A never-before-released collection of Ellington recordings of:   Hark the Duke's Trumpets! (Ellington), featuring Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance and W. Cook, trumpets; Harlem Air Schaft (Ellington), featuring Clark Terry, trumpet; Clarinet Melodrama (J. Hamilton), featuring Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet & Jimmy Woode, bass; Theme Trambene (J. Hamilton), featuring Britt Woodman, trombone; Sophisticated Lady (Ellington), featuring Harry Carney, baritone saxophone; Take the 'A' Train (Billy Strayhorn), featuring Ray Nance, vocal & Paul Gonsalves, tenor saxophone; La Virgen De La Macarena (traditional bullfighter's song), featuring Cat Anderson, trumpet; Pretty and The Wolf (also known as Monologue) (Ellington), featuring Duke Ellington, narrator, with J. Hamilton, R. Procope & H. Carney, clarinets; I Got It Bad, and That Ain't Good (Ellington & Paul Webster), featuring Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harlem Suite (Ellington). With Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance and W. Cook, trumpets; Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman & John Sanders, trombone; J. Hodges, R. Procope, J. Hamilton, P. Gonsalves and H. Carney, reeds; D. Ellington, piano; J. Woode, bass & Sam Woodyard, drums. [AAD] Total Time: 54:31.

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