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1	An Anthology of Big Band Swing (1930-1955) (1931) more music like this by Various Artists This two-CD set is an unusually successful sampler. Although there are a few hits among the 40 selections, many obscurities are also included, and not all of the big bands represented are major names, such as Tiny Bradshaw, Noble Sissle, Spud Murphy, Teddy Powell and Jan Savitt. The emphasis is very much on jazz, and this worthy reissue is ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $25.28!
2	Berlin '65 Paris '67 (1965) more music like this by Duke Ellington By the mid-1960s, the Duke Ellington Orchestra were hardened world travelers and a well-oiled machine that could handle time zones and European audiences with nary an off night. This collection of tracks from Norman Granz' "Jazz At The Philharmonic" master holdings brings together highlights from concerts in Berlin in 1965 and Paris in 1967 and ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $17.79!
3	Golden Era (2001) more music like this by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra see all copies from $7.00! new only from $14.92!
4	Piano in the Background (1960) more music like this by Duke Ellington One of Ellington's rarer studio sessions and last out on this French CD, the main plot behind this runthrough of his standards is that the leader's piano is featured at some point in every song. His sidemen are also heard from and everyone is in fine form. Ellington's solo abilities were always a bit underrated due to his brilliance in other areas ... see all copies from $5.78! new only from $5.78!
5	The Treasury Shows, Vol. 2 (2001) more music like this by Duke Ellington This two-CD set includes two broadcasts in the series of Treasury Department transcriptions issued as V-discs during World War II plus a Treasury Star Parade program from 1943 and a portion of a Mutual Broadcasting System program from October, 1945. These live performances have surprisingly good fidelity as they seem to originate from the actual ... see all copies from $54.19! new only from $54.19!
6	Piano in the Background [Bonus Tracks] (2004) more music like this by Duke Ellington Recorded in 1960, Piano in the Background's title is a bit of a misnomer. While it's true that Duke Ellington often didn't appear on his recordings at all and this one is designed to showcase a series of new arrangements for the Ellington Orchestra, it also offers the composer and bandleader as a pianist leading the band. All of the album's ... see all copies from $11.06! new only from $11.06!
7	A Proper Introduction to Billy Strayhorn: Passion Flower (2004) more music like this by Billy Strayhorn see all copies from $9.09! new only from $9.09!
8	Mellow (1997) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $10.82! new only from $10.82!
9	Duke Ellington, Vol. 1 & 2 (2001) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $8.92! new only from $8.92!
10	Historically Speaking: The Duke (1956) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $28.28!
11 view cover	Duke Ellington, Vol. 1 (2001) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $5.30! new only from $5.30!
12 view cover	The Jeep Is Jumpin' [Magnum] (1999) more music like this by Duke Ellington TKO Magnum does its best to make The Jeep Is Jumpin' to appear as an official release, going so far as to issue a "Consumer Guidance" bar on the back cover. For the record, the admit that the recording is live, the duration is 60:47 and that the quality is "8/10, " although it's unclear whether that's sound or performance quality. Beneath that ... see all copies from $34.26!
13 view cover	Plays Not Quite Two Dozen (2002) more music like this by Kenny Baker see all copies from $20.87! new only from $20.87!
14 view cover	The Treasury Shows, Vol. 10 (2004) more music like this by Duke Ellington Duke Ellington appeared in a series of broadcasts during World War II to support the sale of war bonds by the U.S. Treasury Department. This is the tenth two-CD volume of these live performances. Gathered in this compilation are two complete broadcasts from August 1945, along with two airchecks from the same year. In the first Treasury Show , the ... see all copies from $52.79! new only from $52.79!
15 view cover	Dinner Party Jazz (2001) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $11.47! new only from $11.47!
16 view cover	Celebration of Billy Strayhorn's Music, Vol. 2 (1994) more music like this by Harry Allen & Keith Ingham The second of two CDs once again finds pianist/arranger Keith Ingham teaming up in various combinations with tenor saxophonist Harry Allen (26 at the time), guitarist Chris Flory, bassist Dennis Irwin and drummer Chuck Riggs to perform 16 Billy Strayhorn selections. Some of these tunes ("Jazz Festival Jazz," "Balcony Serenade," "After All," ... see all copies from $17.23! new only from $17.23!
17 view cover	Plays Strayhorn (2002) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $14.04! new only from $14.04!
18 view cover	The Treasury Shows, Vol. 1 (2001) more music like this by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra On April 7, 1945, Duke Ellington began a series of broadcasts for the Treasury Department; the series ended 45 shows later on October 5, 1946. Albums of the broadcasts were released by Sweden's Phontastic label's Nostalgia Series beginning in the early 1980s and, almost 20 years later, Denmark's outstanding Storyville label began an undertaking to ... see all copies from $52.79! new only from $52.79!
19 view cover	Treasury Shows, Vol. 4 (2001) more music like this by Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was recorded via transcription discs for special broadcasts by the U.S. Treasury Department to help send war bonds during World War II. These well-recorded programs are reproduced from vintage sources that have obviously been handled with care over the decades. This two-CD set compiles three separate broadcasts of live concerts, ... see all copies from $54.19! new only from $54.19!
20	The Carnegie Hall Concerts (1985) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $20.00!
21	Duke Ellington (1956) (1956) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $10.37! new only from $10.37!
22 view cover	Original Recordings (1988) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $4.99!
23 view cover	Complete Gus Wildi Recordings and More (2005) more music like this by Duke Ellington The Duke Ellington Orchestra captured here was betwixt and between at the time -- having exited their Capitol Records contract after an unsatisfying couple of years, the band was back at full strength for the first time since 1951 with the return of Johnny Hodges to the fold, after the latter's stint running his own band, and moved over to Gus ... see all copies from $24.37! new only from $24.37!
24	The Many Moods of Duke Ellington (1978) more music like this by Duke Ellington see all copies from $24.79!
25 view cover	The Second Esquire Jazz Concert (2001) more music like this by Various Artists This disc is broken into two sections. The majority of the disc is devoted to archive recordings of the Second Esquire Jazz Concert. The legendary event took place on January 17, 1945, in New Orleans, New York, and Los Angeles. The concert featured many of the day's best-known jazz performers: Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Duke ... see all copies from $27.14! new only from $27.14!

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