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DUKE ELLINGTON CDs
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
1201 Music 9039-2, Duke Ellington: The Feeling of Jazz •
Acrobat (E) ACMCD4260, Della Reese with DE & His Orch
Acrobat (E) ACTRCD9033, Rare ‘Live’ Recordings 1952-3, 2013 3-CDs •
Archives of J (Holland) 3801122, Duke Ellington: Vol 1: Cotton Club 1938 • 
Archives of J (Holland) 3801132, Duke Ellington: Vol 2: Cotton Club 1938
Archives of J (Holland) 3801402 – see under “Various Artists”
Atlantic J 304-2, Duke Ellington: The Great Paris Concert, 1989 2-CDs •
Atlantic 1580-2, Duke Ellington: New Orleans Suite •
Audio Book & Music Co Ltd ABMMCD 1214, DE In the Fifties, 2000 2-CDs •
Audio File BBCD601 – see under “Various Artists”
Audio File BCCD919 – see under “Various Artists”
Audio File DBR904 – see under “Various Artists”
Bear Family (G) 15 914 GK – see under “Various Artists”
Bethlehem 20-30202, Duke Ellington presents… , 1994 •
Bethlehem BR-5013/BCP-60, Historically Speaking: The Duke •
Bb 60090-2, Duke Ellington: The Centennial Collection, 2004 CD+DVD •
Bb 63953-2, Duke Ellington: Live And Rare, 2002 3-CDs •
Blue Note 7087 6 14614 2 8, Selec From “The Complete Session”: LA/DE promo •
BMG Classics 63294-2 – see under “Various Artists”
Boplicity (E) CDBOPD 032 - see under "Various Artists"
Buddha Records 99629 2, Duke Ellington: Duke’s Joint promo •
Buddha Records 99629 2, Duke Ellington: Duke’s Joint, 1999 •
Canby Records CACD-1010, Radio Days: DE Orch: The Blue Note Chicago . . . •
Cap Advance CD – see under “Various Artists”
Cap C2-91223, The Best Of Duke Ellington, 1989
Cap CDP 21090 2 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap DPRO-79508 – see under “Various Artists”
Caprice CAP 21599, Duke Ellington In Sweden 1973, 1999 •
CBS (Brazil) 462985, The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 Vol I •
CBS (Brazil) 462986, The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 Vol II •
CBS (Brazil) 462987, The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 Vol III •
CBS (Brazil) 462988, The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 Vol IV •
CBS (Brazil) 462989, The Complete Duke Ellington 1947-1952 Vol V •
CBS Spec Prod AK 40359, Duke Ellington: New Mood Indigo, 1989 •
Circle CCD-101, DE And His Orchestra Vol One - 1943, 1985 •
Circle CCD-102, DE And His Orchestra Vol Two - 1943, 1986 •
Circle CCD-103, DE And His Orchestra Vol Three - 1943 & 1945, 1987 •
Circle CCD-104, DE And His Orchestra Vol Four - 1945, 1988 •
Circle CCD-101, DE And His Orchestra Vol Five - 1945, 1989 •
Classics (Fr) 539, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1924 - 1927
Classics (Fr) 542, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1927 - 1928
Classics (Fr) 550, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1928
Classics (Fr) 559, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1928 - 1929
Classics (Fr) 569, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1929
Classics (Fr) 577, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1929 - 1930
Classics (Fr) 596, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1930 Vol 2
Classics (Fr) 605, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1930 - 1931
Classics (Fr) 616, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1931 – 1932, 1991 •
Classics (Fr) 626, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1932 – 1933, 1992 •
Classics (Fr) 637, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1933, 1992 •
Classics (Fr) 646, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1933 – 1935, 1992 •
Classics (Fr) 659, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1935 – 1936, 1992 •
