60 historical recordings from the Duke dating from the late '20s through to the '50s. Ellington was quoted in saying "there are two kinds of music. Good music and the other kind". This is all Good. Disc 1: East St. Louis Toodle-Oo / Black And Tan Fantasy / Black Beauty / The Mooche / Awful Sad / Misty Mornin' / Ring Dem Bells / Old Man Blues / Mood Indigo / Rockin' In Rhythm / Echoes Of The Jungle / It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) / Creole Love Call / Blue Ramble / Sophisticated Lady / Drop Me Off At Harlem / Daybreak Express / Delta Serenade / Solitude / Blue Feeling. Disc 2: Take The 'A' Train / Saddest Tale / Moonglow / In A Sentimental Mood / Clarinet Lament (Barney's Concerto) / Echoes Of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto) / Black Butterfly / Caravan / Azure / Diminuendo In Blue / Crescendo In Blue / I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart / Prelude To A Kiss / Jack The Bear / Ko-Ko / Concerto For Cootie / Cotton Tail / Never No Lament / Bojangles (A Portrait Of Bill Robinson) / A Portrait Of Bert Williams. Disc 3: Satin Doll / Harlem Air-Shaft / Sepia Panorama / In A Mellotone / Warm Valley / Day Dream / Blue Serge / Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin' / I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) / Jump For Joy / Chelsea Bridge / Raincheck / Perdido / Moon Mist / Main Stem / I'm Beginning To See The Light / Skin Deep / Flamingo / C Jam Blues / Things Ain't What They Used To Be.