| Masterpieces by Ellington | ||||
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| Released | September 1951[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 18, 1950 Bonus tracks August 7 & December 11, 1951 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Masterpieces by Ellington is the first LP album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded for the Columbia label in 1950.[2] 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.
- ^ Billboard October 6, 1951
- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 24, 2010