your favorite 3 Duke Ellington albums?

Such Sweet Thunder
Soul Call
Newport to Paris

To many others.  I don't have that "Live From The Crystal Ballroom. Thanks!

A Homage to Duke by David Grusin - fantastic sounding album.

I own and enjoy the Grusin disc (along with the companion homage to Bernstein), but are you serious!?  The OP's asking for recs on the BEST Duke Ellington recordings and you think the Grusin beats out work by the Duke himself!?  If yr not being sarcastic, I'd strongly recommend putting down the Grusin and start listening to the Duke, yr in for a treat!;)

Definitely First Time The Count Meets The Duke, Newport to Paris and  Such Sweet Thunder.