Classics (Fr) 666, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1936 – 1937, 1992 •
Classics (Fr) 675, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1937, 1992 •
Classics (Fr) 687, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1937 Vol 2, 1993 •
Classics (Fr) 700, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1938, 1993
Classics (Fr) 717, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1938 Vol 2, 1993 •
Classics (Fr) 726, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1938 Vol 3, 1993 •
Classics (Fr) 747, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1938 - 1939, 1994 •
Classics (Fr) 765, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1939, 1994 •
Classics (Fr) 780, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1939 Vol 2, 1994 •
Classics (Fr) 790, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1939 – 1940, 1994 •
Classics (Fr) 805, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1940
Classics (Fr) 820, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1940 Vol 2
Classics (Fr) 837, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1940 – 1941
Classics (Fr) 851, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1941
Classics (Fr) 867, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1942 – 1944
Classics (Fr) 881, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1944 – 1945
Classics (Fr) 915, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1945 
Classics (Fr) 951, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1945 Vol 2
Classics (Fr) 985, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1945 – 1946
Classics (Fr) 1015, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1946, 1998 •
Classics (Fr) 1051, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1946 – 1947, 1999 •
Classics (Fr) 1086, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1947, 1999 •
Classics (Fr) 1119, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1947-1948, 2000 •
Classics (Fr) 1191, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1949-1950, 2001 •
Classics (Fr) 1217, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1950, 2001 •
Classics (Fr) 1258, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1950-1951, 2002 •
Classics (Fr) 1282, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1951, 2003 •
Classics (Fr) 1320, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1952, 2003 •
Classics (Fr) 1350, The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1952-1953, 2004 •
Classics (Fr) 1398, The Chronological Duke Ellington 1953, 2005 •
Classics (Fr) 1432, The Chronological Duke Ellington 1953 Vol 2, 2007 •
Collectables COL-CD-6656, DE All Star Road Band Vol One, 2000 •
Collectables COL-CD-6657, DE Al Star Road Band Vol Two, 2000 •
Collectables COL-CD-7818, Duke Ellington: The Great Paris Concert, 2005 2-CDs •
Collectables COL-CD-7856, Duke’s Mixture / . . . at the Bal Masque, 2007 •
Col CK 40712, Ellington Jazz Party, 1987 Gillespie •
Col CK 46825, Duke Ellington: Three Suites, 1990 •
Col / Legacy C2K 53584, Duke: Live At Newport 1958, 1994 2-CDs •
Col / Legacy C5K 61432 – see under “Various Artists”
Col CK 64156 – see under “Various Artists”
Col CK 65149, Duke Ellington’s Greatest Hits, 1997 •
Col CK 65506, Blue Rose: Rosemary Clooney and DE And His Orch, 1999 •
Col CK 65566, Black, Brown And Beige: . . .Featuring Mahalia Jackson, 1999 •
Col CK 65568, DE and his orch: Such Sweet Thunder, 1999 •
Col CK 65569, Music By DE . . . : Anatomy Of A Murder, 1999 •
Col / Legacy CK 65571, The Count Meets The Duke: First Time! . . . , 1999 •
Col CK 87041, Duke Ellington – Blues In Orbit, 2004 •
