The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973
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1927-28
| 1 | If You Can't Hold the Man You Love (Don't Cry When He's Gone) | Miss Evelyn Preer with Duke Ellington’s Orchestra | 2:51 |
| 2 | Washington Wabble (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:48 |
| 3 | Washington Wabble (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:50 |
| 4 | Black and Tan Fantasy | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:10 |
| 5 | Washington Wabble | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 6 | Creole Love Call | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 7 | Blues I Love to Sing (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 8 | Blues I Love to Sing (take 2) (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:11 |
| 9 | Harlem River Quiver (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:45 |
| 10 | Harlem River Quiver (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:46 |
| 11 | Harlem River Quiver (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:48 |
| 12 | East St. Louis Toodle-Oo | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:39 |
| 13 | Blue Bubbles (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:11 |
| 14 | Blue Bubbles (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 15 | Black Beauty | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:53 |
| 16 | Jubilee Stomp | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:35 |
| 17 | Got Everything but You | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:59 |
| 18 | Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back | Ozie Ware with Duke Ellington’s Hot Five | 3:00 |
| 19 | I Done Caught You Blues | Ozie Ware with Duke Ellington’s Hot Five | 2:56 |
| 20 | The Mooche | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:31 |
1928-29
| 1 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love (alternate take) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 2 | No, Papa, No | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 3 | No, Papa, No (alternate take) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 4 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:05 |
| 5 | Bandanna Babies | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:18 |
| 6 | Diga Diga Do | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 7 | I Must Have That Man! | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:22 |
| 8 | St. Louis Blues (take 1) | Warren Mills and His Blues Serenaders | 4:11 |
| 9 | St. Louis Blues (take 2) | Warren Mills and His Blues Serenaders | 4:15 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues (take 3) | Warren Mills and His Blues Serenaders | 4:20 |
| 11 | Flaming Youth (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 12 | Flaming Youth (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 13 | Saturday Night Function | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:03 |
| 14 | High Life | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:06 |
| 15 | Doin' the Voom Voom (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 16 | Doin' the Voom Voom (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:07 |
| 17 | Japanese Dream | Duke Ellington’s Orchestra | 3:32 |
| 18 | Harlemania | Duke Ellington’s Orchestra | 2:55 |
1929
| 1 | The Dicty Glide (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:11 |
| 2 | The Dicty Glide (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:14 |
| 3 | Hot Feet | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:40 |
| 4 | Sloppy Joe (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:16 |
| 5 | Sloppy Joe (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 6 | Stevedore Stomp | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:48 |
| 7 | A Night at the Cotton Club, Part 1 / Cotton Club Stomp / Misty Mornin' | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:48 |
| 8 | A Night at the Cotton Club, Part 2 / Goin' to Town / Untitled Interlude / Freeze and Melt | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:31 |
| 9 | Cotton Club Stomp | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:57 |
| 10 | Misty Mornin' | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 11 | Arabian Lover | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:50 |
| 12 | Saratoga Swing | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:50 |
| 13 | Mississippi | Duke Ellington’s Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 14 | The Duke Steps Out | Duke Ellington’s Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 15 | Haunted Nights | Duke Ellington’s Orchestra | 3:14 |
| 16 | Swanee Shuffle | Duke Ellington’s Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 17 | Breakfast Dance | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:06 |
| 18 | Jazz Lips | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:17 |
| 19 | March of the Hoodlums | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:54 |
1930
| 1 | Double Check Stomp | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:54 |
| 2 | My Gal Is Good for Nothing but Love | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 3 | I Was Made to Love You | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:59 |
| 4 | Sweet Dreams of Love (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:23 |
| 5 | Sweet Dreams of Love (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:25 |
| 6 | Jungle Nights in Harlem | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:54 |
| 7 | Sweet Jazz o' Mine (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:42 |
| 8 | Sweet Jazz o' Mine (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:40 |
| 9 | Shout 'em Aunt Tillie | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:55 |
| 10 | Ring Dem Bells (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:53 |
| 11 | Ring Dem Bells (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:53 |
| 12 | Old Man Blues (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:03 |
| 13 | Old Man Blues (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 14 | Old Man Blues (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 15 | Three Little Words | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 16 | Three Little Words | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:05 |
| 17 | Ring Dem Bells | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 18 | Old Man Blues (take 4) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 19 | Old Man Blues (take 6) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:05 |
