Duke Ellington

DIGIPACK EDITION

THIS CD CONTAINS FOR THE FIRST TIME THE COMPLETE SHOW

Duke Ellington’s ‘My People’ opened in Chicago August 16, 1963. Duke Ellington did everything. He wrote the music, the words, directed it and did the orchestrations. There were not enough money involved to hire Duke Ellington’s orchestra. Instead they hired a 16 piece orchestra with Jimmy Jones as the pianist. A recording of the show was made on August 20, 21 and 28 supervised by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington.

The CD contains for the first time the complete show. Duke Ellington in ’My People’ chose the strategy to emphasize the positive achievements of black people to America life, rather than protest against injustice. It had only one minute of social protest written into its script. ‘My People’ is not political. It has social signifi cance, but the accent will be on entertainment.

Tracks:

01.Jungle Triangle #1
02. Come Sunday
03. Will You Be There/ 99% Won't Do
04. Ain’t But No One
05. David Danced
06. Heritage
07. After Bird Jungle
08. Montage
09. My People (Soap Box)
10. The Blues Ain’t
11. Blues At Sundown
12. Walking and Singing the Blue
13. Working Blue
14. My Man Sends Me
15. Jail Blues
16. I Love My Lovin’ Lover
17. Jungle Triangle #2
18. King Fit the Battle of Alabam
19. King
20. Purple People
21. What Color Is Virtue
22. Purple People;
23. Piano Blues Ouverture
24. Strange Feeling
25. Heritage (My Mother, My Father and Love