St. Louis Blues (1959 version)

~ Recording by Duke Ellington’s Spacemen

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.17St. Louis Blues (1959 version)5:54Duke Ellington’s SpacemenBlues In Orbit + The Cosmic SceneDuke Ellington–Album
  • XE2017-01-13
Essential Jazz ClassicsEJC55713

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-20)
alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges
bass:Sam Jones (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):Jo Jones (US jazz drummer)
guitar:Les Spann
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
trumpet:Harry “Sweets” Edison
recording of:St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

lyricist and composer:William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
referred to in medleys:Satchmo! A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Ja‐Da Medley (order: 9)
is the basis for:American Symphonic Suite
arrangements:St. Louis Blues (for concert band, Nowak)
St. Louis Blues (arr. Benson)
St. Louis Blues (arr. Johnson)
St. Louis Blues March