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Duke Box
Duke Ellington
Duke Box
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
  •  Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (23) - Disc #2
  •  Track Listings (22) - Disc #3
  •  Track Listings (25) - Disc #4
  •  Track Listings (13) - Disc #5
  •  Track Listings (16) - Disc #6
  •  Track Listings (20) - Disc #7
  •  Track Listings (17) - Disc #8

The Duke Box contains a generous serving of more than eight hours of music from what many consider the greatest decade of the greatest orchestra in the history of jazz. What's more, the Duke and his men, among them the ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Duke Ellington
Title: Duke Box
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Storyville Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 3/6/2007
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style: Swing Jazz
Number of Discs: 8
SwapaCD Credits: 8
UPC: 717101860029

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The Duke Box contains a generous serving of more than eight hours of music from what many consider the greatest decade of the greatest orchestra in the history of jazz. What's more, the Duke and his men, among them the incomparable Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Lawrence Brown, "Tricky" Sam Nanton, Harry Carnet, Rex Stewart, Barney Bigar d and Jimmy Blanton are captured live in dance halls, night clubs, concert halls and radio studios...with a you-are-there feeling absent from most commercial recordings. We are lucky indeed that these slice-of-life sound documents survivie, or were made in the first place, such as the unique Fargo dance date, and hearing it chronologically places this grand music in a very special and illuminating perspective. There are numbers you may know but never heard like this before and when there are several versions, each is different , and then there are some things that even seasoned Ellingtonians will encounter for the first time. So come on in for your special date with the immortal Duke!
 

CD Reviews

Ellington at his best
Michael Leddy | Charleston, IL | 05/16/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's increasingly difficult to get a good sampling of Duke Ellington's music from any source other than a "collector's" label. The Duke Box offers a great sampling of Ellingtonia, for $9 a disc. The sound is always at least adequate and sometimes excellent. The Fargo performances, 2.5 hours on discs 2 and 3 are incredible -- clear, vibrant sound and incredible musicianship. They're among the very best Ellington recordings. Thank you, Storyville!"
Too pricy for the content
Charles S. Pickard | Jacksonville | 05/13/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Two of the recordings are excellent and representative of Duke's live performances. The Fargo recordings are outstanding. The other material is superfulous, and at times the fidelity suffers. The Concert at Carnagie Hall was quite good from a historical perspective.



I would recommend that Blue Note issue the Fargo recordings as a solo album at a lower price. True lovers of Duke and the big band sounds might find the box album a good buy. I am a collector, and a lot of this stuff I have on other disks. I would recommend other albums--- the Blanton recordings, with the phenomenal bass of Jimmy Blanton. Also, the live Newport Jazz Festival recordings (2-cds) are very good."