Essentially Ellington: The JLCO Recordings, 1999-2025

Album by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra & Wynton Marsalis

Essentially Ellington: The JLCO Recordings, 1999-2025 is a compilation album by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, released in 2025. The album has big band jazz rooted in Duke Ellington's music, with brass-led voicings and swing-influenced rhythms, and it records the orchestra's evolving approach from 1999 to 2025.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Launching Pad (1999)
    7:26
  2. 2.
    Main Stem (1999)
    2:52
  3. 3.
    Mood Indigo (1999)
    3:09
  4. 4.
    Never No Lament (Don’t Get Around Much Anymore) (1999)
    3:09
  5. 5.
    Oclupaca (From Latin American Suite) (1999)
    4:37
  6. 6.
    Rockabye River (1999)
    2:44
  7. 7.
    Portrait of Louis Armstrong (From New Orleans Suite) (1999)
    3:09
  8. 8.
    Sophisticated Lady (1999)
    3:45

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Anitra’s Dance (From Peer Gynt Suite) (2000)
    2:57
  2. 2.
    Concerto for Cootie (2000)
    3:48
  3. 3.
    Perdido (2000)
    4:35
  4. 4.
    The Mooche (2000)
    3:39
  5. 5.
    The Peanut Vendor (2000)
    5:10
  6. 6.
    The Shepherd (Who Looks Over the Night Flock) (2000)
    7:39
  7. 7.
    Star‐Crossed Lovers (From Such Sweet Thunder) (2000)
    3:51

Disc 3

  1. 1.
    Blue Cellophane (2001)
    3:04
  2. 2.
    Blue Feeling (2001)
    3:33
  3. 3.
    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (2001)
    2:59
  4. 4.
    Pyramid (2001)
    3:10
  5. 5.
    Rocks in My Bed (2001)
    4:05
  6. 6.
    Rumpus in Richmond (2001)
    2:34
  7. 7.
    Almost Cried (From Anatomy of a Murder) (2001)
    2:23
  8. 8.
    Tutti for Cootie (2001)
    6:13

Disc 4

  1. 1.
    All Heart (2002)
    3:34
  2. 2.
    It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (2002)
    3:32
  3. 3.
    Raincheck (2002)
    2:29
  4. 4.
    Such Sweet Thunder (2002)
    3:08
  5. 5.
    Sultry Sunset (2002)
    3:21
  6. 6.
    The Eighth Veil (2002)
    2:54
  7. 7.
    Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (2002)
    3:00
  8. 8.
    Zweet Zursday (2002)
    3:46

Disc 5

  1. 1.
    Caravan (2003)
    2:57
  2. 2.
    Harlem Airshaft (2003)
    2:56
  3. 3.
    I’ve Just Seen Her (2003)
    5:16
  4. 4.
    Jump for Joy (2003)
    2:53
  5. 5.
    Ko‐Ko (2003)
    2:39
  6. 6.
    Kinda Dukish / Rockin’ in Rhythm (2003)
    5:34

Disc 6

  1. 1.
    Bli‐Blip (2004)
    3:05
  2. 2.
    Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue (2004)
    10:06
  3. 3.
    Jack the Bear (2004)
    3:20
  4. 4.
    Stompy Jones (2004)
    5:58
  5. 5.
    Rhapsody in Blue (2004)
    6:16
  6. 6.
    Sugar Rum Cherry (2004)
    3:10

Disc 7

  1. 1.
    Happy‐Go‐Lucky Local (2005)
    5:24
  2. 2.
    I Didn’t Know About You (2005)
    4:16
  3. 3.
    Isfahan (2005)
    4:20
  4. 4.
    Purple Gazelle (2005)
    3:09
  5. 5.
    Ring Dem Bells (2005)
    2:40
  6. 6.
    V.I.P.’s Boogie (2005)
    3:21

Disc 8

  1. 1.
    Across the Track Blues (2006)
    3:09
  2. 2.
    All Too Soon (2006)
    4:12
  3. 3.
    Idiom ’59 – Part II (2006)
    4:30
  4. 4.
    Braggin’ in Brass (2006)
    2:52
  5. 5.
    I’m Just a Lucky So and So (2006)
    3:40
  6. 6.
    Latin American Sunshine (From Latin American Suite) (2006)
    6:55

