The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23, by Duke Ellington

The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23

by Duke Ellington

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1.	Take the "A" Train & Broadcast Intro, Pt. 1 00:34	buy track
2.	Mood Indigo 02:59	buy track
3.	Don't Get Around Much Anymore 02:12	buy track
4.	Sophisticated Lady 02:43	buy track
5.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 1 01:14	buy track
6.	Solitude 03:06	buy track
7.	Stomp, Look and Listen 03:54	buy track
8.	A Gathering in a Clearing 03:28	buy track
9.	Cynthia's in Love 03:19	buy track
10.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 2 00:56	buy track
11.	C Jam Blues 03:22	buy track
12.	Things Ain't What They Used to Be, Pt. 1 01:22	buy track
13.	Take the "A" Train & Broadcast Return 00:55	buy track
14.	Rugged Romeo 03:25	buy track
15.	Magenta Haze 04:54	buy track
16.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 3 01:05	buy track
17.	Jack the Bear 03:16	buy track
18.	The Suburbanite 03:47	buy track
19.	You Don't Love Me Anymore 03:54	buy track
20.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 4 01:33	buy track
21.	Solid Old Man 03:03	buy track
22.	Hollywood Hangover into Broadcast Closing 03:55	buy track
23.	What Am I Here For? 03:36	buy track
24.	Baby, Please Stop and Think About Me 02:59	buy track
25.	Rocks in My Bed 03:17	buy track
26.	Clementine 03:08	buy track
27.	Take the "A" Train & Broadcast Intro, Pt. 2 00:52	buy track
28.	My Honey's Loving Arms 03:32	buy track
29.	Warm Valley 04:42	buy track
30.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 5 01:16	buy track
31.	Jumpin' Punkins 03:40	buy track
32.	Come Rain or Come Shine 03:26	buy track
33.	Swamp Fire 02:22	buy track
34.	Pretty Woman 03:11	buy track
35.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 6 01:13	buy track
36.	Moon Mist 03:33	buy track
37.	Take the "A" Train into Station Break 01:42	buy track
38.	Take the "A" Train 00:34	buy track
39.	Memphis Blues 03:08	buy track
40.	Beale Street Blues 04:30	buy track
41.	St. Louis Blues 03:23	buy track
42.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 7 01:19	buy track
43.	Three Cent Stomp 03:35	buy track
44.	Just Squeeze Me, Pt. 1 03:56	buy track
45.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 8 01:11	buy track
46.	Blues on the Double 04:41	buy track
47.	Things Ain't What They Used to Be, Pt. 2 03:17	buy track
48.	Take the "A" Train & Broadcast Intro, Pt. 3 00:40	buy track
49.	Can't Help Loving That Man of Mine 03:20	buy track
50.	Duke Ellington Bond Promo, Pt. 9 01:37	buy track
51.	Just You, Just Me 03:36	buy track
52.	Just Squeeze Me, Pt. 2 03:48	buy track
53.	Things Ain't What They Used to Be, Pt. 3 00:33	buy track

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Storyville Records presents: Volume 23 in the Duke Ellington Treasury Shows series. In April 1945, to promote the sale of war bonds, the US Treasury Department contacted Duke Ellington to do a series of 55 min public broadcasts. These sessions would give Ellington a wide choice of material to perform including his older work; new instrumentals and pop tunes and his extended works as well.

This double CD contains a series of different radio broadcasts from the Meadowbrook Gardens Café in Culver City, California, and a bonus August 1943 radio broadcast from the famous Hurricane Restaurant in New York City. On CD2, we find a 1946 broadcast from the Lincoln Theatre in Los Angeles, California and bonus tracks from a 1946 broadcast at New York City’s Aquarium Restaurant. The broadcasts are featured complete with radio speaks and encouragements to buy bonds read by The Duke himself + bonus material and liner notes.

CD 1 opens with Duke Ellington as the featured soloist for the first half of the August 24, 1946 radio broadcast from the Meadowbrook Gardens Cafe in Culver City, California. After his theme "Take the ‘A’ Train" and some introductory remarks from announcer Hank Weaver, Ellington plays four reflective renditions on solo piano from his composition catalog, "Mood Indigo," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," "Sophisticated Lady," and "Solitude." The Orchestra proceeds to play classics as “C Jam Blues” and “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be”, and among the prominent musicians are Kay Davis (vocals), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Al Sears (tenor saxophone) and Taft Jordan (trumpet). The band concludes this broadcast performance on the swinging side with "Solid Old Man" and "Hollywood Hangover." The first disc finishes with four tracks from August 26, 1943. On this rare radio broadcast, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra are at the Hurricane Restaurant in New York City.

CD 2 opens with an August 31, 1946 broadcast at the Lincoln Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Another broadcast from that same date and location follows after station identification. Duke Ellington starts this broadcast with a three song tribute to W.C. Handy, the Father of the Blues. Justin Bouchard, author of the liner notes, writes of the finale of CD2: “A little more than a month later, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra are on the East Coast for an October 5, 1946 radio broadcast from New York City's Aquarium Restaurant. This twenty-third volume concludes in the best possible way as Ellington and his men swing out with the closing theme ‘Things Ain’t What They Used To Be’.”

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released February 17, 2017

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Storyville Records is Europe’s oldest independent jazz label. It releases a rich variety of jazz, blues and related musical genres, often accompanied by authoritative notes and rare extras. This iconic label was founded in 1952 in Denmark and today continues to augment its historic catalogue of recordings made by American jazz and blues legends with new releases from contemporary jazz artists. ... more

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