Eight Classic Albums

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Such Sweet Thunder / Black Brown and Beige
2▶CD: Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque / The Cosmic Scene
3▶CD: Anatomy of a Murder / Nutcracker Suite
4▼CD: Piano in the Foreground / Together Again
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1I Can't Get Started
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1961-03-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:21
2Gong-Go
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
Cong-Go (on 1961-03-01)
composer:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:14
3Body and Soul
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1961-03-01)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
14:42
4Blues for Jerry
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
Blues for Jerry (on 1961-03-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:38
5Fontainebleau Forest
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
Fountainebleau Forest (on 1961-03-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:47
6Summertime
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1961-03-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:50
7It's Bad to Be Forgotten
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
It's Bad to Be Forgotten (on 1961-03-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:16
8A Hundred Dreams Ago
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
A Hundred Dreams Ago (on 1961-03-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:25
9So
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
So (on 1961-03-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
14:32
10Searching
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
Searching (Pleading for Love) (on 1961-03-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
1:47
11Springtime in Africa
engineer:
Allan Emig
producer:
Irving Townsend
double bass:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (on 1961-03-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1961-03-01)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-03-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1961-03-01)
recording of:
Springtime in Africa (on 1961-03-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:44
12Duke's Place
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-03)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-03)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
recording of:
Duke’s Place (on 1961-04-03)
lyricist:
Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts and Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
“C” Jam Blues
5:04
13I'm Just a Lucky So and So
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter) (on 1961-04-04)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So (on 1961-04-04)
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)
43:09
14Cottontail
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1961-04-04)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:42
15Mood Indigo
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1961-04-04)
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)
3:56
16Do Nuthin' Till You Hear From Me
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (on 1961-04-04)
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
2:38
17The Beautiful American
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-03)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-03)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
3:08
18Black and Tan Fantasy
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer) (on 1961-04-04)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy (on 1961-04-04)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
4:00
19Drop Me Off in Harlem
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
Drop Me Off in Harlem (on 1961-04-04)
lyricist:
Nick Kenny (in 1933)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1933)
3:50
20The Moochie
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-04)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-04)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-04)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-04-04)
recording of:
The Mooche (on 1961-04-04)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:41
21In a Mellow Tone
clarinet:
Barney Bigard (on 1961-04-03)
double bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1961-04-03)
drums (drum set):
Danny Barcelona (on 1961-04-03)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1961-04-03)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1961-04-03)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1961-04-03)
recording of:
In a Mellow Tone (on 1961-04-03)
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.)
3:46