Actually I stand corrected - the authors of the
Penguin Guide to Jazz corrected this glaring omission in the 6th edition of their book and gave the
The Duke at Fargo, 1940, the vaunted crown.
http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/e/ellingtonduke-dukeatfargo.htmlArtist Title Rating
Duke Ellington The Duke at Fargo 1940 [Storyville] *****
Fargo 1940 Vol. 1 [Tax] ****
Fargo 1940 Vol. 2 [Tax] ****
Fargo, ND 11/7/40 [Vintage Jazz Classics] ****
Great Original Performances 1927-1934 [Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo] ****
Swing 1930 to 1938 [Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo] ****
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973) [RCA] ****
The Far East Suite - Special Mix [Bluebird] ****
The Far East Suite [RCA Victor Gold] ****
Carnegie Hall November 1948 [Vintage Jazz Classics] ***(*)
Cotton Club Stomp [Naxos Jazz Legends] ***(*)
Duke Ellington 1947-1948 [Classics] ***(*)
Duke Ellington 1950 [Classics] ***(*)
Ko-Ko [Dreyfus] ***(*)
Take the 'A' Train [Dreyfus] ***(*)
Take the 'A' Train [Vintage Jazz Classics] ***(*)
The Symphonic Ellington [Discovery] ***(*)
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2 [D.E.T.] ***(*)
The Treasury Shows Vol. 3 [D.E.T.] ***(*)
The Treasury Shows Vol. 4 [D.E.T.] ***(*)
The Treasury Shows Vol. 5 [D.E.T.] ***(*)
Up in Duke's Workshop [OJC] ***(*)
Yale Concert [OJC] ***(*)
Digital Duke [GRP] ***
Duke Ellington 1949-1950 [Classics] ***
Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson [Columbia] ***
Hot Summer Dance [Red Baron] ***
In Sweden [Caprice] ***
It Don't Mean a Thing [Naxos Jazz Legends] ***
Live at Carnegie Hall Dec 11 1943 [Storyville] ***
Music Is My Mistress [Musicmasters] ***
My People [Columbia/Red Baron] ***
Never-Before-Released Recordings, 1965-1972 [Musicmasters] ***
New York Concert [Musicmasters] ***
The Duke in Washington [Storyville] ***
The Great Chicago Concerts [Musicmasters] ***
The Great London Concerts [Musicmasters] ***
Continuum [Fantasy] **(*)
Eastbourne Performance [RCA Victor Gold] **(*)
Only God Can Make a Tree [Musicmasters] **(*)
The Seattle Concert 1952 [RCA] **(*)
The Treasury Shows Vol. 1 [D.E.T.] ***