Essentiel Jazz: Duke Ellington

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

Annotation

Recording locations and time:
Track 1 - The Plaza Hotel, new York, September 9, 1958
Track 2 - January 23, 1956
Track 3 & 9 - Newport, September 8, 1959
Track 4 - Newport July 6/7, 1956
Track 5 - New York, December 2, 1959
Track 6, 13 & 15 - Hollywood, July 14, 1960
Track 7 - June 30, 1960
Track 8 & 11 - January 27, 1956
Track 10 - Hollywood, December 19, 1936
Track 12 - New York, December 9, 1957
Track 14 - Chicago, February 14, 1940
Track 16 - Newport, July 7, 1956
Track 17 - New York, February 19, 1959

Annotation last modified on 2016-10-30 02:14 UTC.

Tracklist

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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)
2:54
2Sophisticated Lady
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-01-23)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-01-23)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1956-01-23)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-01-23)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1956-01-23)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-01-23)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-01-23)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1956-01-23)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1956-01-23)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-01-23) and Britt Woodman (on 1956-01-23)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1956-01-23), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-01-23), Ray Nance (on 1956-01-23) and Cootie Williams (on 1956-01-23)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-01-23)
lead vocals:
Rosemary Clooney (on 1956-01-23)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (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)
2:57
3Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
4:29
4I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-07-08)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1956-07-08)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-07-08)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1956-07-08)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-07-08)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-07-08)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1956-07-08)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1956-07-08)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-07-08) and Britt Woodman (on 1956-07-08)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1956-07-08), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-07-08), Ray Nance (on 1956-07-08) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1956-07-08)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-07-08)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival 1956, Day 3 (1956-07-07 – 1956-07-08)
live instrumental recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1956-07-08)
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)
3:36
5In a Mellow Tone
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone
lyricist:
Milt Gabler (in 1939)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Robbins and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:39
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, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:45
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)
2:58
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 (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)
2:49
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 (US jazz trumpeter) (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. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
2:55
10Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
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)
3:09
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)
2:38
12Dancers in Love
recording of:
Dancers in Love
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Perfume Suite
2:17
13Something to Live For
recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:43
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.
2:55
15Black Beauty
recording of:
Black Beauty
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:11
16Black and Tan Fantasy
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-07-07)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Russell Procope (on 1956-07-07)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-07-07)
double bass:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist) (on 1956-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-07-07)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1956-07-07)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1956-07-07)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-07-07) and Britt Woodman (on 1956-07-07)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1956-07-07) and Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-07-07)
valve trombone:
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1956-07-07)
recorded at:
Newport Jazz Festival 1956, Day 3 (1956-07-07 – 1956-07-08)
live recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy (on 1956-07-07)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
6:23
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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