Day Dream: Best of the Duke Ellington Songbook

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Notes

A somewhat useless compilation (though you can't make something coming from the Fitzgerald Verve vaults sound bad).
Too specific to be of interest to newcomers, and obviously not complete enough to attract the amateur (not even mentioning the completist), this falls out of a public...
If you find this at a budget price, why not, but you really are better digging either the real thing or a sampler with more varied material.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-23 18:31 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Take the “A” Train
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1957-06-24)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1957-06-24)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1957-06-24)
bass clarinet and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1957-06-24)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1957-06-24)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1957-06-24)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1957-06-24)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1957-06-24)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1957-06-24) and Paul Gonsalves (on 1957-06-24)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1957-06-24), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-06-24) and Britt Woodman (on 1957-06-24)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1957-06-24), Willie Cook (on 1957-06-24), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-06-24) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1957-06-24)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (on 1957-06-24)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-06-24)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1957-06-24)
cover recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
6:43
2Day Dream
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1957-06-24)
producer:
Norman Granz
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1957-06-24)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1957-06-24), Willie Cook (on 1957-06-24), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-06-24) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1957-06-24)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (on 1957-06-24)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-06-24)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1957-06-24)
cover recording of:
Day Dream (on 1957-06-24)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
4:01
3Everything but You
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
bass clarinet and clarinet:
Harry Carney (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Paul Gonsalves (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Britt Woodman (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Willie Cook (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
cover recording of:
Everything but You (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1945)
2:58
4Azure
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
cover recording of:
Azure (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
2:23
5Solitude
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1956-09-04)
producer:
Norman Granz
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-09-04)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-09-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-09-04)
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1956-09-04)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
2:09
6The E and D Blues (E for Ella, D for Duke)
recording of:
The E and D Blues (E for Ella, D for Duke)
lyricist:
Billy Strayhorn
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:53
7Bli‐Blip
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
bass clarinet and clarinet:
Harry Carney (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Paul Gonsalves (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Britt Woodman (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Willie Cook (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
cover recording of:
Bli-Blip (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lyricist:
Sid Kuller
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:05
8It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:16
9I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1957-06-25)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1957-06-25)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1957-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1957-06-25)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1957-06-25)
reeds:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1957-06-25) and Russell Procope (on 1957-06-25)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1957-06-25)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1957-06-25), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-06-25) and Britt Woodman (on 1957-06-25)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1957-06-25), Willie Cook (on 1957-06-25) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1957-06-25)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (on 1957-06-25)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-06-25)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1957-06-25)
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (on 1957-06-25)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
4:44
10I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
bass clarinet and clarinet:
Harry Carney (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Paul Gonsalves (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Britt Woodman (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Willie Cook (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
6:15
11Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
cover recording of:
Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
4:18
12Cotton Tail
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:27
13Squatty Roo
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-10-17)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-17)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-17)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-17)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-10-17)
cover recording of:
Squatty Roo (on 1957-10-17)
composer:
Johnny Hodges
3:42
14Rocks in My Bed
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
cover recording of:
Rocks in My Bed (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
3:59
15Rockin’ in Rhythm
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Willie Cook (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
writer:
Harry Carney, Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
5:21
16Mood Indigo
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-10-17)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-17)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-17)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-17)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-10-17)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1957-10-17)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:29
17All Too Soon
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
bass clarinet and clarinet:
Harry Carney (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Paul Gonsalves (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Britt Woodman (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Willie Cook (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
cover recording of:
All Too Soon (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
4:25