Collection: DUKE ELLINGTON: HIS JAZZ HERITAGE SOCIETY RECORDINGS
Duke Ellington - one of America's greatest composers and performers - provides a keystone of the Jazz Heritage Society catalog. In the 1990s, the Ellington estate provided a treasure trove of recordings from the Ellington family to Jazz Heritage Society for release. These live recordings, from 1948 to the 1970s provide an irreplaceable testament to Elllington's bands' greatness, as well as providing live recordings of the great members of his bands - Strayhorn, Hodges, Webster, Willie "the Lion" Smith, Paul Gonsalves and more. And also included are the rare Chicago recordings featuring the few live Django Reinhardt electric guitar performances with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.