Storyville Records The Duke Box 2 (7CD + DVD Box set)

Duke Box 2 begins in 1952 and picks up where the first Duke Box left off; covering his music-making right up until the autumn of 1972, less than two years before he died. This means that it is filled with a treasure trove of both studio and live recordings; such as Birdland, NYC, from 1952, Kongressaal, Munich from 1958, and Tivoli, Stockholm from 1963. Of particular interest here are the late 60 s and early 70 s studio sessions (mostly recorded in New York). As a bonus, there is a fascinating DVD of the band in action, filmed at Pathé Studios, NYC in 1962. Housed in a lid-off long box, containing a 28 page booklet crammed with unseen photos and full track annotation, and completed with liner notes by Ellington expert Brian Priestley. Tracks: CD1. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Duke Ellington at Birdland (Live; Birdland NYC, November 20th-24th, 1952) CD2. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: at Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum, Munich, (Live; November 14th, 1958) CD3. Duke Ellington at Grøna Lund Tivoli, Stockholm (Live; June 6th 1963) CD4. Duke Ellington The Piano Player (Studio; Solo 1961-71) CD5. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra The Jaywalker (Studio; 1966-67) CD6. Duke Ellington: New York, New York (Studio; 1970-72) CD7. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Togo Brava Suite (Studio; 1971) 8. DVD: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra Pathé Studios, NYC. Jan. 9th, 1962