Like Armstrong and Morton (who he disliked), Duke Ellington set standards for what jazz might want to become, and he didn't wait for others to accomplish what he set forth -- with the late '20s Jungle Band he explored and exploited wild timbres, vocalizations, and composerly formal ideas. "East St. Louis Toodle--OO," "Creole Love Call" -- basic American music everyone should hear and let themselves love.

Track Listing

1. Black and Tan Fantasy
2. Washington Wabble
3. Creole Love Call
4. Blues I Love to Sing
5. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
6. Black Beauty
7. Mooche
8. Flaming Youth
9. Saturday Night Function
10. Cotton Club Stomp
11. Shout 'Em Aunt Tillie
12. Ring Dem Bells
13. Old Man Blues
14. Mood Indigo
15. Rockin' in Rhythm
16. Creole Rhapsody, Pt. 1
17. Creole Rhapsody, Pt. 2
18. Echoes of the Jungle
19. Daybreak Express
20. Delta Serenade

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #331662 in Music
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1