21.It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
22.Jungle Blues
Tracks on Disc 2:
1.Jungle Nights in Harlem
2.Lazy Rhapsody
3.Lightnin'
4.Merry-Go-Round
5.Mood Indigo
6.Oh, Babe! Maybe Someday
7.Prelude to a Kiss
8.Reminiscing in Tempo
9.Ridin' on a Blue Note
10.Ring Dem Bells
11.Rockin' in Rhythm
12.Rose of the Rio Grande
13.Saddest Tale
14.Showboat Shuffle
15.Solitude
16.Sophisticated Lady
17.Stompy Jones
18.Swampy River
19.The Gal From Joe's
20.Trumpet in Spades (Rex's Concerto)
21.Uptown Downbeat
22.Yearning For Love (Lawrence's Concerto)
Product Description:
One of the most popular big band leaders of (and beyond) the Swing Era and one of the greatest American composers ever, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington had a truly incomparable style. The Duke's compositions meld the essence of the blues with elegant swing, Tin Pan Alley pop, and Impressionist-era classical music. All these qualities are captured on Living Era's two-disc 22-track CREOLE RHAPSODY, which locates Ellington as he was ascending to one of his finest periods. The engagingly lush, atmospheric tunes here include "Caravan," "Mood Indigo," and "Daybreak Express." This is essential American music.
