Black, Brown & Beige

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Transblucency (A Blue Fog That You Can Almost See Through)
3:00
2Just Squeeze Me (but Don't Tease Me)
recording of:
Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
3:24
3A Gathering in a Clearing
3:14
4You Don't Love Me No More
3:24
5Pretty Woman
2:47
6Hey Baby
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
valve trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10)
lead vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
recording of:
Hey Baby (on 1946-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:50
7(Back Home Again in) Indiana
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:50
8Blue Is the Night
recording of:
Blue Is the Night
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher
3:07
9Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:19
10Just You, Just Me
recording of:
Just You, Just Me
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:55
11Beale Street Blues
recording of:
Beale Street Blues (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
2:56
12My Honey's Lovin' Arms
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms
writer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Harry Ruby
3:12
13Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:05
14I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
3:03
15St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:02
16Swamp Fire
recording of:
Swamp Fire
composer:
Harold Mooney
2:53
17Royal Garden Blues
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
3:08
18Esquire Swank
recording of:
Esquire Swank
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:34
19Midriff
recording of:
Midriff
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
3:14