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Cootie Williams And His Orchestra - Cootie Williams In Stereo (1958/2015) [DSD256 + Hi-Res FLAC]

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Cootie Williams And His Orchestra - Cootie Williams In Stereo (1958/2015) [DSD256 + Hi-Res FLAC]

Cootie Williams And His Orchestra - Cootie Williams In Stereo (1958/2015)
DSD256 (.dsf) 1 bit/11,2 MHz | Time - 21:07 minutes | 2,03 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 21:07 minutes | 460 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Cootie Williams, one of the finest trumpeters of the 1930s, expanded upon the role originally formed by Bubber Miley with Duke Ellington's Orchestra. Renowned for his work with the plunger mute, Cootie was also a fine soloist when playing open. This sessions from 1958 shows that Williams' broad style was still mightily intact some 30 years after joining the Ellington fold.

Duke Ellington - Afro-Bossa (1963/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

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Duke Ellington - Afro-Bossa (1963/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Afro-Bossa (1963/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 33:24 minutes | 1,41 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 33:24 minutes | 792 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

The experimental "Afro-Bossa" features Duke Ellington pushing his talented group to their limits. The jazz master tosses around the forms he knows so well. Other players include Cat Anderson, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, and Cootie Williams. There is plenty of cornet, violin and plunger-muted trumpets.

Duke Ellington - Concert In The Virgin Islands (1965/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

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Duke Ellington - Concert In The Virgin Islands (1965/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Concert In The Virgin Islands (1965/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 37:22 minutes | 1,43 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/ kHz | Time - 37:22 minutes | 825 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

This lush, Caribbean-themed collection created a new standard for big band music. The recording includes four original compositions representing the “Virgin Island Suite” and new readings of classics from Ellington’s extensive repertoire. The pieces on this set are as impressive as the stellar line up of musicians including Cat Anderson, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, among others. The inspired performances and textured nuances are captured with the highest fidelity.

Duke Ellington - Far East Suite (1967/2017) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192 kHz]

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Duke Ellington - Far East Suite (1967/2017) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192 kHz]

Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington's Far East Suite (1967/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 44:38 minutes | 1,51 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 44:38 minutes | 1029 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"The Far East Suite" is an album by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, recorded in New York City on 19 December to 21 December 1966. The nine compositions on the original album were all composed by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (except for one by Ellington). Strayhorn died in May, 1967, making "The Far East Suite" the final album to feature his compositions that was released during his life.

Duke Ellington - In Coventry, 1966 (2018) [Official Digital Download]

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Duke Ellington - In Coventry, 1966 (2018) [Official Digital Download]

Duke Ellington - In Coventry, 1966 (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 65:36 minutes | 746 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

During the year of 1966 Duke Ellington was touring Europe. Duke Ellington s sacred concerts had many incarnations, more than the three on the commercial records: The First (1965), The Second (1968) and The Third (1973). At concerts Ellington often made changes in the proceedings left out some numbers, and played others, and altered the succession of numbers played. This was evidenced at Coventry Cathedral on a winter's Monday, February 21st 1966.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - The Popular Duke Ellington (1967/2016) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - The Popular Duke Ellington (1967/2016) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - The Popular Duke Ellington (1967/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 42:15 minutes | 1,56 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 42:15 minutes | 929 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"The Popular Duke Ellington" is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring many of the tunes associated with his orchestra re-recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label in 1967.