Piano Duets: Great Times!

~ Release by Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Cottontail
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1950-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1950-11) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1950-11)
recording of:
Cotton Tail (in 1950-11)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:55
2"C" Jam Blues
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1950-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1950-11) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1950-11)
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues (in 1950-11)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
2:59
3Flamingo
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1950-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1950-11) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1950-11)
recording of:
Flamingo (in 1950-11)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Grouya Publishing Int.
3:00
4Bang-Up Blues
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1950-11)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1950-11) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1950-11)
3:08
5Tonk
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
recording of:
Tonk (on 1950-10-03)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:00
6Johnny Come Lately
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
3:01
7In a Blue Summer Garden
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
4:06
8Great Times
double bass:
Joe Shulman (on 1950-10-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-10-03) and Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-10-03)
2:56
9Perdido
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1950-09-13)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1950-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1950-09-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-09-13)
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1950-09-13)
composer:
Juan Tizol
2:57
10Take the ''A'' Train
celesta:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-09-13)
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1950-09-13)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1950-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1950-09-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-09-13)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1950-09-13)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
2:21
11Oscalypso
celesta:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1950-09-13)
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1950-09-13)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1950-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1950-09-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-09-13)
recording of:
Oscalypso (on 1950-09-13)
composer:
Oscar Pettiford
2:44
12Blues for Blanton
cello:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1950-09-13)
double bass:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1950-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1950-09-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1950-09-13)
2:37