搖擺時代最重要的大師

人稱"艾靈頓公爵"的Duke Ellington原名愛德華甘乃迪艾靈頓(Edward Kennedy Ellington) 是爵士樂創始人之一，7歲開始彈奏鋼琴，15歲時譜寫出第一首曲子，名叫"冷飲機散拍樂(Soda Fountain Rag)"，艾靈頓公爵的少年時期正是散拍樂大為流行的時代，散拍樂是一種由切分節奏構成的音樂，在鋼琴上演奏起來，就像是左手跟右手打架一樣，非常有趣而且富有活力，在艾靈頓公爵早期作品裡經常可以聽到散拍音樂的痕跡。

身為鋼琴家、樂隊領隊、編曲者及作曲家的艾靈頓與他旗下的樂團總共演奏了50年之久，雖然是鋼琴家，但他作曲時卻是用整個樂團的角度來思考，能夠充分地運用各種樂器不同的音色，來組織成一首整體演奏時富有和諧感，獨奏部分卻又非常傑出的曲子。收錄著名歌曲包括「別再奔波了」(Don't Get Around Much Anymore)、「複雜的女人」(Sophisticated Lady)及「一種感傷心情」(In a Sentimental Mood)等等共52首，編曲為鋼琴伴奏譜附吉他和弦與歌詞。

收錄曲目：

All Too Soon

Azure

Black And Tan Fantasy

Black Butterfly

Boy Meets Horn

Brown Skin Gal In The Calico Gown

C-Jam Blues

Caravan

Chelsea Bridge

Come Sunday

Cotton Tail

The Creole Love Call

Dancers In Love

Day Dream

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Drop Me Off In Harlem

Duke's Place

East St. Louis Toodle-oo

Everything But You

I Didn't Know About You

I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

I'm Beginning To See The Light

I'm Gonna Go Fishin'

I'm Just A Lucky So And So

In A Mellow Tone

In A Sentimental Mood

Isfahan

It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

It Will Have To Do Until The Real Thing Comes Along (Until The Real Thing Comes Along)

Jump For Joy

Just A Settin' And A Rockin'

Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)

Love You Madly

Maybe I Should Change My Ways

The Mooch

Mood Indigo

Passion Flower

Perdido

Prelude To A Kiss

Ring Dem Bells

Rockin' In Rhythm

Satin Doll

The Single Petal Of A Rose

Solitude

Something To Live For

Sophisticated Lady

Take The 'A' Train

Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Warm Valley

What Am I Here For?