duke ellington and his orchestra 1950 cd comp Uptight R-Vingt-Six 3:57

R-Vingt-Six 3:57

This album collects some of his finest work from the Riverside Records catalogue

The Bright New Year 1:34

The band navigates between metal brutality and accessible beauty without fully committing to either extreme

or boundary-pushing composition

duke ellington and his orchestra 1950 cd comp Uptight R-Vingt-Six 3:57Symbolic image for the detailed description and condition, please read the Item Details below. By 1950, Duke Ellington was arguably jazz's greatest composer and in full command of his orchestra as a bandleader. His orchestra was a vehicle for complex, sophisticated arrangements that blended swing with genuine compositional ambition. The Classics label has reissued these performances captured at a moment when Ellington was experimenting with form and