Col / Legacy CK 87042, Duke Ellington: Piano In The Foreground, 2004 •
Col CK 87043, de and his orchestra: Masterpieces By Ellington, 2004 •
Col CK 87044, Duke Ellington Festival Session, 2004 •
Col CK 87066, DE and his orchestra: Ellington Uptown, 2004 •
Col / Legacy CK 87107, DE And His Orch: Piano in the Background, 2004 •
Col C2K 46177, The Okeh Ellington, 1991 2-CDs •
Col / Legacy C2K 64932, Elington At Newport: Complete, 1999 2-CDs •
Col / Legacy C2K 89281, The Essential Duke Ellington, 2005 2-CDs •
Col / Legacy C3K 65841, The Duke: The Essential Collection – 1927-1962, 1999 •
Col (Fr) 469139 2, DE – The Girl’s Suite And The Perfume Suite, 1982 •
Col (Fr) 469409 2, Duke Ellington’s Liberian Suite •
Col (Fr) 471320 2, A Drum Is A Woman: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra •
Col (Fr) 472084 2, Duke Ellington: Unknown Session •
Col (Fr) 472354 2, Swinging Suites by Edward E. & Edward G. . . . Peer Gynt . . . •
Col (Fr) 472364 2, Ellington Indigos: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra •
Conc Spec Prod (Can) JAZ45112 - see under "Tributes"
Dance Band Days (E) DBCD11, The Incomparable DE and His Orchestra • 
David Custis CD-R – see under “Various Artists”
Denon LRC DC-8515 – see under “Various Artists”
Denon LRC DC-8528 – see under “Various Artists”
DETS (Den) 903 9001, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 1, 2000 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9002, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 2, 2001 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9003, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 3, 2001 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9004, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 4, 2001 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9005, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 5, 2002 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9006, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 6, 2002 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9007, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 7, 2003 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9008, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 8, 2003 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9009, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 9, 2004 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9010, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 10, 2004 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9011, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 11, 2005 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9012, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 12, 2005 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9013, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 13, 2008 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9014, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 14, 2009 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9015, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 15, 2011 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9016, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 16, 2012 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9017, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 17, 2013 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9018, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 18, 2014 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9019, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 19, 2015 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9020, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 20, 2015 2-CDs • 
