Duke Ellington

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Les Plus Grands Succés de Duke Ellington
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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)
3:04
2It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)
3:01
3The Mooche
recording of:
The Mooche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
4:34
4Rockin'in Rhythm
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
2:58
5Ko-Ko
recording of:
Ko-Ko
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:41
6Cotton Tail
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone [as]:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04) and Otto Hardwicke (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet, baritone saxophone and baritone saxophone [bars]:
Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet:
Harry Carney and Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
clarinet [cl] and clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04)
cornet and cornet [c]:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04)
double bass, double bass [b] and double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set) and drums (drum set) [d]:
Sonny Greer (on 1940-05-04)
guitar and guitar [g]:
Fred Guy (on 1940-05-04)
piano and piano [p]:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-05-04)
reeds:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04), Harry Carney (on 1940-05-04), Otto Hardwick (on 1940-05-04) and Johnny Hodges (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone [ts]:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-05-04) and Ben Webster (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04) and Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
trombone [tb]:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04), Rex Stewart (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet [t]:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-05-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-05-04)
valve trombone and valve trombone [vtb]:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-05-04)
arranger:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Ben Webster
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
13:14
7In a Mellotone
alto saxophone:
Otto Hardwick (on 1940-09-05)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1940-09-05)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard (on 1940-09-05)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1940-09-05)
double bass:
Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1940-09-05)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1940-09-05)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1940-09-05)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1940-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1940-09-05)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-05) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-09-05)
trumpet:
Wallace Jones (on 1940-09-05) and Cootie Williams (on 1940-09-05)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1940-09-05)
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1940-09-05)
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.)
13:18
8Things Ain't What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:40
9Caravan
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)
2:48
10Perdido
recording of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
composer:
Juan Tizol
2:25
11(The) 3C" Jam Blues
2:40
12Just Squeeze Me
3:20
13I'm Just a Lucky so and so
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So (on 1945-11-26)
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)
3:11
14Johnny Come Lately
2:43
15Just a Sittin' and a Rockin'
recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
3:37
16I 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)
3:06
17I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:12
18I Got it Bad (and That Ain't Good)
3:22
19Concerto for Cootie
recording of:
Concerto for Cootie
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:22
20Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:
Concerto for Cootie
1:54
2▶CD: La Magie de Duke Ellington
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