| 20 | Hittin' the Bottle (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:01 |
| 21 | Hittin' the Bottle (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 22 | That Lindy Hop | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:54 |
1930-31
| 1 | You're Lucky to Me | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 2 | Memories of You | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 3 | Nine Little Miles From Ten-Ten-Tennessee (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:26 |
| 4 | Nine Little Miles From Ten-Ten-Tennessee (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:25 |
| 5 | I'm So in Love With You (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:34 |
| 6 | I'm So in Love With You (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:35 |
| 7 | What Good Am I Without You? (alternate take) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:57 |
| 8 | Blue Again | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 9 | When a Black Man's Blue (alternate take) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:06 |
| 10 | Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 11 | What Good Am I Without You? | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:51 |
| 12 | When a Black Man's Blue | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:01 |
| 13 | The River and Me | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:17 |
| 14 | Keep a Song in Your Soul | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:41 |
| 15 | Sam and Delilah | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:30 |
| 16 | Rockin' in Rhythm (take 1) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:56 |
| 17 | Rockin' in Rhythm (take 2) | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 2:53 |
| 18 | Creole Rhapsody, Part 1 | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:01 |
| 19 | Creole Rhapsody, Part 2 (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:23 |
| 20 | Creole Rhapsody, Part 2 (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:21 |
1931-33
| 1 | Limehouse Blues | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 2 | Echoes of the Jungle | Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra | 3:28 |
| 3 | It's Glory | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:10 |
| 4 | The Mystery Song | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 5 | The Mystery Song (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 6 | Mood Indigo / Hot And Bothered / Creole Love Call | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 7:39 |
| 7 | Mood Indigo / Hot and Bothered / Creole Love Call (stereo version) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 7:43 |
| 8 | East St. Louis Toodle-Oo / Lot o' Fingers / Black and Tan Fantasy (stereo version) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 7:34 |
| 9 | Dinah | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:55 |
| 10 | Bugle Call Rag | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 11 | Maori (A Samoan Dance) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:26 |
| 12 | Rude Interlude (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 13 | Rude Interlude (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 14 | Dallas Doings (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:59 |
| 15 | Dallas Doings (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:54 |
1933-34
| 1 | Dear Old Southland (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:36 |
| 2 | Dear Old Southland (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:27 |
| 3 | Daybreak Express (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:57 |
| 4 | Daybreak Express (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 5 | Delta Serenade (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:16 |
| 6 | Delta Serenade (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:18 |
| 7 | Stompy Jones | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:03 |
| 8 | Solitude | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:32 |
| 9 | Blue Feeling | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 10 | Ebony Rhapsody | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:23 |
| 11 | Cocktails for Two (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:28 |
| 12 | Cocktails for Two (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:26 |
| 13 | Live and Love Tonight | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:18 |
| 14 | I Met My Waterloo | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:30 |
| 15 | Troubled Waters (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:32 |
| 16 | Troubled Waters (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:30 |
| 17 | My Old Flame | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:21 |
1940
| 1 | You, You Darlin' | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 2 | Jack the Bear | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:17 |
| 3 | Ko-Ko (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:39 |
| 4 | Ko-Ko (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:42 |
| 5 | Morning Glory | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:17 |
| 6 | So Far, So Good | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:53 |
| 7 | Conga Brava | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 8 | Concerto for Cootie | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 9 | Me and You | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:54 |
| 10 | Bojangles (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:45 |
| 11 | Cotton Tail | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 12 | Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 13 | Blue Goose | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 14 | Dusk (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:20 |
| 15 | Dusk (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:16 |
| 16 | Bojangles | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:53 |
| 17 | A Portrait of Bert Williams | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 18 | Blue Goose | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:22 |
| 19 | Harlem Air-Shaft | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:59 |
| 20 | At a Dixie Roadside Diner | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:49 |
| 21 | All Too Soon | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:30 |