DETS (Den) 903 9021, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 21, 2016 2-CDs •
DETS (Den) 903 9022, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 22, 2016 2-CDs •
DETS (Den) 903 9023, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 23, 2017 2-CDs •
DETS (Den) 903 9024, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 24, 2017 2-CDs •
DETS (Den) 903 9025, DE: The Treasury Shows: Vol 25, 2018 2-CDs •
Doctor J (Neth) DJ 018, DE And His Orch: Heading For Newport, 2018 •
Dynaflow 2006-1 – see under “Stan Kenton”
Echo J EJCD 04, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1989 •
EmArcy 842 071-2, Duke Ellington Live!: At The newport Jazz Festival '59, 1989 • 
Epic (J) EICP602, The Duke’s Men
Essential J Classics EJC55591, All American in jazz / Midnight In Paris, 2013 •
Fantasy OJCCD-624-2 (F-9640), The Duke Ellington Small Bands, 1991 •
Fantasy OJCCD-645-2 (F-9498), The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse: Duke Ellington, 1991 •
Fantasy OJCCD-717-2 (F-9462), Duke Ellington: The Pianist, 1992 •
Fresh Sound Records FSR-CD-410, The Duke’s D.J. Special, 2006 •
Frog DGF 78, The Washingtonians: Rare and early DE sessions 1924-1928, 2012 •
Gambit Records 69248, Duke Ellington Octet At The Rainbow Grill 1967 •
Gambit Records 69323, Duke Ellington Live In Warsaw: Oct 30, 1971, 2009 •
GNP Cres GNPBX3011, Best Of California Concerts, 2002 [ = 9045, 9049 ] •
GNP Cres GNPD 9045, DE: The 1953 Pasadena Concert, 1988 [ see GNPBX3011 ]
GNP Cres GNPD 9049, DE: The 1954 Los Angeles Concert, 1988 [ see GNPBX3011 ]
Groenland 5060238631709, The Conny Plank Session: D Ellington & His Orch, 2015 •
GRP / Dec J GRD-2-629 – see under “Various Artists”
GRP / Dec J GRD-3-640, Early Ellington: Complete Br and Voc . . . 1926-1931 •
Hep (E) CD 92 / 93, . . . at The Crystal Gardens, Salem, Oregon 1952, 2011 2-CDs •
Hindsight HBCD501, DE & His World F Orch: The “Collection” ’46-47 . . . 3-CDs •
Hindsight HBCD504 – see under “Various Artists”
Hindsight HCD-268, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: “In Concert 1960,” 1998 •
Hindsight HCD-413 - see under "Various Artists"
IAJRC CD 1005, DE, His Orch And Friends: At The First Annual Connecticut . . . •
Impulse IMPD-162, Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins, 1995 •
Impulse IMPD-166, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, 1995 •
Impulse IMPD-173, Duke Ellington: Live At The Whitney
Jass Records J-CD-3 – see under “Various Artists”
J Anthology (Fr) 550192, Duke Ellington: Jazz Group 1964, 1990 •
J Band (E) EBCD 2100-2, D Reese with DE Orch: 1962 Guard Session / Live . . . •
J Band (E) EBCD 2134-2 – see under “Woody Herman”
J Haus (Austria) 101703, Big Bands Live: D Ellington Orchestra . . . March 6, 1967 •
J Unlimited (Den) JUCD 2022, The Duke In Boston [ spine: DE 1939-40 ], 1993 •
J Unlimited (Den) JUCD 2036, Duke Ellington At Birdland 1952, 1993 •
J Unlimited (Den) JUCD 2043, DE And His Orchestra: "The Radio Years" 1940 - 45 •
J Unlimited (Den) JUCD 2056/57 – see under “Various Artists”
J Unlimited (Den) JUCD 2069, DE: The British Connexion 1933-1940, 1999 •
Jazz Up JU-305, Duke Ellington Live In Italy 1967 Vol I, 1989 •
Jazz Up JU-306, Duke Ellington Live In Italy 1967 Vol II, 1989 •
Jazzline (G) N 77 029, DE & His O: Live At The Opernhaus, Cologne 1969, 2016 •
JSP (E) J Box Jazz Box2 – see under “Various Artists”
K-Tel 3335-2 - see under "Various Artists"
LaserLight 15 782, Duke Ellington: Cool Rock, 1992 •
LaserLight 15 965, H Birthday D!: Apr 29th Birthday Sessions: Vols 1-5, 1992 5-CDs •
LaserLight 17 097, Things Ain’t What They Used To Be: Duke Ellington, 1996 •
