Gentle Duke: The Ellington Soloists Play Duke

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
Bud Freeman5:19
2Mood Indigo
engineer:
Jack Matthews (engineer, 1950s/60s)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1957-09-06)
bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1957-09-06)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1957-09-06)
piano:
Tyree Glenn (on 1957-09-06)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1957-09-06)
trombone:
Britt Woodman (on 1957-09-06)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1957-09-06)
arranger:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-09-06)
Clark Terry7:00
3Lost in Meditation
instrumental recording of:
Lost in Meditation
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Lou Singer (pianist), Irving Mills and Juan Tizol
Taft Jordan6:06
4Come Sunday
Ben Webster5:09
5Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ed Shaughnessy
guitar:
Mundell Lowe
piano:
Chris Woods (United Records)
reeds:
George Barrow and Seldon Powell
tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Forrest
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
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)
Jimmy Forrest43:58
6Rocks in My Bed
Betty Roché4:12
7Concerto for Cootie
Cootie Williams4:19
8In a Mellow Tone
Bill Harris9:41
9All Too Soon
double bass:
Larry Gales (on 1960-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1960-10-18)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1960-10-18)
tenor saxophone:
Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist) (on 1960-10-18)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1960-10-18)
instrumental recording of:
All Too Soon (on 1960-10-18)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
Buddy Tate4:16
10I Didn't Know About You
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
Taft Jordan3:53
11I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Betty Roché3:44
12Things Ain't What They Used to Be
The Swingville All-Stars6:03