| 22 | Rumpus in Richmond | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:49 |
| 23 | My Greatest Mistake | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:23 |
1940
| 1 | Sepia Panorama (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:25 |
| 2 | Sepia Panorama (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:23 |
| 3 | There Shall Be No Night | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 4 | In a Mellow Tone | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:16 |
| 5 | Five O'Clock Whistle | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:18 |
| 6 | Warm Valley | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:14 |
| 7 | Pitter Panther Patter (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 8 | Pitter Panther Patter (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:02 |
| 9 | Body and Soul (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:05 |
| 10 | Body and Soul (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:07 |
| 11 | Body and Soul (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:10 |
| 12 | Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:55 |
| 13 | Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:46 |
| 14 | Mr. J. B. Blues (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:03 |
| 15 | Mr. J. B. Blues (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 16 | The Flaming Sword (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:22 |
| 17 | The Flaming Sword (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:07 |
| 18 | The Flaming Sword (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:10 |
| 19 | Warm Valley (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:20 |
| 20 | Warm Valley (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:22 |
| 21 | Across the Track Blues | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:01 |
| 22 | Across the Track Blues | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:59 |
| 23 | Chloe (Song of the Swamp) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:23 |
Disc10
| 1 | I Never Felt This Way Before (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:33 |
| 2 | I Never Felt This Way Before (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:35 |
| 3 | Day Dream | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:57 |
| 4 | Good Queen Bess | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 5 | Good Queen Bess (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:02 |
| 6 | That's the Blues, Old Man | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:56 |
| 7 | Junior Hop (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:05 |
| 8 | Junior Hop (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 9 | Without a Song (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:45 |
| 10 | Without a Song (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:46 |
| 11 | My Sunday Gal | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 12 | Mobile Bay (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:05 |
| 13 | Mobile Bay (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 14 | Linger Awhile (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:27 |
| 15 | Linger Awhile (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:25 |
| 16 | Charlie the Chulo (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 17 | Charlie the Chulo (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 0:48 |
| 18 | Charlie the Chulo (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:03 |
| 19 | Lament for Javanette (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:17 |
| 20 | Lament for Javanette (take 1a) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:51 |
| 21 | A Lull at Dawn (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 4:14 |
| 22 | A Lull at Dawn (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:37 |
| 23 | A Lull at Dawn (take 1a) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:28 |
| 24 | Ready Eddy (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:11 |
1941
| 1 | Ready Eddy (breakdown) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:32 |
| 2 | Ready Eddy (false start) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 0:16 |
| 3 | Ready Eddy (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 4 | The Sidewalks of New York | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 5 | Flamingo | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:24 |
| 6 | The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 7 | The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:24 |
| 8 | Take the "A" Train | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:56 |
| 9 | Jumpin' Punkins (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:41 |
| 10 | Jumpin' Punkins (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:33 |
| 11 | John Hardy's Wife | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:29 |
| 12 | Blue Serge | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:22 |
| 13 | After All | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:22 |
| 14 | Dear Old Southland (take 1) | Duke Ellington | 3:19 |
| 15 | Dear Old Southland (take 2) | Duke Ellington | 3:25 |
| 16 | Solitude (take 1) | Duke Ellington | 3:30 |
| 17 | Solitude (take 2) | Duke Ellington | 3:16 |
| 18 | Bakiff | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:25 |
| 19 | Are You Sticking? (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:05 |
| 20 | Are You Sticking? (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 21 | Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:35 |
| 22 | The Giddybug Gallop | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:32 |
| 23 | Chocolate Shake | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:52 |
1941
| 1 | I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 2 | I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 3 | Clementine | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 4 | The Brown-Skin Girl (In the Calico Gown) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:10 |
| 5 | Jump for Joy (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:53 |
| 6 | Jump for Joy (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 7 | Moon Over Cuba | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 8 | Some Saturday | Rex Stewart & His Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 9 | Subtle Slough | Rex Stewart & His Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 10 | Menelik: The Lion of Judah (take 1) | Rex Stewart & His Orchestra | 3:17 |
