Artist	Song
Duke Ellington	Take the "A" Train
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Duke Ellington	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
from The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962) (2004)
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra	Caravan
from Highlights from the Centennial Edition (1999)
Duke Ellington	Satin Doll
from The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962) (2004)
Duke Ellington	Mood Indigo
from The Okeh Ellington (1991)
Duke Ellington	Never No Lament
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Duke Ellington	Solitude
from The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962) (2004)
Duke Ellington	Concerto for Cootie
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Duke Ellington	Sophisticated Lady
from Sophisticated Lady (1996)
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane	In a Sentimental Mood
from Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (2008)
Duke Ellington	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Duke Ellington	Perdido
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra	Black and Tan Fantasy
from Highlights from the Centennial Edition (1999)
Duke Ellington	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
from The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962) (2004)
Duke Ellington	Creole Rhapsody
from Ken Burns Jazz: Duke Ellington (2000)
Duke Ellington	Cotton Tail
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Duke Ellington	Creole Love Call
from Ebony Rhapsody: The Great Ellington Vocalists (2001)
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra	Passion Flower
from Highlights from the Centennial Edition (1999)
Duke Ellington	Ko-Ko
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Duke Ellington	Sentimental Lady
from Never No Lament (The Blanton-Webster Band) (2003)
Duke Ellington	The Mooche
from The Okeh Ellington (1991)
Duke Ellington	I'm Beginning to See the Light
from The Best of Duke Ellington - The Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1999)
Duke Ellington	Black Beauty
from Reminiscing In Tempo (1991)
Earl Jackson And His Musical Champions & The Jungle Band	Rockin' In Rhythm
from Duke Ellington: Early Ellington - The Complete Brunswick and Vocalion Recordings 1926-1931 (1994)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	Skin Deep
from Pure Ellington (2008)

Comment:

The godfather of jazz, both as composer and bandleader, began his half-century at the apex of popular music in Washington, D.C. before settling in New York in the mid-'20s. Here, his mastery of the "jungle" style ("East St. Louis Toodle-Oo") would lead to a residency at the famed Cotton Club, and on to global fame.

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