peaunts; Shaw 'Nuff; Hot House; Now's the Time; Ko Ko; Moose the Mooche; Yardbird Suite; Ornithology; Cool Blues; Relaxin' at Camarillo; ...
Artists: Charlie Parker (Sax)

An incredible double CD set which collects a series of awesome performances by Parker, with Dizzy Gillespie's ensemble and his own quintet and sextet. All...continue...
Personnel: Charlie Parker (alto saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie (vocals, trumpet, piano); Arv Garrison, Remo Palmieri, Barney Kessel, Mundell Lowe (guitar); Lucky Thompson, Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone);...continue...

Duke Ellington: Uptown Downbeat

1 CD / Avid / 2004-06-04

Tracks: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Washington Wobble; Diga Diga Doo; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; Saratoga Swing; Accordion Joe; I've Got the World on a String; Raisin' the Rent; Solitude; In a Sentime...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); Juan Tizol (vocals, trombone); Dick Robertson, Ivie Anderson, Ozie Ware (vocals); Fred Guy (guitar, banjo); Johnny Hodges (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophon...continue...

Charlie Parker (Sax): The Alternative Takes, Vol. 1: 1945-1947

1 CD / Neatwork / 2001-08-28

Tracks: Billie's Bounce; Billie's Bounce; Billie's Bounce; Billie's Bounce; Now's the Time; Now's the Time; Now's the Time; Anthropology; Anthropology; Ko Ko; Moose the Mooche; Moose the Mooche; Yardbird Sui...
Artists: Charlie Parker (Sax)

Personnel includes: Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Red Callender, Errol Garner, Shorty Rogers, Dodo Marmarosa, Lucky Thompson, Howard McGhee, Curley Russel, Max Roach.

Contains 32 tracks.
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Duke Ellington: Ken Burns Jazz

1 CD / Columbia/Legacy / 2000-11-07

Tracks: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Black and Tan Fantasy; Take It Easy; Mooche, The; Rockin' in Rhythm; Mood Indigo; Creole Rhapsody, Pts. 1 & 2; It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Creole Lov...
Artists: Duke Ellington

Personnel includes: Duke Ellington (piano); Bob Cox, Ivie Anderson (vocals); Johnny Hodges (soprano & alto saxophones); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet); Otto Hardwick, Barney Bigard (tenor ...continue...

Duke Ellington: The Radio Years: 1940-1945

2 CD / Storyville / 2000-06-13

Tracks: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Ko Ko; Blue Goose; So Far, So Good; Cotton Tail; Concerto for Cootie; Jack the Bear; Boy Meets Horn; Sergeant Was Shy, The; Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore); ...
Artists: Duke Ellington

THE RADIO YEARS 1940-1945 features two radio broadcasts: one for CBS studios NYC in 1940, and one for BBC's "Kings of Jazz" series, recorded in NYC in 1945.

Personnel: Duke Ellington (piano); I...continue...

Duke Ellington/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: The Carnegie Hall Concerts (January 1943)

2 CD / Prestige Records / 1991-02-14

Tracks: Star Spangled Banner, The; Black and Tan Fantasy; Rockin' in Rhythm; Moon Mist; Jumpin' Punkins; Portrait of Bert Williams, A; Bojangles; Portrait of Florence Mills (Black Beauty); Ko Ko; Dirge; Stom...
Artists: Duke Ellington/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Personnel: Duke Ellington (leader, arranger, piano); Betty Roche (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Otto Hardwicke, Chauncey Haughton (reeds); Ray Nance (trumpet, violin); Rex Stewart...continue...