| 11 | Menelik: The Lion of Judah (take 2) | Rex Stewart & His Orchestra | 3:16 |
| 12 | Poor Bubber | Rex Stewart & His Orchestra | 3:18 |
| 13 | Squatty Roo | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | 2:23 |
| 14 | Passion Flower | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 15 | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | 3:38 |
| 16 | Goin' Out the Back Way | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | 2:43 |
| 17 | Five O'Clock Drag | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 18 | Rocks in My Bed | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 19 | Bli-Blip | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:06 |
| 20 | Chelsea Bridge (alternate take) | Barney Bigard and His Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 21 | Brown Suede | Barney Bigard and His Orchestra | 3:07 |
| 22 | Noir Bleu (alternate take) | Barney Bigard and His Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 23 | "C" Jam Blues | Barney Bigard and His Orchestra | 2:52 |
| 24 | June (alternate take) | Barney Bigard and His Orchestra | 3:12 |
1941-42
| 1 | Raincheck | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:31 |
| 2 | What Good Would It Do? | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:47 |
| 3 | I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:15 |
| 4 | I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 5 | Chelsea Bridge | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:55 |
| 6 | Perdido (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 7 | Perdido (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 8 | "C" Jam Blues | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:38 |
| 9 | Moon Mist (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:59 |
| 10 | Moon Mist (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:59 |
| 11 | What Am I Here For? | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:26 |
| 12 | I Don't Mind (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:48 |
| 13 | I Don't Mind (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:50 |
| 14 | Someone | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 15 | My Little Brown Book | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 16 | Main Stem | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:50 |
| 17 | Johnny Come Lately | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:41 |
| 18 | Hayfoot, Strawfoot (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:34 |
| 19 | Hayfoot, Strawfoot (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:34 |
| 20 | Sentimental Lady (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:03 |
| 21 | Sentimental Lady (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:02 |
| 22 | A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:57 |
| 23 | Sherman Shuffle | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:37 |
Disc14
| 1 | I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:41 |
| 2 | I'm Beginning to See the Light (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 3 | I'm Beginning to See the Light (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:11 |
| 4 | Don't You Know I Care (or Don't You Care to Know) (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:06 |
| 5 | Don't You Know I Care (or Don't You Care to Know) (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 6 | I Didn't Know About You | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:44 |
| 7 | Black, Brown and Beige: Work Song | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:35 |
| 8 | Black, Brown and Beige: Come Sunday | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:30 |
| 9 | Black, Brown and Beige: The Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:32 |
| 10 | Black, Brown and Beige: Three Dances | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:34 |
| 11 | Carnegie Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:47 |
| 12 | Blue Cellophane | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:54 |
| 13 | The Mood to Be Wooed | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 14 | (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:51 |
| 15 | Kissing Bug | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:01 |
| 16 | Everything but You | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:51 |
| 17 | (Otto Make That) Riff Staccato | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 18 | Prelude to a Kiss | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 19 | Caravan | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:46 |
| 20 | Black and Tan Fantasy | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:48 |
| 21 | Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:47 |
| 22 | In a Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:01 |
Disc15
| 1 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 2 | Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:39 |
| 3 | Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:55 |
| 4 | The Minor Goes Muggin' | Duke Ellington with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra | 3:02 |
| 5 | I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:03 |
| 6 | I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:02 |
| 7 | Solitude | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 8 | Frankie and Johnny | Duke Ellington and His Rhythm | 3:02 |
| 9 | Jumpin' Room Only | Duke Ellington and His Rhythm | 2:56 |
| 10 | Black Beauty | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:49 |
| 11 | Every Hour on the Hour (I Fall in Love With You) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 12 | The Perfume Suite: Balcony Serenade | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 13 | The Perfume Suite: Strange Feeling | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 14 | The Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:20 |
| 15 | The Perfume Suite: Coloratura (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:57 |
| 16 | The Perfume Suite: Coloratura (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 17 | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:07 |
| 18 | Tell Ya What I'm Gonna Do | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:47 |
| 19 | Come to Baby, Do! | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:49 |
| 20 | I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 21 | Long, Strong, and Consecutive | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:54 |
