Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra is an orchestra associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1949–1956. The artist is connected with Jazz and Swing, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Jazz and Swing shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Dance No. 1”, “Dance No. 2”, “Dance No. 3”, “Dance No. 4”. Then move to “George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess” and “Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.