Compact Jazz: Duke Ellington and Friends

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1Take the "A" Train
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (in 1957-06) and Russell Procope (in 1957-06)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (in 1957-06)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) and Russell Procope (in 1957-06)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Woode (in 1957-06)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (in 1957-06)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1957-06)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1957-06), Paul Gonsalves (in 1957-06) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (in 1957-06)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (in 1957-06), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (in 1957-06) and Britt Woodman (in 1957-06)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (in 1957-06), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (in 1957-06), Dizzy Gillespie (in 1957-06), Ray Nance (in 1957-06) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (in 1957-06)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1957-06)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (in 1957-06)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra6:40
2Caravan
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1956-01)
piano:
Leroy Lovett (in 1956-01)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (in 1956-01)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1956-01)
instrumental recording of:
Caravan (in 1956-01)
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)
Lawrence Brown5:59
3Cottontail
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-05-21)
double bass [bass]:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1953-05-21)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1953-05-21)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1953-05-21)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1953-05-21)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1953-05-21)
recording of:
Cotton Tail (on 1953-05-21)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Ben Webster3:22
4Mood Indigo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-01-07)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1955-01-07)
double bass [bass]:
John Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1955-01-07)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1955-01-07)
piano:
Leroy Lovett (on 1955-01-07)
tenor saxophone:
Arthur Clarke (baritone saxophonist) (on 1955-01-07)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1955-01-07)
trumpet:
Harold "Shorty" Baker (on 1955-01-07)
instrumental recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1955-01-07)
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)
Johnny Hodges6:20
5I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-11)
alto saxophone:
George Dorsey (on 1954-02-11) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1954-02-11)
baritone saxophone:
Haywood Henry (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1954-02-11)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Billy Smith (American jazz drummer, 1950s) (on 1954-02-11)
piano:
Leroy Lovett (on 1954-02-11)
tenor saxophone:
Pizza Simon (on 1954-02-11)
trombone:
Ted Kelly (US jazz trombonist) (on 1954-02-11) and George Matthews (trombone) (on 1954-02-11)
trumpet:
Bob Johnson (jazz trumpeter) (on 1954-02-11), Taft Jordan (on 1954-02-11) and William Scott (jazz trumpeter, 1940s-1950s) (on 1954-02-11)
vocals:
Al Hibbler (on 1954-02-11)
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (on 1954-02-11)
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)
Al Hibbler with Leroy Lovett & His Orchestra2:44
6Prelude to a Kiss
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-14)
baritone saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds) (on 1954-12-14)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1954-12-14)
double bass [bass]:
Wendell Marshall (on 1954-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1954-12-14)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1954-12-14)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1954-12-14)
instrumental recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss (on 1954-02-14)
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Ben Webster4:48
7Satin Doll
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-05)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-04-05)
double bass [bass]:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-04-05)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-04-05)
instrumental recording of:
Satin Doll (on 1958-04-05)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Johnny Hodges5:03
8Stompy Jones
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1959-02-20)
bass and double bass:
Al Hall (on 1959-02-20)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-20)
flute and guitar:
Les Spann (on 1959-02-20)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1959-02-20)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1959-02-20)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-20)
recording of:
Stompy Jones (on 1959-02-20)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges6:40
9I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-14)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1954-12-14)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1954-12-14)
double bass [bass]:
Wendell Marshall (on 1954-12-14)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1954-12-14)
French horn:
Tony Miranda (US French hornist) (on 1954-12-14)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1954-12-14)
piano:
Leroy Lovett (on 1954-12-14)
violin:
Ray Nance (on 1954-12-14)
instrumental recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1954-12-14)
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)
Harry Carney4:24
10Don't Get Around Much Anymore
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-12)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (in 1961-12) and Russell Procope (in 1961-12)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (in 1961-12)
bass trombone:
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (in 1961-12)
clarinet:
Russell Procope (in 1961-12)
double bass [bass]:
Aaron Bell (jazz double bassist) (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (in 1961-12)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (in 1961-12)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (in 1961-12) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (in 1961-12)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1961-12) and Quentin Jackson (in 1961-12)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (in 1961-12), Harold “Shorty” Baker (in 1961-12), Bill Berry (Jazz trumpeter, cornetist and big band leader) (in 1961-12) and Ed Mullens (in 1961-12)
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (in 1961-12)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
Johnny Hodges3:02
11It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1966-07-26) and Russell Procope (on 1966-07-26)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1966-07-26)
double bass [bass]:
John Lamb (bass) (on 1966-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1966-07-26)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1966-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1966-07-26) and Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1966-07-26)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1966-07-26), Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1966-07-26) and Buster Cooper (on 1966-07-26)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1966-07-26), Mercer Ellington (on 1966-07-26), Herbie Jones (on 1966-07-26) and Cootie Williams (on 1966-07-26)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1966-07-26)
recorded at:
Antibes Jazz Festival in Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France (on 1966-07-26)
live recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1966-07-26)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra7:11

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part of:Compact Jazz (order: 56)
ASIN:US: B00000475Q [info]