The Grammy Award-winning WDR Bigband of Cologne is undoubtedly one of the most successful big bands in the world. Now, a collector's box set containing the three recordings of the WDR Big Band and their tribute to Duke Ellington, one of the greatest and most influential jazz musicians of the last century, will be released. With well-known artists such as Frady Payne, Milt Grayson, Jimmy Wood, Grady Tate, Diana Reeves, Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton and many others, the WDR Big Band performs Ellington's great hits in a unique way.