The sequel to Columbia Studio Albums 1950-58 has a street date of 30 October, 2015.
The good news: first time releases in the US on CD of Unknown Session (something of an anachronism here since the album was not released in Ellington's lifetime)and The Girls' Suite.
Not so good: why finish in 1961 and not 1962 which is when Ellington's contract expired. Two of his original studio albums, Midnight in Paris and All American In Jazz (which could have fit easily on one CD) remain unreleased on CD in the USA - and indeed, unreleased since their original LP incarnations over fifty years ago, virtually.
Here is a listing of the contents of the 10 disc box:
Disc: 1
1.
Malletoba Spank - Duke Ellington feat. The Percussion Section
2.
Medley: Toot Suite - Duke Ellington feat. Britt Woodman, Jimmy Hamilton, Shorty
Baker, Russell Procope, Quentin Jackson, and Paul Gonsalves
3.
Satin Doll
4.
U.M.M.G. - Duke Ellington feat. Dizzy Gillespie
5.
All of Me - Duke Ellington feat. Johnny Hodges
6.
Tymperturbably Blue - Duke Ellington feat. The Percussion Section
7.
Fillie Trillie
8.
Hello Little Girl - Duke Ellington feat. Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Rushing, Dizzy
Gillespie
Disc: 2
1.
Main Title and Anatomy of a Murder
2.
Flirtibird
3.
Way Early Subtone
4.
Hero to Zero
5.
Low Key Lightly
6.
Happy Anatomy
7.
Midnight Indigo
8.
Almost Cried
9.
Sunswept Sunday
10.
Grace Valse
11.
Happy Anatomy
12.
Haupe
13.
Upper and Outest
14.
Anatomy of a Murder
15.
Merrily Rolling Along
16.
Beer Garden
17.
Happy Anatomy
18.
Polly
19.
Polly
20.
Happy Anatomy
21.
More Blues
22.
Almost Cried
23.
Sound Track Music: Anatomy of a Murder
24.
Anatomy of a Murder
25.
The Grand Finale
Disc: 3
1.
Perdido
2.
Copout Extension
3.
Duael Fuel, Pt. I
4.
Duael Fuel, Pt. II
5.
Duael Fuel, Pt. III
6.
Idiom '59, Pt. I
7.
Idiom '59, Pt. II
8.
Idiom '59, Pt. III
9.
Things Ain't What They Used to Be
10.
Launching Pad
11.
V.I.P.'s Boogie
12.
Jam with Sam
Disc: 4
1.
Three J's Blues
2.
Smada
3.
Pie Eye's Blues
4.
Sweet & Pungent
5.
C Jam Blues
6.
In a Mellow Tone
7.
Blues In Blueprint
8.
The Swingers Get the Blues, Too
9.
The Swinger's Jump
10.
Blues In Orbit
11.
Villes Ville Is the Place, Man
12.
Track 360
13.
Sentimental Lady
14.
Brown Penny
15.
Pie Eye's Blues
16.
Sweet & Pungent
17.
The Swinger's Jump
18.
Blues In Orbit
19.
Track 360
Disc: 5
1.
Overture
2.
Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes)
3.
Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
4.
Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
5.
Entr'acte
6.
The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance)
7.
Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)
8.
Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
9.
Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)
10.
Girls
11.
Mahalia
12.
Peg O' My Heart
13.
Sweet Adeline
14.
Juanita
15.
Sylvia
16.
Lena
17.
Dinah
18.
Clementine
19.
Diane
Disc: 6
1.
Happy Go Lucky Local
2.
What Am I Here For
3.
Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In Rhythm
4.
Perdido
5.
I'm Beginning to See the Light
6.
Mid-Riff
7.
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
8.
Main Stem
9.
Take the "A" Train
10.
Lullaby of Birdland
11.
The Wailer
12.
Dreamy Sort of Thing
13.
Lullaby of Birdland
14.
Harlem Air Shaft
Disc: 7
1.
Morning Mood
2.
In the Hall of the Mountain King
3.
Solvejg's Song
4.
Ase's Death
5.
Anitra's Dance
6.
Misfit Blues
7.
Schwiphti
8.
Zweet Zurzday
9.
Lay-By
Disc: 8
1.
Everything but You
2.
Black Beauty
3.
All Too Soon
4.
Something to Live For
5.
Mood Indigo
6.
Creole Blues
7.
Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)
8.
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
9.
Mighty Like the Blues
10.
Tonight I Shall Sleep
11.
Dual Highway
12.
Blues
Disc: 9
1.
I Can't Get Started
2.
Cong-Go
3.
Body and Soul
4.
Blues for Jerry
5.
Fontainebleau Forest
6.
Summertime
7.
It's Bad to Be Forgotten
8.
A Hundred Dreams Ago
9.
So
10.
Searching (Pleading for Love)
11.
Springtime In Africa
12.
Lotus Blossom
13.
All The Things You Are
14.
All The Things You Are
15.
Piano Improvisation No. 2
16.
Piano Improvisation No. 3
17.
Piano Improvisation No. 4
18.
Piano Improvisation No. 1
Disc: 10
1.
Battle Royal
2.
To You
3.
Take the 'A' Train
4.
Corner Pocket (aka Until I Met You)
5.
Wild Man
6.
Segue In C
7.
B D B
8.
Jumpin' at the Woodside
9.
One More Once
10.
Take the 'A' Train
11.
Jumpin' at the Woodside
12.
B D B
13.
Blues In Hoss' Flat
14.
Wild Man
15.
Battle Royal
