Sophisticated Lady

~ Recording by Archie Shepp

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Sophisticated Lady7:08Archie SheppThe Way AheadArchie SheppAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)AS-9170
1.4Sophisticated Lady7:13Archie SheppThe Way AheadArchie SheppAlbum
  • US1998-10-06
GRP (Grusin-Rosen Productions)
1.4Sophisticated Lady7:13Archie SheppThe Way AheadArchie SheppAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)IMP 12722
1.4Sophisticated Lady7:11Archie SheppThe Way AheadArchie SheppAlbum
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)IMPD-272
1.9Sophisticated Lady7:10Archie SheppThe Impulse StoryArchie SheppAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-06-06
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label)B000657202
5.4Sophisticated Lady7:11Archie Shepp5 Original AlbumsArchie SheppAlbum + Compilation
  • IT2018-05-18
impulse! (jazz label active during the 60s–70s, now property of Universal Music Group, mainly used as a reissue label), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”), Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)0600753829707

Relationships

double bass [bass]:Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1968-01-29)
drums (drum set):Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1968-01-29)
piano:Walter Davis Jr. (American hard bop pianist) (on 1968-01-29)
tenor saxophone:Archie Shepp (on 1968-01-29)
trombone:Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1968-01-29)
trumpet:Jimmy Owens (jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-01-29)
recorded at:RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-01-29)
recording of:Sophisticated Lady (on 1968-01-29: instrumental)

Sophisticated Lady

lyricist:Mitchell Parish
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)
Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
referred to in medleys:Medley: Sophisticated Lady / Rocks in My Bed
Sophisticated Lady/Solitude
Caravan – Sophisticated Lady – Satin Doll (order: 2)
part of:Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I) (part of collection)
is the basis for:Essence of Sophisticated Lady
arrangements:Sophisticated Lady (Hamiet Bluiett/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)
Sophisticated Lady (for string orchestra, arr. Gould)