Masterpieces by Ellington
| Masterpieces by Ellington | ||||
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| Released | September 1951 | |||
| Recorded | December 18, 1950 Bonus tracks: August 7 & December 11, 1951 | |||
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| Length | 47:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia Masterworks (1951) ML 4418 Columbia (1956) CL 825 | |||
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Masterpieces by Ellington is the first LP album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded for the Columbia Records in 1950. It was one of the earliest 12-inch LPs to take advantage of the extended time available and consisted of four tracks, three of them "concert arrangements" of Ellington standards and one, "The Tattooed Bride", a recent tone poem.