LaserLight 32 808 – see under “Duke Ellington Orchestra directed by Mercer Ellington”
LaserLight 36131, The Champs-Elysses Theater Jan 29-30th, 1965, 2002 2-CDs •
Longhorn Music LHM2010003 - see under "Tributes"
Magic (E) DAWE 37 – see under “The Dorsey Brothers” [ 1950s ]
Magic (E) DAWE 39, DE And His Famous O: In Concert At The Pleyel Paris, 1990 •
Malaco MJD1202, Duke Ellington . . . Paris Jazz Concert Vol One, 1998 •
Malaco MJD1212, Duke Ellington . . . Paris Jazz Concert Vol Two, 1999 •
MCA Spec Prod MCAD-21056 – see under “Various Artists”
Memphis Archives MA7002 – see under “Various Artists”
Moon (It) MCD 061, D Ellington And His Orchestra: Carnegie Hall '64 Vol One, 1994 •
Moon (It) MCD 068, D Ellington And His Orchestra: Carnegie Hall '64 Vol Two, 1995 •
Mosaic MCD-1001, The Cosmic Scene: Duke Ellington’s Spacemen, 2006 •
Mosaic MCD-1012 – see under “Various Artists”
Mosaic MCD-1014, Newport 1958: DE And His Orch: Feat G Mulligan . . . , 2007 •
Mosaic MD5-160, The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Duke Ellington •
Mosaic MD5-193, DE: The Reprise Studio Recordings •
Mosaic MD7-235, DE: The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Voc And Okeh Small . . . •
Mosaic MD11-248, The Complete 1932-1940 Br, Col And Master Recordings . . . •
Mr Music MMCD-9001 – see under “Various Artists”
Music & Arts (Can) CD 616, DE: Live From The 1956 Stratford Festival, 1989 •
Music & Arts (Can) CD 905, Ellington At Basin Street East: . . . 1964, 1995 •
Music & Arts (Can) CD-1051, DE: Hamilton, Ontario Canada . . . 1954, 1999 2-CDs •
Musicmasters 5041-2-C, Ellington: Never-Before-Released Recordings (1965-1972) •
Musicmasters 65179-2, The DE Centenary Collection: The Travelog Edition 8-CDs •
Neatwork RP 2009, Vol 1 1924-1929: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2001 •
Neatwork RP 2018, Vol 2 1930-1931: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2001 •
Neatwork RP 2023, Vol 3 1931-1933: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2001 •
Neatwork RP 2033, Vol 4 1933-1936: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2001 •
Neatwork RP 2039, Vol 5 1936-1937: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2002 •
Neatwork RP 2042, Vol 6 1937-1938: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2002 •
Neatwork RP 2048, Vol 7 1938-1940: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2002 •
Neatwork RP 2051, Vol 8: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2002
Neatwork RP 2056, Vol 9 1942-1947: Alternative Takes In Chronological Order, 2002 •
Neatwork RP 2061, Vol 10 1947-1951: Alternative Takes In Chronological O, 2002 •
Nimbus (E) NI 2014, R Parker . . . Digital Stereo: S Legends: DE: 24 Classic Hits  •
Nostalgia Co CD-2515 – see under “Tommy Dorsey”
Pablo OJCC-446-2 (2310-762), Ellington Suites: Queen’s / Goutelas / Uwis, 1990 •
Pablo OJCCD-623-2 (F-9636), DE And His orch: Featuring Paul Gonsalves, 1991 •
Pablo OJCCD-633-2 (2310-815), DE & His Orch: Up In Duke’s Workshop, 1991 •
Pablo OJCCD-730-2 (2310-787), Duke Ellington: The Intimate Ellington, 1992 •
Pablo 2308-245-2, “Harlem”: Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, 1985 •
Pablo 2308-247-2, Duke Ellington in the Uncommon Market, 1987 •
Pablo 2310-762-1, Ellington Suites: Queen’s / Goutelas / Uwis, 2001 20-bit •
Pablo PACD-5304-2, N Granz’ J At The Philharmonic: Berlin ’65 / Paris ’67, 1997 •
Pablo PACD-5313-2, Duke Ellington At The Alhambra, 2002 •
Prestige 2PCD-24073-2, The DE Carnegie Hall Concerts: Dec 1944 2-CDs •
Prestige 2PCD-34004-2, The DE Carnegie Hall Concerts: Jan 1943 2-CDs •
Prestige 547420, The DE Carnegie Hall Concerts: Jan 1946 2-CDs •
