Duke Ellington & his famous Orchestra – The Capitol Singles Plus

• This release comprises the complete singles, and some additional treats Duke Ellington recorded while under contract to Capitol Records in the mid-1950s.
• This period in Ellington’s career is frequently overlooked, the music he made during these years, and the single releases in particular, undervalued. With the exception of a 12-inch LP released in the UK in 1961 on the World Record Club label which collected a dozen of these sides, no anthology has been created previously which focuses on Ellington’s Capitol singles in this way.
• Fully remastered from the best possible sources.

Track Listing

1. WITHOUT A SONG
2. SATIN DOLL
3. BALLIN' THE BLUES
4. NOTHIN', NOTHIN', BABY (WITHOUT YOU)
5. BLUEJEAN BEGUINE
6. WARM VALLEY
7. BOO DAH
8. GIVE ME THE RIGHT
9. BLUE MOON
10. ULTRA DELUXE
11. ISLE OF CAPRI
12. BAND CALL
13. BUNNY HOP MAMBO
14. IS IT A SIN? (MY LOVING YOU)
15. SMILE
16. IF I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU
17. CHILE BOWL
18. TWELFTH STREET RAG MAMBO
19. ALL DAY LONG
20. ECHO TANGO
21. DON’T TOUCH ME
22. HEAR MY PLEA
23. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? (ALTERNATE TAKE)
24. OH, WELL
25. CHILE BOWL (ALTERNATE TAKE)
26. NIGHT TIME
27. HARLEM AIRSHAFT (ALTERNATE TAKE)
28. SO LONG (EARLY TAKE)