Description

180GR.

Artist

Influential American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (29 April 1899, Washington, D.C. - 24 May 1974 in New York City, N.Y.).

Known for his residency at the Cotton Club (1927-1931) and for composing over a thousand pieces, many of them now standards. Billy Strayhorn was a frequent collaborator.

Father of Mercer Ellington, who took over the leadership of his father's orchestra until his own death in 1996.

Tracks

A1 Money Jungle 05:25

A2 Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower) 03:32

A3 Very Special 04:25

A4 Warm Valley 03:30

B1 Wig Wise 03:20

B2 Caravan 04:15

B3 Solitude 05:30

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD

Labels

EMI, Blue Note, WaxTime, Valentim De Carvalho, Jazz Heritage, Poll Winners Records, DOL, Liberty, Vinyl Lovers , Time Life, WaxTime In Color, Supraphon, Biblioteka Polityki, State Of Art , Crackerjack Records , American Jazz Classics, United Artists Records, Solid State Records , MatchBall records, United Artists Jazz, Gramofonový Klub, Heavenly Sweetness

Countries

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe, Czechoslovakia, UK & Ireland

years

1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Members