Prestige 547429, The DE Carnegie Hall Concerts: Dec 1947 2-CDs •
Radiex (Can) RDX 1000, Duke Ellington In Hamilton 2-CDs
Radio Archives RA163 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA 66703-2 – see under “Various Artists”
RCA Vic 63386-2, the DE centennial edition: The Complete RCA Vic . . . 24-CDs •
RCA Vic RCDJ-63458-2, highlights from the centennial edition, 1999 3-CDs promo •
RCA Vic 63729-2, The Very Best Of Duke Ellington, 2000 •
RCA Vic (Fr) 85151-2, "...and his mother called him Bill": DE And His O, 2001 •
RCA (J) R25J-1015, The Popular Duke Ellington: Newly Recorded . . . , 1988 •
R Dig BBT10014 – see under “Various Artists”
R Dig BBT100019 – see under “Various Artists”
R Dig S202B – see under “Various Artists”
R Dig S205B – see under “Various Artists”
Red Baron AK 48631, Duke Ellington: Hot Summer Dance, 1991 •
Red Baron AK 52759, Duke Ellington’s My People, 1992  
Reprise 46013-2 – see under “Various Artists”
Rhino PRCD 400021 – see under “Various Artists”
Rhino R2 79805 – see under “Various Artists”
Roulette 24548 2, L Armstrong & DE: The Great Summit: Complete Sessions 2-CDs •
Roulette 28637 2, Duke Ellington Live At The Blue Note, 1994 2-CDs •
RTE 15032, DE And His O: En Concert avec Europe 1 . . . 29-30 Jan 1965 2-CDs x
Ryko RCD 10713, Music Composed By DE: Feat L Armstrong: Paris Blues, 1997 •
Saja Records 7 91041-2, Vol One: Studio Sessions Chicago 1956, 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91042-2, Vol Two: Dance Concerts California 1958, 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91043-2, Vol Three: Studio Sessions New York 1962, 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91044-2, Vol Four: Studio Sessions New York 1963, 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91045-2, Vol Five: The Suites New York 1968 & 1970, 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91230-2, Vol Six: Dance Dates California 1958, 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91231-2, Vol Seven: Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962, 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91232-2, Vol Eight: Studio Sessions: 1957, 65, 66, 67 . . . , 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91233-2, Vol Nine Studio Sessions: New York 1968, 1989 •
Saja Records 7 91234-2, Vol Ten Studio Sessions: N York & Chicago 1965, 66 & 71 • 
Smithsonian RD 030 – see under “Various Artists”
Smithsonian RD 108 – see under “Various Artists”
Sony Music Spec Prod A 17817 – see under “Various Artists”
Sony Music Spec Prod A 22373 – see under “Various Artists”
Sony Music Spec Prod A2 23671 - see under "Various Artists"
Sony Music (J) SICP 4243, Jazz At The Plaza: D Ellington & His Orchestra Vol II, 2015  •
Soundies SCD-4107, DE . . . 1941: The Complete Standard Transcriptions 2-CDs •
Soundies SCD 4132 – see under “Various Artists”
Sounds of YesterYear (E) DSOY935, Famous Berlin Concert 1959, 2013 2-CDs •
Squatty Roo SR-0184, Live At The Cave Supper Club Vancouver Can 1970, 2013 •
Squatty Roo SR-0197, Duke Ellington: Last Trip To Paris Nov 14 1973 •
Squatty Roo SR-0216, Duke Ellington: Contrapuntal Riposte, 2014 •
Squatty Roo SR-0225, Duke Ellington: Mara Gold, 2014 •
Squatty Roo SR-0228, Duke Ellington: Second Sacred Concert Live, 2015 •
Squatty Roo SR-1200, Duke Ellington: Live at Cabaret L’Alcazar, 2013 •
Stardust Records CLP1138-2, DE . . . Cotton C Anthology 1938 •
Status (E) DSTS 1008, DE And His Orch: Live At Monterey 1960 . . . Part One •
Status (E) DSTS 1009, DE And His Orch: Live At Monterey 1960 . . . Part Two •
Storyville (Den) STCD 8310, . . . His Famous Orch: “The Duke In Washington,” 1999 •
Storyville (Den) STCD 8316/17, The Duke At Fargo 1940: Special 60th Anniv Ed •
