The Essential Duke Ellington

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Take the "A" Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
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)
2:57
2Sophisticated Lady
lead vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1956-01-23)
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1956-01-23)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:00
3Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
4:32
4I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
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)
3:39
5In a Mellow Tone
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-12-03)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1959-12-03)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1959-12-03)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1959-12-03)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1959-12-03)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Jimmy Johnson (drummer in Duke Ellington's Orchestra) (on 1959-12-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-12-03)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1959-12-03)
trombone:
Matthew Gee (jazz trombonist) (on 1959-12-03), Booty Wood (on 1959-12-03) and Britt Woodman (on 1959-12-03)
trumpet:
Ray Nance (on 1959-12-03)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-03)
instrumental recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1959-12-03)
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins
2:43
6Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
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)
3:48
7Happy Go Lucky Local
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
3:01
8It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
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)
2:51
9Things Ain't What They Used to Be
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-09-08)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1959-09-08)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1959-09-08)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1959-09-08)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1959-09-08)
membranophone:
James Johnson (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-09-08) and Sam Woodyard (on 1959-09-08)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-09-08)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1959-09-08)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1959-09-08) and Britt Woodman (on 1959-09-08)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1959-09-08), Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1959-09-08), Willie Cook (on 1959-09-08), Andrew “Fats” Ford (trumpeter) (on 1959-09-08), Ray Nance (on 1959-09-08) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1959-09-08)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1959-09-08)
instrumental recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1959-09-08)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music Inc
2:58
10Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
3:11
11I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:41
12Dancers in Love
recording of:
Dancers in Love
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Perfume Suite
2:21
13Something to Live For
recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:45
14Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
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.
2:58
15Black Beauty
recording of:
Black Beauty
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:15
16Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
6:25
17U.M.M.G.
producer:
Irving Townsend
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25) and Russell Procope (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
percussion:
Chauncey Morehouse (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25) and Bobby Rosengarden (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
piano accordion:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25) and Britt Woodman (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25), Harold "Shorty" Baker (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25), Andrew “Fats” Ford (trumpeter) (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25), Ray Nance (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
remixer:
Larry Keyes (engineer)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1959-02-19 until 1959-02-25)
recording of:
Upper Manhattan Medical Group
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:28

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ASIN:UK: B0000259HC [info]