Duke Ellington, piano ; with instrumental accompaniment
Original sessions produced by Duke Ellington ; produced for release by Michael Cuscuna ; Charlie Lourie and Matt Pierson, executive producers
Most selections previously released as Reprise R9-6069 (Afro-bossa), R9-6097 (The symphonic Ellington), RS-6122 (Ellington '65), RS-6141 (Mary Poppins), RS-6154 (Ellington '66), RS-6168 (Will the big bands ever come back?), RS-6185 (Concert in the Virgin Islands), RS-6234 (Duke Ellington's greatest hits), Atlantic SD-1665 (Recollections of the big band era), Atlantic SD-1668 (Duke Ellington's jazz violin session).
Compact discs.
Program notes and discographical information (28 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.) laid in container; additional credits and discographical information inserted in individual containers.
Recorded Nov. 29, 1962-Apr. 14, 1965 in Chicago; New York; Paris, France; Solna-Sundbyberg, Sweden; Hamburg, Germany; and Milano, Italy.
Disc 1. Christopher Columbus ; Let's get together ; Goodbye ;Chant of the weed ; I'm gettin' sentimental over you ; One o'clock jump ; Tuxedo Junction ; Ciribiribin ; It's a lonesome old town when you're not around ; Minne the moocher ; Sentimental journey ; When it's sleepy time down south ; For dancers only ; Rhapsody in blue ; Contrasts ; Sleep ; Don't get around much anymore ; Auld lang syne ; The midnight sun will never set ; Woodchopper's ball ; Artistry in rhythm ; Smoke rings ; The waltz you saved for me ; Cherokee --
Disc 2. Afro-bossa ; Purple gazelle ; Absinthe ; Moonbow ; Sempre amoré ; Caliné (Silk lace) ; Tigress ; Angu ; Volupté ; Bonga ; Pyramid ; Eighth veil ; Resume #1 ; Resume #2 ; Tricky's licks ; Blues in C ; Limbo jazz ; Pretty little one ; String along with strings ; The feeling of jazz --
Disc 3. Take the A train ; In a sentimental mood ; Don't get around much anymore ; Day dream ; Cotton tail ; Night creature (first movement): Blind bug ; Night creature (second movement): Stalking monster ; Night creature (third movement): Dazzling creature ; Non-violent integration ; La scala, she too pretty to be blue ; Harlem --
Disc 4. Hello, Dolly! ; Call me irresponsible ; Fly me to the moon ; So little time ; Danke schoen ; More ; The second time around ; Never on Sunday ; I left my heart in San Francisco ; Blowin' in the wind ; Stranger on the shore ; Red roses for a blue lady ; Charade ; People ; All my lovin' ; A beautiful friendship ; I want to hold your hand ; Days of wine and roses ; I can't stop loving you ; The good life ; Satin doll ; Moon River ; Ellington '66 --
Disc 5. A spoonful of sugar ; Chim chim cheree ; Feed the birds ; Let's go fly a kite ; Stay awake ; I love to laugh ; Jolly holiday ; Sister suffragette ; The perfect nanny ; Step in time ; The life I lead ; Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ; Island virgin ; Virgin jungle ; Fiddle on the diddle ; Jungle kitty ; Things ain't what they used to be ; Big fat Alice's blues ; Chelsea Bridge ; The opener ; Mysterious chick ; Barefoot stomper ; Fade up