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Duke Ellington - The Indispensable Duke Ellington - Volumes 5 & 6 (RCA Jazz Tribune)

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Jack The Bear 3:19
  2. Ko-Ko (Unissued take) 2:39
  3. Ko-Ko 2:44
  4. Morning Glory 3:19
  5. Conga Brava 2:58
  6. Concerto for Cootie 3:18
  7. Bojangles (Unissued take) 2:46
  8. Cotton Tail 3:12
  9. Never No Lament 3:19
  10. Dusk 3:20
  11. Bojangles 2:52
  12. A Portrait Of Bert Williams 3:11
  13. Blue Goose 3:24
  14. Harlem Air Shaft 3:00
  15. At a Dixie Roadside Diner 2:49
  16. All Too Soon 3:30
Volume 2
  1. Rumpus In Richmond 2:47
  2. Sepia Panorama 3:24
  3. In A Mellotone 3:18
  4. Five O'Clock Whistle 3:20
  5. Warm Valley 3:24
  6. Across The Track Blues 2:59
  7. Chloe 3:26
  8. The Sidewalks of New York 3:16
  9. Pitter Patter Panther (unissued take) 3:09
  10. Pitter Patter Panther 3:02
  11. Body And Soul (unissued take) 3:09
  12. Body And Soul 3:12
  13. Sophisticated Lady (unissued take) 2:56
  14. Sophisticated Lady 2:45
  15. Mr. J.B. Blues 3:05
  16. Mr. J.B. Blues (unissued take) 3:12

Notes

Mar 6, 1940 - Dec 28, 1940

This two-CD set from French RCA duplicates material already available on other CDs. Duke Ellington was very productive during 1940 and this reissue has most of his best recordings for Victor (leaving out almost all of the vocals) including "Jack the Bear," two versions of "Ko-Ko," "Concerto for Cootie," "Cotton Tail," "All Too Soon" and "In a Mellotone." The two-fer concludes with two takes apiece of Ellington's duets with bassist Jimmy Blanton. This is essential music even if this particular release is not necessarily a must.