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Chuck gave a very precise answer. Might be time to pull some sheet music ... No, "my life's work" is not a "precise" answer. That tells me absolutely nothing as far as how many copyrighted titles he's referring to. That's like asking me "what did you eat", and me responding "everything!" http://www.nessarecords.com/shop/

Duke Ellington – CD 7a (FF,GG,HH,II – Apr-Jun 1937) – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia & Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic / Master Records) — With Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams, Arthur Whetsol / Joe Nanton, Lawence Brown, Juan Tizol / Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney / Fred Guy, Billy Taylor, (Hayes Alvis), Sonny Greer — Tunes include: Old Plantation, All God's Chillun Got Rhythm, Azure, Caravan There is a site that has images of a lot of Ellington 78 records labels: http://ellingtonweb.ca/Hostedpages/DoojiCollection/DoojiCollection.htm.

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PM sent: Baker, Chet Chet Baker Ensemble Pacific Jazz 4 Edison, Harry Sweets The Swinger & Mr Swing 2-cd Verve Elite 10 Farmer/Gryce When Farmer Met Gryce OJC 5 Freeman, Bud Chicago/Austin High School Jazz in HiFi Mosaic 3 Getz/Brookmeyer Stan Getz Bob Brookmeyer Recorded Fall 1961 Verve japan 8 Gryce, Gigi The Rat Race Blues OJC 6 Hodges, Johnny Triple Play RCA 3 Pepper, Art Living Legend OJC 4

Is the sample similar to the track that's on Storyville's "New York New York" title? (I don't have that one yet.) And why am I thinking of Sun Ra?

Huh, weird. I thought this was never released at the time and was only turned up as an acetate at a flea market? I guess I need to go back and re-read the CD liners. There was a different recording Chico Hamilton recording session that featured Eric Dolphy and was released as The Original Ellington Suite by Blue Note on a CD in 2000. Seven (or six) of the nine tracks were previously unissued.

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Duke Ellington – The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (Mosaic Records—Variety/Master) Rex Stewart and his 52nd Street Stompers – SGS CD 1b (B – Dec 16, 1936) — With Rex Stewart, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Ceele Burke, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer Barney Bigard and his Jazzopators – SGS CD 1c (C – Dec 19, 1936) — With Cootie Williams, Juan Tizol, Barney Bigard, Harry Carney, Duke Ellington, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer; first recording of Caravan Duke Ellington – SGs CD 1d (D – Dec 21, 1936) — piano solos; with Mood Indigo / Solitude and Sophisticated Lady / In A Sentimental Mood

Duke Ellington – CD 6a (AA,BB,CC – Feb, Jul 1936) – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia & Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic / Brunswick) — With Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams, Arthur Whetsol / Lawence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol / Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney / Fred Guy, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer / Ivie Anderson — including: In A Jam, Trumpet in Spades

I believe it's the Masters of Jazz CD series of "The Complete..."

Duke Ellington – CD 5d (YZ – Jan-Feb 1936) – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia & Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic / Brunswick) — With Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams, Arthur Whetsol / Lawence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol / Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney / Fred Guy, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer / Ivie Anderson

I had a similar experience with Coltrane's "The Other Village Vanguard Tapes".

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^^^ If I was across the pond, I'd try to see it (Sonia Delaunay). Saw two gallery shows in Philadelphia yesterday. Christine Lafaunte's painterly still lifes and landscapes at Gross McLeaf: And Martha Groomes's geometric abstracts at Larry Becker. This one has an intriguing sense of space when seen in person:

CDs arrived safely this morning. Thanks!

Duke Ellington Sextet – SG CD 1a (A – Mar 1936) – The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (Mosaic) — With Rex Stewart, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Wellman Braud, Billy Taylor

Duke Ellington – CD 5a/5b (TU – Jan, Mar 1935) – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia & Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic / Brunswick)

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Duke Ellington – CD 4d (S – Sept 1934) – The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia & Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Mosaic / Brunswick) — includes "Solitude"

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That would be Deadwood. I should re-watch that series some time. We're going to start The Wire season five soon.

Sorry to hear that. But a friend who may have the most acute ear of anyone I know heard Lee in Chicago recently and was very impressed. I felt in the presence of a "legend", but there was no stamina & the "singing" on every song was distracting. He kept looking at his watch, asked how long are we supposed to play & was finished in less than 45 minutes. There was no 2nd set. Well as noted, if Lee just flew in the night before or that morning he might have been effected by the altitude. Santa Fe is 7,000 feet after all. And Lee is 87 -- it might also be harder to be consistently at one's peak night-to-night at that age.