Duke Ellington Discography: Solitude

Composers: Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
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Grade Audio Date Gig Vocalist Source Note
95 Audio January 10, 1934 Studio session for RCA Victor, New York, New York Creole Rhapsody Duke Ellington in the Thirties (Disc 1, Track 21) DE3402a
Disque Gramophone K-8304
His Master's Voice B.8410
His Master's Voice J.F.20
La Voix De Son Maitre K-8304
RCA Victor 24755-A
Victor 24755-A
94 Audio September 12, 1934 Studio session for American Record Corporation, New York, New York The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1933-1935 (Track 18) DE3414a
Brunswick 02007-A
Brunswick 6987
Brunswick A 9656
Brunswick A 9739
Columbia C-6061
Columbia DB 5041
His Master's Voice DB 5041
Parlophone R 2898
Silvertone 528
73 Audio December 21, 1936 Studio session for Master, Los Angeles, California Anniversary (Disc 9, Track 4b) DE3612d
Brunswick m 7990
Columbia 36312
73 Audio May 8, 1937 CBS Radio "Saturday Night Swing Club" broadcast, New York, New York At The Cotton Club (Disc 1, Track 2a) DE3708b
90 Audio April 17, 1938 Radio Broadcast from the Cotton Club, New York, New York Vocal by Ivie Anderson At The Cotton Club (Disc 1, Track 14) DE3810c
91 Audio May 1, 1938 Radio broadcast from the Cotton Club, New York, New York At The Cotton Club (Disc 1, Track 23) DE3813c
91 Audio February 14, 1940 Studio session for Brunswick, New York, New York Vocal by Ivie Anderson His Great Vocalists (Track 6) DE4003a
Columbia 35427
Columbia 50014
83 Audio May 14, 1941 Studio session for RCA Victor, New York, New York The Chronogical Duke Ellington 1940 - 1941 (Track 14) DE4108c
His Master's Voice E.A. 3200
His Master's Voice B.9285
Victor 27564-A
83 Audio May 14, 1941 Studio session for RCA Victor, New York, New York The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk K (Track 17) DE4108d
Alternate
85 Audio July 28, 1942 NBC Radio Broadcast from Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois Vocal by Ivie Anderson Stereo Reflections in Ellington (Track 20) DE4218d
83 Audio June 25, 1943 CBS Radio Broadcast "Broadway Bandbox", New York, New York Broadway Bandbox Radio Show DE4335a
88 Audio December 11, 1943 Concert from Carnegie Hall, New York, New York The Duke Box, Disk 6 (Track 3f) DE4364ne
18 Audio December 17, 1944 "Music America Loves Best" NBC Radio Broadcast, New York, New York Vocal by Choir Music America Loves Best DE4437ab
93 March 25, 1945 Concert at the Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois DE4509ub
78 Audio May 15, 1945 Studio Session for RCA Victor, New York, New York The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk O (Track 7) DE4533c
64 Audio May 19, 1945 "Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the Paradise Theatre, Detroit, Michigan Vocal by Al Hibbler, Marie Ellington, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis The Treasury Shows, Vol. 4, Disk 1 (Track 15) DE4535o
89 Audio July 28, 1945 "Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the State Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut The Treasury Shows Vol. 9, Disk 1 (Track 12f) DE4550le
82 Audio July 27, 1946 "Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the Orpheum Theatre, San Diego, California The Treasury Shows Volume 21, Disk 2 (Track 8h) DE4624hg
84 Audio August 24, 1946 "Your Saturday Date With the Duke" ABC Radio Broadcast at the Meadowbrook Gardens Café, Culver City, California The Treasury Shows, Vol. 23 (Disk 1, Track 6) DE4634e
84 Audio August 25, 1946 "Tommy Dorsey Show" NBC Radio Broadcast, Los Angeles, California AFRS Tommy Dorsey Show #57 DE4636a
83 December 26, 1947 Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York Carnegie Hall Concert DE4736aeg
81 Audio November 13, 1948 Concert from Carnegie Hall, New York, New York Carnegie Hall, November 13, 1948, Disk 2 (Track 14j) DE4802abi
93 February, 1949 ABC Radio Broadcast at the Hollywood Empire, Los Angeles, California Vocal by Al Hibbler 2 Great Concerts (Festival 2LP) (Side 2, Track 3) DE4901e