Storyville (Den) STCD 8323, Togo Brava Suite: DE And His Orch, 2001 •
Storyville (Den) STCD 8324, The Duke In Munich, 2003 •
Storyville (Den) 103 8330, In Grona Lund 1963, 2014 2-CDs •
Storyville (Den) 103 8341, Duke Ellington At Carnegie Hall 1943, 2001 2-CDs •
Storyville (Den) 101 8346, Duke Ellington At The Hollywood Empire, 2003 •
Storyville (Den) 101 8359, Duke Ellington At The Hurricane, 2002 •
Storyville (Den) 101 8390, “The Jaywalker”: DE & His Orch 1966-1967, 2004 •
Storyville (Den) 101 8399, Duke Ellington/The Piano Player, 2005 •
Storyville (Den) 101 8402, Duke Ellington: New York New York, 2008 •
Storyville (Den) 103 8415, DE At The Cotton Club, 2010 2-CDs •  
Storyville (Den) 101 8430, Duke Ellington’s My People: The Complete Show, 2012 •
Storyville (Den) 101 8440, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Rotterdam 1969, 2016 •
Storyville (Den) 101 8448, Duke Ellington: in Coventry, 1966 2018 •
Storyville (Den) 101 8482, Duke Ellington: Uppsala 1971, 2019 •
Ten12 Music C-0015 – see under “Various Artists”
Ten12 Music C-0016 – see under “Various Artists”
Ten12 Music C-0017 – see under “Various Artists”
Time-Life R139-39 – see under “Various Artists”
Time-Life TCD-0007, Big Bands: Duke Ellington, 1992 •
Time-Life TCD-0023 – see under “Various Artists”
Tring JHD0016, Duke Ellington: live in mexico •
TVT 9451-2 - see under "Various Artists"
Unique Jazz RKO1033, D Ellington: Live in 1947! At The Hollywood Bowl, 2000 •
Varese Sarabande 302 066 122 2, Swingin’ With The Duke, 2000 •
Varese Sarabande 302 066 123 2, Duke Ellington: Blues And Ballads, 2000 •
Varese Sarabande 302 066 294 2 – see under “Various Artists”
V-Disc, V-Disc: A Musical Contribution By America’s Best . . . DE, 1998 3-CDs •
Verve 314 539 033-2, E Fitzgerald and DE Cote D'Azur Concerts 8-CDs •
Verve 837 035-2, Ella Fitzgerald sings the DE song book, 1988 3-CDs •
Vintage J Classics VJC-1016 – see under “Various Artists”
Vintage J Classics VJC-1024/25, Carnegie Hall . . . November 13, 1948 2-CDs •
Viper’s Nest VN-163 – see under “Various Artists”
Warner Western PRO-CD-7621 – see under “Various Artists”

Duke Ellington Orchestra directed by Mercer Ellington
Bainbridge BCD6101, Diahann Carroll . . . Tribute To Ethel Waters, 1986 •  
Collectables COL-CD-6641 – see under “Count Basie”
Doctor Jazz FDC 5006, Mercer Ellington / T Brewer: Hot and Bothered, 1986 •
Fantasy FCD-24765-2, The DE Orch Under The Direction . . . : Continuum, 2001 •
GRP Records GRD-9548, The Duke Ellington Orchestra: Digital Duke, 1987 •
Laser Light 32 808, Duke Ellington: Christmas, 2006 •
Musical Heritage Soc MHS 522551M, Music Is My Mistress . . . , 1990 2-CDs •
Musicmasters 65117-2, Only God Can Make A Tree: The DE Orch . . . , 1996 •
Musicmasters CIJD 60185K, Music Is My Mistress: The DE Orch . . . , 1989 •
RCA Vic 68124-2, Cleo Laine: Solitude: with The Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1995 •
Special Music Co SCD-4604, Big Band Christmas: The D Ellington Orch, 1995 •
TDK Records Intl (It) TDCN-5065E, duke ellington: mood indigo, 1993

Mercer Ellington and His Orchestra
Fresh Sound Records (Sp) FSR-CD-531, Stepping Into Swing Society, 2008 •
J Alliance TJA-12014, Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz With Guest M Ellington •
Universal / Coral (J) UCCC-9069, Colors In Rhythm: Mercer Ellington and His Orch •

Duke Ellington Orchestra directed by Paul Mercer Ellington
Boundee Music (J) DDCB 13020, Marica Hiraga: Sings With The DE Orchestra, 2012
Paddle Wheel (J) KICJ 571, Third Generation: Dynamic Sounds of DE, 2010 •



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