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The Complete RCA-Victor Mid-Forties Recordings
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Album: The Complete RCA-Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946)
# Song Title   Time
1)    I'm Beginning to See the Light
2)    Don't You Know I Care
3)    Come Sunday
4)    Blues, The
5)    Prelude to a Kiss
6)    Caravan
7)    In a Sentimental Mood
8)    It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
9)    Sophisticated Lady
10)    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
11)    Solitude
12)    Things Ain't What They Used to Be
13)    I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So
14)    Tonk
15)    Transblucency
16)    Just Squeeze Me
17)    St. Louis Blues
18)    Esquire Swank
 

Album: The Complete RCA-Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946)
# Song Title   Time
1)    I'm Beginning to See the Light
2)    Don't You Know I Care
3)    Come Sunday
4)    Blues, The
5)    Prelude to a Kiss
6)    Caravan
7)    In a Sentimental Mood
8)    It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
9)    Sophisticated Lady
10)    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
11)    Solitude
12)    Things Ain't What They Used to Be
13)    I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So
14)    Tonk
15)    Transblucency
16)    Just Squeeze Me
17)    St. Louis Blues
18)    Esquire Swank
 
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  • Personnel includes: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (piano); Ray Nance (vocals, trumpet, violin); Al Hibbler, Kay Davis, Joya Sherrill (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Al Sears, Vido Musso (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, clarinet); Cat Anderson, Charlie Shavers, Harold "Shorty" Baker, Taft Jordan (trumpet); "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Tommy Dorsey, Wilbur De Paris, Lawrence Brown (trombone); Fred Guy (guitar); Bob Haggart, Oscar Pettiford, Junior Raglin, Al Lucas (bass); Sonny Greer, Buddy Rich (drums).
  • Recorded between December 1, 1944 and September 3, 1946. Includes liner notes by Dan Morgenstern and Orrin Keepnews.
  • Digitally remastered by Dennis Ferrante (BMG Studios, New York, New York).
  • This is part of the RCA Victor Duke Ellington Centennial Edition series.
  • Once Duke Ellington's complete RCA/Victor recordings were released on the 24-disc box set in 1999, it meant that it was only a matter of time before the cream of that crop was released in individual sets. RCA was sharp enough to realize that there were a number of different audiences for Ellington's timeless recordings -- audiences that wanted an overview of the entire multi-decade stint, audiences that wanted to hear a particular period of his time at the label. So, they released a number of different highlight discs, including the three-disc The Complete Victor Mid-Forties Recordings, which contained everything Ellington recorded during the middle of the '40s. This is one of Ellington's classic bands, perhaps his greatest band, and there are certainly listeners that will only want this, and nothing else. The problem is, the completists would rather spend their money on the full set, while the curious will definitely be better-served by the single-disc The Best of the Complete Duke Ellington RCA/Victor Recordings: The Mid Forties Recordings, which contains the cream of this admittedly excellent crop. So, it's all a matter of knowing what consumer you are; if you just have an interest in a specific era, go for this (or the highlights if you're budget-conscious), but if you're a completist/scholar, acquire this music through the comprehensive 24-disc box set. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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