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Duke Ellington – The Blanton-Webster Band - Vinyl LP Record Album Box Set, Compilation, Mono

Duke Ellington – The Blanton-Webster Band - Vinyl LP Record Album Box Set, Compilation, Mono

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Duke Ellington – The Blanton-Webster Band (4-LP Box Set, Mono, 1986)

Very good condition 4-LP box set from Bluebird/RCA featuring Duke Ellington and his orchestra during the celebrated Blanton–Webster years. Records are clean and play well with excellent sound; box shows only light shelf wear. A must-have for any serious jazz collector or fan of big band swing — this is one of the most definitive Ellington collections ever issued.

Price: $75 OBO (Or Best Offer)

Label: Bluebird – 5659-1-RB, RCA – 5659-1-RB
Format: 4 × Vinyl, LP • Box Set • Compilation • Mono
Country: USA
Released: 1986
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing, Big Band

This acclaimed set highlights the legendary sessions recorded between 1940–1942, when Duke Ellington’s orchestra included bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster — two key players who helped define the Ellington sound.

Track Listing:

Side A

  1. You, You Darlin’

  2. Jack The Bear

  3. Ko Ko

  4. Morning Glory

  5. So Far, So Good (Jimmy Mundy)

  6. Conga Brava

  7. Concerto For Cootie

  8. Me And You

Side B

  1. Cotton Tail

  2. Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore)

  3. Dusk

  4. Bojangles

  5. A Portrait Of Bert Williams

  6. Blue Goose

  7. Harlem Air Shaft

  8. At A Dixie Roadside Diner

Side C

  1. All Too Soon

  2. Rumpus In Richmond

  3. My Greatest Mistake

  4. Sepia Panorama

  5. There Shall Be No Night

  6. In A Mellotone

  7. Five O'Clock Whistle

  8. Warm Valley

Side D

  1. The Flaming Sword

  2. Across The Track Blues

  3. Chloe (Song Of The Swamp)

  4. I Never Felt This Way Before

  5. The Sidewalks Of New York

  6. Flamingo

  7. The Girl In My Dreams Tries To Look Like You

  8. Take The “A” Train

Side E

  1. Jumpin’ Punkins

  2. John Hardy’s Wife

  3. Blue Serge

  4. After All

  5. Bakiff

  6. Are You Sticking?

  7. Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’

  8. The Giddybug Gallop

Side F

  1. Chocolate Shake

  2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)

  3. Clementine

  4. Brown-Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown)

  5. Jump For Joy

  6. Moon Over Cuba

  7. Five O’Clock Drag

  8. Rocks In My Bed

Side G

  1. Bli-Blip

  2. Chelsea Bridge

  3. Rain Check

  4. What Good Would It Do?

  5. I Don’t Know What Kind Of Blues I Got

  6. Perdido

  7. C Jam Blues

  8. Moon Mist

  9. What Am I Here For?

Side H

  1. I Don’t Mind

  2. Someone

  3. My Little Brown Book

  4. Main Stem

  5. Johnny Come Lately

  6. Hayfoot, Strawfoot

  7. Sentimental Lady

  8. A Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship)

  9. Sherman Shuffle

Collector’s Note:
This sought-after RCA Bluebird box set is long out of print and highly regarded for its warm analog mastering and comprehensive track selection.

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