DUKE ELLINGTON MUS
Duke Ellington, The Columbia Studio Albums Collection: 1951-1958 (Legacy, 9 CDs, $75) The 1950s weren’t Sir Duke’s peak commercial years, but his talents had hardly diminished. Ellington’s Columbia output showcases his skills both as a dance-band leader and as an adventurous composer embracing possibilities presented by the newly popular LP format and advances in recording-studio technology.