86 Audio December 18, 1950 Studio Session for CBS, New York, New York Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Masterpieces by Ellington, Track 4) DE5017d
53 Audio January 2, 1951 Radio Broadcast for U.S. Savings Bonds, New York, New York Vocal by Yvonne Lanauze The Winners (Giants of Jazz 1018) (Side 1, Track 6) DE5101b
83 Audio January 21, 1951 Concert at Metropolitan Opera House, New York, New York at Metropolitan Opera House (Vee Jay LP) (Side 2, Track 4g) DE5102og
90 May 4, 1951? WMCA Radio Broadcast from Birdland, New York, New York Vocal by Al Hibbler He's Mr. Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Side 2, Track 4) DE5121k
88 June 7, 1951 MBS Radio Broadcast from Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey Vocal by Al Hibbler Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, NJ, MBS Broadcast DE5113f
81 January 5, 1952 Concert at Metropolitan Opera House, New York, New York Rare Live Recordings 1952-3 (Disk 1, Track 13h) DE5201qg
83 Audio March 14, 1952 Film Shorts for Snader, Los Angeles, California Vocal by Jimmy Grissom On The Jazz Train (Track 10) DE5203h
81 Audio March 25, 1952 Concert at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk Q, Seattle Concert (Track 12h) DE5206cg
75 April 29, 1952 Dance Date at the Armory, Yakima, Washington Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Rare Live Recordings 1952-3 (Disk 2, Track 12) DE5208c
76 Audio August 6, 1952 NBC Radio Broadcast at the Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Radio Days "Live", The Blue Note, Chicago (Track 3) DE5215d
83 Audio November 14, 1952 Concert at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York Love You Madly (Track 7h) DE5222nh
84 Audio November 20, 1952 NBC Radio Broadcast at Birdland, New York, New York Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Duke Box 2, At Birdland 1952 (CD 1, Track 5a) DE5223e
81 Audio March 30, 1953 Concert at the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California The 1953 Pasadena Concert (Track 11i) DE5312nh
72 Audio April 30, 1953 Dance Date at McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, Oregon Vocal by Jimmy Grissom Happy Birthday, Duke!, Disk 3 (Track 6) DE5318ak
80 February 8, 1954 Concert at the Forum, Hamilton, Canada In Hamilton - 1954, Disk 1 (Track 10h) DE5404jh
67 Audio January 1, 1955 CBS Television Show "Stage Show" from New York, New York The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra 1 & 8 January 1955 TV's Stage Show (Track 5g) DE5501ag
84 Audio January 10, 1957 Concert at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa Grinnell College (H8OP-0932 LP) (Side 1, Track 5a) DE5703ji
91 Audio October 14, 1957 CBS Studio Session, New York, New York Complete Columbia Studio Albums 1951-1958 (Ellington Indigos, Track 1) DE5742a
80 January 22, 1958 Concert at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi at Biloxi Air Force Base DE5803gk
92 Audio October 29, 1958 Concert at the Theatre de L'Alhambra, Paris, France Vocal by Ozzie Bailey Paris Jazz Concert, Disk 2 (Track 4m) DE5843ul
96 Audio November 2, 1958 Concert at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands Vocal by Ozzie Bailey Live in '58 (Track 12l) DE5844ol
96 November 6, 1958 Concert at the Konserthuset, Goteborg, Sweden Vocal by Ozzie Bailey First Concert, Gothenburg, Sweden DE5847om
96 Audio November 6, 1958 Concert at the Konserthuset, Goteborg, Sweden Vocal by Ozzie Bailey How Do You Duke, Disk 2 (Track 12h) DE5848rl
96 Audio November 14, 1958 Concert at the Deutsches Museum, Munchen, West Germany Vocal by Ozzie Bailey The Duke Box 2, The Duke in Munich (CD 2, Track 22) DE5853ml
94 November 18, 1958 Concert at the Teatro Alfieri, Turin, Italy Vocal by Ozzie Bailey Teatro Alfieri, Turin, Italy DE5855pm
94 November 20, 1958 Concert at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Vocal by Ozzie Bailey In Concert At the Pleyel Paris 1958 Part 2 (Track 8l) DE5856yl
59 Audio September 20, 1959 Concert at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Vocal by Lil Greenwood Live in Paris 1959 (Track 12l) DE9033qk
