Essential Duke Ellington Playlist

Essential Duke Ellington — Duke Ellington are an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader from Washington, D.C., known for sophisticated orchestration, distinctive big-band writing and an extensive jazz compositional language.

🔒 The top 10 are this genre's must-play anthems — the biggest hits no DJ leaves out — so they stay pinned. Tap 🔀 and everything from #11 down refreshes into a fresh mix (from a pool of 84).

1. In A Sentimental Mood — Duke Ellington
2. My Little Brown Book — Duke Ellington
3. Something to Live For — Duke Ellington
4. Take The Coltrane — Duke Ellington
5. Big Nick — Duke Ellington
6. Satin Doll — Duke Ellington
7. Take The “A” Train — Duke Ellington
8. Prelude To A Kiss — Duke Ellington
9. Chloe (Song of the Swamp) — Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
10. Isfahan — Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
11. Angelica — Duke Ellington
12. Basin Street Blues — Duke Ellington
13. Stevie — Duke Ellington
14. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good — Duke Ellington
15. Caravan — Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
16. Minnie the Moocher — Duke Ellington
17. Such Sweet Thunder — Duke Ellington
18. The Mooche — Duke Ellington
19. Switch Blade — Duke Ellington
20. Backward Country Boy Blues — Duke Ellington
21. Warm Valley — Duke Ellington
22. Caravan — Duke Ellington
23. C Jam Blues — Duke Ellington
24. Cottontail — Duke Ellington
25. Limbo Jazz — Duke Ellington
26. Money Jungle — Duke Ellington
27. Solitude — Duke Ellington
28. Lullaby of Birdland — Duke Ellington
29. Haupe — Duke Ellington
30. Wig Wise — Duke Ellington
31. Very Special — Duke Ellington
32. Melancholia — Duke Ellington
33. Take the "A" Train — Duke Ellington
34. Mood Indigo — Duke Ellington
35. Weary Blues — Duke Ellington
36. The Feeling Of Jazz — Duke Ellington
37. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart — Duke Ellington
38. B Sharp Blues — Duke Ellington
39. Happy Go Lucky Local — Duke Ellington
40. Take The "A" Train (06-30-52) — Duke Ellington
41. See See Rider — Duke Ellington
42. Sophisticated Lady — Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
43. Perdido — Duke Ellington
44. Artistry in Rhythm — Duke Ellington Orchestra
45. Aristocracy à la Jean LaFitte — Duke Ellington
46. Diminuendo In Blue — Duke Ellington
47. Diga Diga Doo — Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
48. I Can't Give You Anything But Love — Duke Ellington
49. Tiger Rag, Pt. 1 — Duke Ellington & The Jungle Band
50. Hy-Ah Su — Duke Ellington
51. Jingle Bells — Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
52. Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy) — Duke Ellington
53. C-Jam Blues — Duke Ellington
54. The Jeep Is Jumpin' — Duke Ellington
55. Things Ain't What They Used To Be — Duke Ellington
56. Flying Home — Duke Ellington
57. Fleurette Africaine (African Flower) — Duke Ellington
58. Wanderlust — Duke Ellington
59. One O'Clock Jump — Duke Ellington
60. Flamingo — Duke Ellington
61. Royal Garden Blues — Duke Ellington
62. Loveless Love — Duke Ellington
63. Wabash Blues — Duke Ellington
64. The Ricitic — Duke Ellington
65. Self Portrait (Of The Bean) — Duke Ellington
66. St. Louis Blues — Duke Ellington
67. You Dirty Dog — Duke Ellington
68. Diminuendo In Blue And Blow By Blow — Duke Ellington
69. Ray Charles' Place — Duke Ellington
70. A Little Max (Parfait) — Duke Ellington
71. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' — Duke Ellington
72. Black And Tan Fantasy — Duke Ellington
73. Beale Street Blues — Duke Ellington
74. Liza (All The Clouds Roll Away) — Duke Ellington
75. If I Give My Heart To You — Duke Ellington
76. There Shall Be No Night — Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
77. C Jam Blues — Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
78. Mood Indigo — Duke Ellington & His Harlem Footwarmers
79. The Single Petal Of A Rose — Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
80. Jam Session — Duke Ellington
81. U.M.M.G. — Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
82. Jubilee Stomp — Duke Ellington
83. Prelude to a Kiss — Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
84. Diga Diga Doo (with The Mills Brothers) — Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra

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