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Ella Fitzgerald sings the Duke Ellington song book

eng

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Ella Fitzgerald sings the Duke Ellington song book

compact disc

18881870

Recorded, variously, in New York City and Los Angeles, between June 25 and Oct. 17, 1957

Disc 1. Rockin' in rhythm (5:17) ; Drop me off in Harlem (3:48) ; Day dream (3:56) ; Caravan (3:51) ; Take the "A" train (6:37) ; I ain't got nothing but the blues (4:39) ; Clementine (2:37) ; I didn't know about you (4:10) ; I'm beginning to see the light (3:24) ; Lost in meditation (3:24) ; Perdido (6:10) ; Cottontail (3:23) ; Do nothing till you hear from me (7:38) -- Disc 2. Just a sittin' and rockin' (3:30) ; Solitude (2:04) ; Rocks in my bed (3:54) ; Satin doll (3:26) ; Sophisticated lady (5:18) ; Just squeeze me (but don't tease me) (4:13) ; It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) (4:12) ; Azure (2:18) ; I let a song go out of my heart (4:08) ; In a sentimental mood (2:44) ; Don't get a round much anymore (4:59) ; Prelude to a kiss (5:26) ; Mood indigo (3:24) ; In a mellow tone (5:07) ; Love you madly (4:37) ; Lush life (3:37) ; Squatty roo (3:38) --Disc 3. I'm just a lucky so and so (4:12) ; All too soon (4:22) ; Everything but you (2:53) ; I got it bad and that ain't good (6:11) ; Bli-blip (3:01) ; Chelsea bridge (3:20) ; Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald (First movement: Royal ancestry ; Second movement: All heart ; Third movement: Beyond category ; Fourth movement: Total jazz) / Observations by Edward Kennedy Ellington and piano accoutrement by William Strayhorn (16:10) ; The E and D blues (E for Ella, D for Duke) (4:48)