61 Audio September 20, 1959 Concert at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Vocal by Lil Greenwood Sarpe Top Jazz Duke Ellington 2 (Track 7e) DE9034rd
60 September 26, 1959 Concert at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden Vocal by Lil Greenwood Konserthuset Concert DE5931hh
60 September 26, 1959 Concert at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden Vocal by Lil Greenwood Konserthuset Concert DE5932oh
60 September 30, 1959 Concert at the KB-Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Vocal by Lil Greenwood Concert in Copenhagen, Denmark DE9099rh
63 Audio October 4, 1959 Concert at the Sportpalast, Berlin, West Germany Vocal by Lil Greenwood Berlin 1959 (Disk 2, Track 14) DE5933ui
61 Audio October 9, 1959 Concert at the Kongress-Haus, Zurich, Switzerland Vocal by Lil Greenwood Zurich, Switzerland Concert DE5934pi
65 Audio December 17, 1960 "Jean Sablon Show" ORTF Televison Broadcast, Paris, France Vocal by Jean Sablon Jean Sablon Show DE6035d
68 Audio April 3, 1961 Roulette Studio Session, New York, New York Vocal by Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, The Great Summit, The Master Takes (Track 12) DE6104b
83 Audio January 4, 1962 Piano recital at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York The 1962 MOMA Recital - Piano Solo & Trio, MDD 001 (Track 14b) DE6202nb
86 Audio August 18, 1962 Impulse Studio Session, New York, New York Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Track 9) DE6237i
86 Audio September 17, 1962 United Artists Studio Session, New York, New York Money Jungle (Track 12) DE6240j
Take 3
86 Audio September 17, 1962 United Artists Studio Session, New York, New York Money Jungle (Track 7) DE6240k
Take 4
47 Audio February 23, 1963 Reprise Studio Session, Paris, France Vocal by Bea Benjamin Sathima Bea Benjamin/A Morning in Paris (Track 6) DE6333b
91 June 6, 1963 Concert at Tivoli Gruna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden The Duke Box 2, at Gröna Lund Tivoli, Stockholm (Disk 3, Track 6) DE6349db
83 June 8, 1963 Concert at Tivoli Gruna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden Tivoli, Gröna Lund DE6351db
87 September 9, 1963 Concert at the Damascus Fair, Damascus, Syria Damascus Concert DE6367kb
92 October 10, 1963 Concert at Rang Bhavan, Bombay, India State Department Sponsored Bombay, India Concert DE6373ob
90 Audio November 19 to 20, 1963 Concert at Théatre Du Liban, Beirut, Lebanon Duke Ellington Et Son Orchestre (Track 14) DE9082lb
88 Audio March 22, 1964 Concert at the Ariston Theater, San Remo, Italy Jazz Group 1964 (Track 8) DE6427f
82 April 6, 1964 Sesac party at the Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois Hilton party DE6430aa
83 April 7, 1964 Sesac party at the Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois Hilton party DE6429i
85 Audio April 20, 1964 Television Broadcast from Le Jazz Hot, Montreal, Canada Montreal 1964 (Track 18) DE6433lb
80 Audio May 20, 1964 Recital at Columbia University, New York, New York Columbia University, N.Y. (Foxy 9001 LP) (Side 2, Track 4a) DE6439na
83 Audio June/July, 1964 Concert in Japan Duke Ellington Swings Through Japan DE6450ib
36 Audio July 28, 1965 Concert at the Music Shed, Tanglewood, Massachusetts The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk W, The Duke at Tanglewood (Track 7) DE6544i
83 Audio August 26, 1965 Concert at the Basin Street West, San Francisco, California Love You Madly - A Concert of Sacred Music (Track 3c) DE6549nb
87 Audio February 25, 1966 Concert at the Chateau de Goutelas, Goutelas-en-Forez, France Masters of Jazz Vol. 6 (Track 3c) DE6634bc
84 April 9, 1966 Concert at the Daniel Sorano Theater, Dakar, Senegal World Festival of Negro Arts, Senegal DE6638kb
92 Audio May 11, 1966 RCA Studio Session, Los Angeles, California The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disk V, The Popular Duke Ellington (Track 7) DE6645e
44 Audio August 25, 1966 Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California Live at the Hollywood Bowl (with Los Angeles Symphony) DE6679bh
45 Audio November 2, 1966 "Barbara McNair Special" Television Taping, New York, New York Vocal by Barbara McNair Barbara McNair Special DE6675da