| 22 | The Wonder of You | Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | 2:45 |
| 23 | Tonk | Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn | 2:47 |
| 24 | Drawing Room Blues | Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn | 3:37 |
Disc16
| 1 | Rockabye River | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:02 |
| 2 | Suddenly It Jumped | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:47 |
| 3 | Transblucency | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 4 | Just Squeeze Me (but Don't Tease Me) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:20 |
| 5 | A Gathering in a Clearing | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:10 |
| 6 | You Don't Love Me No More | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:25 |
| 7 | Pretty Woman | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:45 |
| 8 | Hey, Baby | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:48 |
| 9 | (Back Home Again in) Indiana | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:48 |
| 10 | Blue Is the Night | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:06 |
| 11 | Lover Man (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 12 | Lover Man (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:18 |
| 13 | Just You, Just Me | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:52 |
| 14 | Beale Street Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:52 |
| 15 | Memphis Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:04 |
| 16 | St. Louis Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 17 | My Honey's Lovin' Arms | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 18 | (I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (With You) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:02 |
| 19 | Swamp Fire | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:51 |
| 20 | Royal Garden Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:07 |
| 21 | Esquire Swank | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:27 |
| 22 | Midriff | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:15 |
The Seattle Concert
| 1 | Long, Long Journey | Leonard Feather's Esquire All-Americans | 4:31 |
| 2 | The One That Got Away | Leonard Feather's Esquire All-Americans | 4:23 |
| 3 | Gone With the Wind | Leonard Feather's Esquire All-Americans | 4:35 |
| 4 | Metronome All-Out | Metronome All-Stars | 4:16 |
| 5 | Skin Deep | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 7:34 |
| 6 | How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me? (Sultry Serenade) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:51 |
| 7 | Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 6:13 |
| 8 | Perdido | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:38 |
| 9 | Caravan | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:13 |
| 10 | Harlem Suite | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 15:17 |
| 11 | The Hawk Talks | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:53 |
| 12 | Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore / In a Sentimental Mood | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 6:54 |
| 13 | Jam With Sam | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:39 |
The First Concert of Sacred Music
| 1 | In the Beginning God | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:00 |
| 2 | Tell Me It's the Truth | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:46 |
| 3 | Come Sunday | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:53 |
| 4 | The Lord's Prayer | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:43 |
| 5 | Come Sunday | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 6:05 |
| 6 | Will You Be There? / Ain't but the One | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:42 |
| 7 | New World A-Comin' | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 8:26 |
| 8 | David Danced (Before the Lord With All His Might) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 6:33 |
| 9 | Ninety Nine Percent | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 1:54 |
| 10 | My Mother, My Father and Love | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:56 |
| 11 | New World A-Comin' (alternate take) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 8:20 |
| 12 | A Christmas Surprise (first performance) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:53 |
| 13 | A Christmas Surprise (second performance) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:27 |
The Second Sacred Concert
| 1 | Praise God | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:14 |
| 2 | Supreme Being | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 11:49 |
| 3 | Heaven | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:58 |
| 4 | Something 'Bout Believing | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 8:15 |
| 5 | Almighty God | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 6:36 |
| 6 | The Shepherd | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 7:12 |
| 7 | It's Freedom | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 13:05 |
| 8 | Meditation | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:13 |
| 9 | The Biggest and Busiest Intersection | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:00 |
| 10 | T.G.T.T. (Too Good to Title) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:27 |
| 11 | Don't Get Down on Your Knees to Pray Until You Have Forgotten Everyone | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:18 |
The Second Sacred Concert (cont'd) / The Third Sacred Concert
| 1 | Father Forgive | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:51 |
| 2 | Praise God and Dance | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 11:02 |
| 3 | Introduction by Sir Colin Crowe | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 1:33 |
| 4 | Introduction by Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 0:59 |
| 5 | The Lord's Prayer / My Love | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 7:48 |
| 6 | Is God a Three-Letter Word for Love?, Part I | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:27 |
| 7 | Is God a Three-Letter Word for Love?, Part II | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:45 |
| 8 | The Brotherhood | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:34 |
| 9 | Hallelujah | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:29 |
| 10 | Every Man Prays in His Own Language | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 11:08 |