Disc 9

  1. 1.
    Flaming Sword (2007)
    3:48
  2. 2.
    Jumpin’ Punkins (2007)
    3:55
  3. 3.
    Old Man Blues (2007)
    3:17
  4. 4.
    Joe Avery’s Blues (2007)
    4:18
  5. 5.
    Sophisticated Lady (2007)
    4:06
  6. 6.
    C Jam Blues (2007)
    7:16

Disc 10

  1. 1.
    Blue Serge (2008)
    3:43
  2. 2.
    Jam‐A‐Ditty (2008)
    3:15
  3. 3.
    Theme (From the Asphalt Jungle) (2008)
    4:03
  4. 4.
    The Mooche (2008)
    3:26
  5. 5.
    Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (2008)
    2:24
  6. 6.
    Blue Ramble (2008)
    3:34

Disc 11

  1. 1.
    Again and Again (2009)
    5:31
  2. 2.
    Jeep’s Blues (2009)
    4:31
  3. 3.
    Moon Over Cuba (2009)
    5:27
  4. 4.
    Movin’ Uptown (From Echoes of San Juan Hill) (2009)
    5:25
  5. 5.
    Perdido (2009)
    4:16
  6. 6.
    Symphony in Riffs (2009)
    4:58

Disc 12

  1. 1.
    Tippin’ on the Q.T. (2011)
    6:20
  2. 2.
    Concerto for Cootie (2011)
    3:22
  3. 3.
    Rockin’ in Rhythm (2011)
    6:48
  4. 4.
    Portrait of Lois Armstrong (From New Orleans Suite) (2011)
    4:58
  5. 5.
    Black and Tan Fantasy (2011)
    8:51
  6. 6.
    Every Day (I Have the Blues) (2011)
    8:06

Disc 13

  1. 1.
    Royal Garden Blues (2013)
    3:17
  2. 2.
    Echoes of Harlem (2013)
    3:34
  3. 3.
    Bonga (2013)
    3:14
  4. 4.
    Lightnin’ (2013)
    3:14
  5. 5.
    Blood Count (2013)
    4:24
  6. 6.
    The Second Line (From New Orleans Suite) (2013)
    5:52

Disc 14

  1. 1.
    Chinoiserie (From the Afro‐Eurasian Eclipse) (2014)
    4:43
  2. 2.
    Dissonance in Blues (2014)
    3:20
  3. 3.
    Teri (2014)
    3:06
  4. 4.
    Uptown Downbeat (2014)
    3:38
  5. 5.
    Perdido (2014)
    5:30
  6. 6.
    Flirtibird (From Anatomy of a Murder) (2014)
    2:19
  7. 7.
    I Like the Sunrise (From the Liberian Suite) (2014)
    4:36
  8. 8.
    Nancy Jo (2014)
    2:53

Disc 15

  1. 1.
    Bourbon Street Jingling Jollies (From New Orleans Suite) (2015)
    4:04
  2. 2.
    Brasilliance (From Latin American Suite) (2015)
    3:55
  3. 3.
    Chelsea Bridge (2015)
    3:00
  4. 4.
    Cotton Club Stomp (2015)
    2:50
  5. 5.
    Memphis Blues (2015)
    2:56
  6. 6.
    Total Jazz (2015)
    3:31

Disc 16

  1. 1.
    Magnolias Dripping With Molasses (2016)
    4:45
  2. 2.
    Down South Camp Meeting (2016)
    3:19
  3. 3.
    Laura (2016)
    4:19
  4. 4.
    Christopher Columbus (2016)
    3:00
  5. 5.
    St. Louis Blues (2016)
    2:56
  6. 6.
    Blue Goose (2016)
    3:11