82 March 6, 1967 Concert at the Liederhalle, Stuttgart, West Germany 1967-03-06 Stuttgart, West Germany DE6736ub
86 Audio Probably Early July 1967 Concert in the United States On the Road with Duke Ellington (Track 3a) DE6763ab
83 Audio August 14, 1967 CBS Radio Broadcast from the Rainbow Grill, New York, New York Octet Rainbow Room Broadcasts 1967 (Side 2, Track 4) DE6776d
85 Audio August 17, 1967 CBS Radio Broadcast from the Rainbow Grill, New York, New York At The Rainbow Grill 1967 (Track 11) DE6777m
82 April 19, 1968 Private Party at El Caballero Country Club, Los Angeles, California Bob Udkoff Birthday Party DE9053at
82 April 19, 1968 Concert at the Convention Center, Anaheim, California Convention Center, Anaheim, CA DE6821gb
42 April 19, 1968 Concert at the Convention Center, Anaheim, California Vocal by Tony Bennett Convention Center, Anaheim, CA DEnone
37 August 3, 1968 Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California Saturday Pops Concert with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra DE6840gg
34 September 11, 1968 Concert at the S.O.D.R.E. Auditorium, Montevideo, Uruguay Vocal by Tony Watkins Montevideo, Uruguay Concert DE6847u
45 Audio April 6, 1969 "Ed Sullivan Show" CBS Television Taping, New York, New York Vocal by Tony Bennett Ed Sullivan Show DE6911c
75 Audio April 26, 1969 Swedish Television Taping, New York, New York "A Duke Named Ellington" PBS Documentary DE6913a
40 Audio September 15, 1969 Concert at City Hall, New York, New York Vocal by Tony Watkins New York City Hall with Mayor Lindsay DE69noneyet
42 Audio November 1, 1969 Concert at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France Vocal by Tony Watkins Be Cool Live in Paris 1969 (Track 8) DE6945o
42 Audio November 3, 1969 Concert at the Bergenshallen, Norway Vocal by Tony Watkins Bergenshallen, Bergen Concert DE6947h
40 November 4, 1969 Concert at the Kongresshallen, Stockholm, Sweden Vocal by Tony Watkins Kongresshallen, Stockholm DE6948jd
51 November 4, 1969 Concert at the Kongresshallen, Stockholm, Sweden Vocal by Tony Watkins Kongresshallen, Stockholm DE6949nd
42 November 8, 1969 Concert at the Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany Vocal by Tony Watkins 1969-11-08 Berlin, West Germany DE6954ld
77 November 9, 1969 Concert at the City Theater, Malmo, Sweden Malmo, First Show DE6955k-
83 November 9, 1969 Concert at the City Theater, Malmo, Sweden Malmo, Second Show DE6956kj
40 November 15, 1969 Concert at Victoria Halle, Geneva, Switzerland Vocal by Tony Watkins DE6962il
78 April 2, 1970 Concert at The Cave Inn, Vancouver, Canada Vocal by Tony Watkins Duke Ellington Opens the Cave Volume Two (Side 1, Track 1c) DE7027mh
76 Audio May 29, 1970 Concert at Mount Angel Abbey Library, St. Benedict, Oregon Mount Angel Abbey Library DEnone
40 July 8, 1970 Concert in Liseberg Concert Hall, Gothenburg, Sweden Vocal by Tony Watkins Gothenburg First Concert DE7051s
40 July 21, 1970 Concert at the Parco delle Naiadi, Genoa, Italy Vocal by Tony Watkins Live in Genoa (Track 7b) DE7059t
40 November 7, 1971 Concert at the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark Vocal by Tony Watkins Live at the Tivoli Gardens, Part One (Track 8) DE7171lg
40 November 7, 1971 Concert at the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark Vocal by Tony Watkins Live at the Tivoli Gardens, Part Two (Track 11) DE7172nh
42 November 9, 1971 Concert at the Universitsaulen, Uppsala, Sweden Vocal by Tony Watkins First Uppsala Concert DE7174jh
40 Audio November 9, 1971 Concert at the Universitsaulen, Uppsala, Sweden Vocal by Tony Watkins Uppsala 1971 (Track 9l) DE7175jj
45 November 10, 1971 Concert at the City Theater, Malmo, Sweden Vocal by Tony Watkins Malmo Concert DE7178lf
85 Audio April 10, 1972 Piano Concert at the Whitney Museum, New York, New York Live at the Whitney (Track 5b) DE7217e
57 Audio January 4, 1973 ORTF Television Taping, Paris, France Stephane Grappelly Program (Track 1a) DE7302aa
42 December 2, 1973 Concert at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, England Vocal by Tony Watkins DE7359xb