| 11 | Ain't Nobody Nowhere Nothin' Without God | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:17 |
| 12 | The Majesty of God | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 7:13 |
The Far East Suite
| 1 | Far East Suite: Tourist Point of View (take 7) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:10 |
| 2 | Far East Suite: Bluebird of Delhi (Mynah) (take 12) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:19 |
| 3 | Far East Suite: Isfahan (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:07 |
| 4 | Far East Suite: Depk | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:42 |
| 5 | Far East Suite: Mount Harissa | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 7:42 |
| 6 | Far East Suite: Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:01 |
| 7 | Far East Suite: Agra | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:37 |
| 8 | Far East Suite: Amad (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:28 |
| 9 | Far East Suite: Ad Lib on Nippon | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 11:36 |
| 10 | Far East Suite: Tourist Point of View (take 5) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:59 |
| 11 | Far East Suite: Bluebird of Delhi (Mynah) (take 8) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:10 |
| 12 | Far East Suite: Isfahan (take 2) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:13 |
| 13 | Far East Suite: Amad (take 5) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:15 |
The Popular Duke Ellington / The Jazz Piano / The Duke at Tanglewood
| 1 | Take the ''A'' Train | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:40 |
| 2 | I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:36 |
| 3 | Perdido | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:14 |
| 4 | Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:10 |
| 5 | Black and Tan Fantasy | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:12 |
| 6 | The Twitch | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:11 |
| 7 | Solitude | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:36 |
| 8 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 1:55 |
| 9 | The Mooche | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:36 |
| 10 | Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:02 |
| 11 | Creole Love Call | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:56 |
| 12 | Caravan | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:27 |
| 13 | Wings & Things | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 1:59 |
| 14 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 1:58 |
| 15 | House of Lords | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:36 |
| 16 | The Second Portrait of the Lion | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:10 |
| 17 | Take the ''A'' Train | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:24 |
| 18 | Caravan | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:37 |
| 19 | Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:55 |
| 20 | Love Scene | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:24 |
The Duke at Tanglewood (cont'd) / ...and His Mother Called Him Bill
| 1 | The Mooche | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:24 |
| 2 | I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:47 |
| 3 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:39 |
| 4 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:44 |
| 5 | Sophisticated Lady | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 6 | Timon of Athens March | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 7 | Solitude | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:00 |
| 8 | I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:11 |
| 9 | Satin Doll | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:34 |
| 10 | Single Petal of a Rose | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:43 |
| 11 | Snibor | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:16 |
| 12 | Boo-Dah | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:28 |
| 13 | Blood Count | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:18 |
| 14 | U.M.M.G. (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:14 |
| 15 | Charpoy | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:08 |
| 16 | After All | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:52 |
| 17 | The Intimacy of the Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 18 | Raincheck (take 6) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:37 |
| 19 | Raincheck (take 4) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:22 |
| 20 | Day Dream | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:25 |
| 21 | Rock Skippin' at the Blue Note | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:00 |
...and His Mother Called Him Bill (cont'd) / Eastbourne Performance
| 1 | All Day Long | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:58 |
| 2 | Lotus Blossom (take 1) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:56 |
| 3 | Lotus Blossom | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:57 |
| 4 | Smada (take 3) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:21 |
| 5 | Smada (take 4) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:20 |
| 6 | Midriff | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:35 |
| 7 | My Little Brown Book | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:13 |
| 8 | Acht O'Clock Rock | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:26 |
| 9 | The Piano Player | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:56 |
| 10 | Creole Love Call | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:29 |
| 11 | Don't You Know I Care (or Don't You Care to Know) | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:30 |
| 12 | I Can't Get Started With You | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 5:53 |
| 13 | New York, New York | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:01 |
| 14 | Pitter Panther Patter | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:27 |
| 15 | How High the Moon | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:17 |
| 16 | Basin Street Blues | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 2:59 |
| 17 | Tiger Rag | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:50 |
| 18 | Soso | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:43 |
| 19 | Meditation | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:24 |
| 20 | Mecuria, the Lion | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:01 |