This double-CD set (140 min./41 tunes) contains music by Duke Ellington, released on CD here for the first time. The music is from three radio broadcasts from 1945, designed to help sell war bonds as WWII was winding down. The quality of this music is of high Ellington standard, with a typical Ellington repertoire and exceptional soloing, especially by Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Ray Nance (violin) and Rex Stewart on trumpet (just listen to "Trumpet in Spades"). Another highlight of these programs is Kay Davis' vocal on "Creole Love Call".
Blue Skies
Cotton Tail
Creole Love Call
Crosstown
Dancing In The Dark
Downbeat Shuffle
Ellington Bond Promo
Esquire Swank
Every Hour On The Hour
Everything But You
Frustration
Go Away Blues
I Miss Your Kiss
I'm Just A Lucky So-and-so
Just A-sttin' And A-rockin'
Long, Long And Consecutive
Medley
Metronome All Out
Moon Mist
One O'clock Jump
Riff Staccato
Rockin' In Rhythm
Solid Old Man
Take The 'A' Train
Teardrops In The Rain
The Wonder Of You
Three Cent Stomp
Time's A-wastin'
Tonight I Shall Sleep
Trumpet In Spades
Cotton Tail
Creole Love Call
Crosstown
Dancing In The Dark
Downbeat Shuffle
Ellington Bond Promo
Esquire Swank
Every Hour On The Hour
Everything But You
Frustration
Go Away Blues
I Miss Your Kiss
I'm Just A Lucky So-and-so
Just A-sttin' And A-rockin'
Long, Long And Consecutive
Medley
Metronome All Out
Moon Mist
One O'clock Jump
Riff Staccato
Rockin' In Rhythm
Solid Old Man
Take The 'A' Train
Teardrops In The Rain
The Wonder Of You
Three Cent Stomp
Time's A-wastin'
Tonight I Shall Sleep
Trumpet In Spades
| Genres | Jazz |
| Format | Recorded Performance |
| Media | 2 x CD, CD |
| Series | Storyville Treasury |
| Publisher | Storyville Records |
| Contributors | Ellington, Duke (Artist) |
| Language | English |
| UPC | 0717101900923 |