The Duke Ellington Anthology, Vol. 5 (1929)

This is part of a huge collection of Ellington's music, put out by Werner Last's Favourites Jazz, but rather than list the multitude of volumes I'm just going to put this one up. 1929 is my favorite year when it comes to Ellington; his early stuff is so refreshing and energetic.
Evey one of these 33 CDs has downloadable mp3s on Amazon, so you can pick and choose which of Ellington's many son... read more