Disc 17

  1. 1.
    Carnegie Blues (2017)
    2:40
  2. 2.
    So Easy (2017)
    2:42
  3. 3.
    Sugar Hill Penthouse (2017)
    4:55
  4. 4.
    Stay on It (2017)
    3:11
  5. 5.
    If You Could See Me Now (2017)
    3:13
  6. 6.
    Dameron Stomp (2017)
    3:09
  7. 7.
    Bojangles (2017)
    2:55
  8. 8.
    East St. Louis Toodle‐Oo (2017)
    3:21

Disc 18

  1. 1.
    Banquet Scene (From Timon of Athens) (2018)
    2:19
  2. 2.
    Blue Minor (2018)
    3:12
  3. 3.
    Harlem Congo (2018)
    3:20
  4. 4.
    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (2018)
    5:13
  5. 5.
    Lindy Hopper’s Delight (2018)
    2:46
  6. 6.
    Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (2018)
    2:36
  7. 7.
    Ready, Go! (2018)
    6:23
  8. 8.
    The Sheik of Araby (2018)
    3:20

Disc 19

  1. 1.
    Afro‐Bossa (Bula) (2019)
    4:32
  2. 2.
    Blues to Be There (2019)
    6:28
  3. 3.
    Bugle Call Rag (2019)
    3:18
  4. 4.
    Little Karin (2019)
    3:56
  5. 5.
    Solid Old Man (2019)
    3:41
  6. 6.
    Stablemates (2019)
    4:22
  7. 7.
    Straw Boss (2019)
    8:22
  8. 8.
    Whisper Not (2019)
    5:11

Disc 20

  1. 1.
    Caravan (2021)
    3:35
  2. 2.
    Cotton Tail (2021)
    3:25
  3. 3.
    Harlem Airshaft (2021)
    2:54
  4. 4.
    I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (2021)
    3:08
  5. 5.
    Isfahan (2021)
    4:09
  6. 6.
    Rockin’ in Rhythm (2021)
    5:50

Disc 21

  1. 1.
    Black Butterfly (2022)
    3:04
  2. 2.
    Blue and Sentimental (2022)
    3:19
  3. 3.
    Trombonio‐Bustoso‐Issimo (aka “Trombone Buster”) (2022)
    4:07
  4. 4.
    Good Morning Blues (2022)
    3:05
  5. 5.
    Blue Room (2022)
    3:17
  6. 6.
    Topsy (2022)
    3:12

Disc 22

  1. 1.
    Blues a La Machito (2023)
    3:13
  2. 2.
    Chloe (Song of the Swamp) (2023)
    3:34
  3. 3.
    Congo Mulence (2023)
    3:05
  4. 4.
    Fancy Dan (2023)
    4:37
  5. 5.
    Kenya (2023)
    3:50
  6. 6.
    Oyeme (2023)
    3:30
  7. 7.
    Portrait of Sidney Bechet (2023)
    4:10
  8. 8.
    Just Scratchin’ the Surface (2023)
    2:57

Disc 23

  1. 1.
    Addi (2024)
    3:50
  2. 2.
    Boo‐Dah (2024)
    3:14
  3. 3.
    Exposition Swing (2024)
    3:20
  4. 4.
    The Giddybug Gallop (2024)
    3:53
  5. 5.
    Golden Cress (2024)
    3:04
  6. 6.
    Miss Lucy (2024)
    3:18
  7. 7.
    Rent Party Blues (2024)
    3:41
  8. 8.
    Silk Lace (2024)
    2:43

Disc 24

  1. 1.
    Aristocracy À La Jean Lafitte (From New Orleans Suite) (2025)
    4:12
  2. 2.
    Black Beauty (2025)
    3:19
  3. 3.
    Blues for New Orleans (From New Orleans Suite) (2025)
    8:10
  4. 4.
    Elegy to a Man (2025)
    4:58
  5. 5.
    Mullenium (2025)
    8:01
  6. 6.
    The Opener (2025)
    2:49
  7. 7.
    Thruway (2025)
    8:29
  8. 8.
    Thanks for the Beautiful Land on the Delta (From New Orleans Suite) (2025)
    3:49
  9. 9.
    What Am I Here For? (2025)
    3:36

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