Product Description* Here are 15 previously unissued recordings from the treasure chest that Duke Ellington liked to refer to as the "stockpile." Although he professed little concern for posterity and always placed emphasis on "the now," he took care of both in incomparable fashion.
* Ellington has left us not merely finished, definitive versions of his music, but also the experimental, workshop models on which the ideas for masterpieces were explored and developed. In effect, what we have is a huge sketchbook, where prototypes, alternatives, and variations are shown with fascinating differences of detail, all of which are very well-illustrated in this collection.