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Best big band songs of the 1940s

Songs from the big band albums of the 1940s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

  1. 2The Duke coverDrop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington · The Duke
  2. 3The Duke coverBundle of BluesDuke Ellington · The Duke
  3. 4The Duke coverBest WishesDuke Ellington · The Duke
  4. 5The Duke coverLightnin'Duke Ellington · The Duke
  5. 6The Duke coverBaby, When You Ain't ThereDuke Ellington · The Duke
  6. 7The Duke coverBlue RambleDuke Ellington · The Duke
  7. 8The Duke coverLazy RhapsodyDuke Ellington · The Duke

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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