This 4-CD set was produced by Alain Pailler and Tony Baldwin from meticulously restored
originals that let you relive the Duke Ellington Orchestra's golden age as though you were
right there. These legendary 1940-1942 sessions include Ellington classics such as Ko-Ko Take
The `A' Train Perdido and Harlem Air-Shaft masterfully arranged by the Duke himself and his
right-hand man Billy Strayhorn. The set prominently features several Swing Era giants at their
very peak: Cootie Williams and Ray Na
