The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington

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1Melancholia
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-13, on 1953-04-14)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-14)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-13, on 1953-04-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-13, on 1953-04-14)
recording of:
Melancholia (on 1953-04-13)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Melancholia (on 1953-04-14)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:21
2Prelude to a Kiss
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-13, on 1953-04-14)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-14)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-13, on 1953-04-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-13, on 1953-04-14)
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss (in 1945)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
instrumental recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss (on 1953-04-13)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:04
3In a Sentimental Mood
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-14)
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1953-04-14)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
2:33
4Things Ain't What They Used to Be
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-14)
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1953-04-14)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
2:57
5All Too Soon
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-14)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-14)
recording of:
All Too Soon (on 1953-04-14)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
3:08
6Janet
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-14)
bass and double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-14)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-14)
recording of:
Janet (on 1953-04-14)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:14
7Give Me the Right
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-06-30)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-06-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-06-30)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1953-06-30), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1953-06-30) and Russell Procope (on 1953-06-30)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1953-06-30)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1953-06-30) and Britt Woodman (on 1953-06-30)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1953-06-30), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-06-30), Ray Nance (on 1953-06-30) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1953-06-30)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1953-06-30)
vocals:
Jimmy Grissom (on 1953-06-30)
2:47
8Is It a Sin? (My Loving You)
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-06-30)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-06-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-06-30)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1953-06-30), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1953-06-30) and Russell Procope (on 1953-06-30)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1953-06-30)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1953-06-30) and Britt Woodman (on 1953-06-30)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1953-06-30), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-06-30), Ray Nance (on 1953-06-30) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1953-06-30)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1953-06-30)
vocals:
Jimmy Grissom (on 1953-06-30)
2:56
9Don't Touch Me
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-06-30)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-06-30)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-06-30)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-06-30)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1953-06-30), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1953-06-30) and Russell Procope (on 1953-06-30)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1953-06-30)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1953-06-30) and Britt Woodman (on 1953-06-30)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1953-06-30), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-06-30), Ray Nance (on 1953-06-30) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1953-06-30)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1953-06-30)
vocals:
Jimmy Grissom (on 1953-06-30)
2:02
10Basin Street Blues
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-06-30)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1953-06-30)
recording of:
Beale Street Blues (on 1953-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
5:53
11Big Drag
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-07-01)
2:52
12Hear My Plea
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-07-01)
vocals:
Jimmy Grissom (on 1953-07-01)
2:55
13Don't Ever Say Goodbye
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-07-01)
vocals:
Jimmy Grissom (on 1953-07-01)
3:01
14What More Can I Say?
trumpet:
Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-07-01)
3:09
15Kinda Dukish
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-12-03, on 1953-12-28)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-28)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Dave Black (drums) (on 1953-12-03, on 1953-12-28)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-12-03, on 1953-12-28)
recording of:
Kinda Dukish (on 1953-12-03)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Kinda Dukish (on 1953-12-28)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:32
16Montevideo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-12-03)
congas:
Ralph Collier (drums, percussion) (on 1953-12-03)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Dave Black (drums) (on 1953-12-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-12-03)
recording of:
Montevideo (on 1953-12-03)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:34
17December Blue
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-12-03)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Dave Black (drums) (on 1953-12-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-12-03)
recording of:
December Blue (on 1953-12-03)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:44
18I'm Just a Lucky So and So
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Dave Black (drums) (on 1953-12-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-12-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Grissom (on 1953-12-03)
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So (on 1953-12-03)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
3:03
19It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-03)
drums (drum set):
Dave Black (drums) (on 1953-12-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-12-03)
vocals:
Jimmy Grissom (on 1953-12-03)
recording of:
It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dream (on 1953-12-03)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) and Johnny Hodges
publisher:
United Music Corp.
3:15
20What More Can I Say?
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-12-05) and Russell Procope (on 1953-12-05)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Dave Black (drums) (on 1953-12-05)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-12-05)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1953-12-05) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1953-12-05)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1953-12-05)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1953-12-05), George Jean (on 1953-12-05) and Britt Woodman (on 1953-12-05)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1953-12-05), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-12-05), Ray Nance (on 1953-12-05) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1953-12-05)
vocals:
Jimmy Grissom (on 1953-12-05)
2:40
21Rockin' in Rhythm
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-12-05) and Russell Procope (on 1953-12-05)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Dave Black (drums) (on 1953-12-05)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-12-05)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1953-12-05) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1953-12-05)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1953-12-05)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1953-12-05), George Jean (on 1953-12-05) and Britt Woodman (on 1953-12-05)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1953-12-05), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-12-05), Ray Nance (on 1953-12-05) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1953-12-05)
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (on 1953-12-05)
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
4:02
22Ultra Deluxe
alto saxophone:
Rick Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (on 1953-12-05) and Russell Procope (on 1953-12-05)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Dave Black (drums) (on 1953-12-05)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1953-12-05)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1953-12-05) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1953-12-05)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1953-12-05)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1953-12-05), George Jean (on 1953-12-05) and Britt Woodman (on 1953-12-05)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1953-12-05), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1953-12-05), Ray Nance (on 1953-12-05) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1953-12-05)
2:54
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