Duke Ellington Discography - 1960s

1960s

In the 1960s, Ellington made recordings with a number of top stars, including Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald and Coleman Hawkins. He also wrote and recorded a number of suites, such as his religious "Sacred Concerts", the "Perfume Suite" and the "Latin American Suite."

1960

  • The Nutcracker Suite (Columbia) released on CD as part of Three Suites
  • Piano in the Background (Columbia)
  • Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. (aka Peer Gynt Suite/Suite Thursday) released on CD as part of Three Suites
  • Unknown Session (Columbia, released 1979)
  • Hot Summer Dance (Red Baron)
  • Live at Monterey 1960 (Status)

1961

  • Piano in the Foreground (Columbia)
  • The Great Reunion with Louis Armstrong (Roulette)
  • Together Again with Louis Armstrong (Roulette)
The above two were later re-released together in 2001 by Blue Note Records as The Great Summit.
  • Paris Blues (United Artists)
  • First Time! The Count Meets the Duke - with Count Basie (Columbia)
  • The Girl's Suite & The Perfume Suite (Columbia)

1962

  • All American in Jazz (Columbia)
  • Featuring Paul Gonsalves (Fantasy)
  • Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 (LMR) released as The Private Collection Volume Seven in 1987
  • Midnight in Paris (Columbia)
  • Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse!)
  • Money Jungle (United Artists)
  • Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse!, released 1963)
  • Will the Big Bands Ever Come Back? (Reprise)
  • Studio Sessions, New York, 1962 (LMR) - released as The Private Collection Volume Three in 1987
  • Recollections of the Big Band Era (Atlantic, released 1974)
  • The Feeling of Jazz (Black Lion)
  • Duke 56/62 (in three volumes) (CBS)

1963

  • Afro-Bossa (Reprise)
  • The Great Paris Concert (Atlantic, released 1973)
  • The Symphonic Ellington (Reprise)
  • Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (Atlantic, released 1976)
  • Serenade to Sweden - with Alice Babs (Reprise)
  • Studio Sessions New York 1963 (LMR) released as The Private Collection Volume Four in 1987
  • My People (Red Baron)

1964

  • Ellington '65 (Reprise)
  • Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins (Reprise)
  • Jazz Group 1964 (Jazz Anthology)
  • Live at Carnegie Hall 1964 (Jazz Up)
  • Harlem (Pablo)
  • All-Star Road Band (CBS)
  • At Basin Street East (Music & Arts)
  • London: The Great Concerts (MusicMasters)
  • New York Concert (Musicmasters)

1965

  • Ellington '66 (Reprise)
  • Concert in the Virgin Islands (Reprise)
  • Ella at Duke's Place (Verve)
  • The Duke at Tanglewood
  • Jumpin' Pumkins
  • '65 Revisited (Affinity)
  • Two Great Concerts (1949 and 1965) (Accord)
  • A Concert of Sacred Music From Grace Cathedral (Status)

1966

  • The Stockholm Concert, 1966 (Pablo, with Ella Fitzgerald, live)
  • The Popular Duke Ellington (RCA)
  • In the Uncommon Market (recorded 1963-66 - released 1986) (Pablo)
  • Soul Call (Verve, live)
  • Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur (Verve, with Ella Fitzgerald, live)
  • The Far East Suite (RCA)

1967

  • Johnny Come Lately
  • North of the Border in Canada
  • Live at the Rainbow Grill
  • Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington (1927–1967) (Smithsonian)
  • Live in Italy (Jazz Up)
  • 1967 European Tour (Lone Hill)
  • Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York (LMR) released as The Private Collection Volume Eight in 1987
  • Berlin '65/Paris '67 (Pablo)
  • The Jaywalker (recorded 1966-7 - released 2004) (Storyville)
  • The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (Pablo, live)
  • ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA)
  • Francis A. & Edward K. (Reprise, with Frank Sinatra)

1968

  • Yale Concert (issued 1973) (Fantasy)
  • Second Sacred Concert (Prestige)
  • Studio Sessions New York, 1968 (LMR) released as The Private Collection Volume Nine in 1987

1969

  • 70th Birthday Concert (Solid State)

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