Duke Ellington - By Popular Demand (2024)

Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his career were related; Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom remained with him for long periods. Ellington also wrote film scores and stage musicals, and several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. In addition to touring year in and year out, he recorded extensively, resulting in a gigantic body of work that was still being assessed a quarter century after his death.
Tracklist
1. Woodchopper's Ball (03:16)
2. Take the a Train (04:23)
3. Sentimental Journey (02:30)
4. Rhapsody in Blue (04:48)
5. Artistry in Rhythm (03:18)
6. Cherokee (02:53)
7. I'm Gettin' Sentimental over You (03:20)
8. In a Sentimental Mood (03:46)
9. Contrasts (02:48)
10. One O'Clock Jump (07:17)
11. Tuxedo Junction (03:29)
12. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Afro-Bossa (03:05)
13. Let's Get Together (02:37)
14. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep (02:46)
15. Goodbye (03:04)
16. For Dancers Only (03:07)
17. Chant of the Weed (03:25)
18. Ciribiribin (03:31)
19. It's a Lonesome Old Town When You're Not Around (02:23)
20. Auld Lang Syne (02:21)
21. Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the Delta (03:45)
22. The Waltz You Saved for Me (02:28)
23. Second Line (05:13)
24. Smoke Rings (02:53)
25. Portrait of Louis Armstrong (03:04)
26. Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies (04:03)
27. Portrait of Sidney Bechet (03:54)
28. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (03:16)
29. Portrait of Mahalia Jackson (04:54)
30. Portrait of Wellman Braud (04:06)
31. Aristocracy a La Jean Lafitte (03:57)
32. The New Black and Tan Fantasy (02:41)
33. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (03:58)
34. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set (03:09)
35. Cotton Tail (04:40)
36. Day Dream (03:11)
37. Tricky's Licks (03:19)
38. Christopher Columbus (03:06)
39. Pretty Little One (04:29)
40. Blues in C (03:57)
41. Minnie the Moocher (02:50)
42. Limbo Jazz (05:28)
43. The Feeling of Jazz (03:23)
44. Moonbow (02:31)