Ellington Indigos
Ellington Indigos | ||||
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Photo: Roy DeCarava | ||||
Studio album by Duke Ellington | ||||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | March 13, September 9 to October 14, 1957 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 44:36 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Irving Townsend | |||
Duke Ellington chronology | ||||
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Ellington Indigos (reissue) | ||||
A CD reissue cover. | ||||
Ellington Indigos is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington.
The stereo CD reissue released by Columbia (CK 4444) in 1987 contains a track listing and cover art that is drastically different from the original mono LP. A change in song order and two "new" songs — "Night and Day" and "All The Things You Are" — were added to the CD while "The Sky Fell Down" was omitted.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
LP (Columbia CL1085)
- Side one
- "Solitude" — 4:43
(Duke Ellington)
Soloist is Duke Ellington on piano.
Recorded on October 14, 1957. - "Where or When" — 4:02
(Richard Rodgers)
Soloist is Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone.
Recorded on October 10, 1957. - "Mood Indigo" — 3:07
(Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard)
Soloist is Shorty Baker on trumpet.
Recorded on September 9, 1957. - "Autumn Leaves" — 7:10
(Music: Joseph Kosma, Lyrics: Jacques Prévert/Johnny Mercer)
Vocalist is Ozzie Bailey.
Soloist is Ray Nance on violin.
Recorded on Oct 1, 1957.
- Side two
- "Prelude to a Kiss" — 4:44
(Duke Ellington)
Soloist is Johnny Hodges on alto saxophone.
Recorded on October 1, 1957. - "Willow Weep for Me" — 4:15
(Ann Ronell)
Soloist is Shorty Baker on trumpet.
Recorded on October 10, 1957. - "Tenderly" — 5:23
(Walter Gross)
Soloist is Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet.
Recorded on September 9, 1957. - "Dancing in the Dark" — 4:28
(Arthur Schwartz)
Soloist is Harry Carney on baritone saxophone.
Recorded on October 1, 1957.
CD (Columbia COL 4723642)
- "Solitude"
- "Where or When"
- "Mood Indigo"
- "Night and Day" — 2:54
(Cole Porter)
Soloist is Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone.
Recorded on October 10, 1957. - "Prelude to a Kiss"
- "All the Things You Are" — 3:50
(Jerome Kern)
Soloist is Duke Ellington on piano.
Recorded on October 10, 1957. - "Willow Weep for Me"
- "Tenderly"
- "Dancing in the Dark"
- "Autumn Leaves"
- "The Sky Fell Down"
Different versions
The original mono (CL 1085) and stereo (CS 8053) LP issues contained some different takes between them on various tracks, "Willow Weep for Me" being one of them.
The CD (CBS 463342 2) liner notes say that "All The Things You Are and "Night and Day" were previously unreleased versions and that "Autumn Leaves" was an alternate take. Analyzing the two versions of "Autumn Leaves" shows that they are identical — but the LP has Ozzie Bailey's first vocal chorus (a French one) edited out. (There is indeed an alternate version of "Autumn Leaves" recorded September 9, 1957 available, on Duke Ellington & His Great Vocalists (Columbia CK 66372).) The stereo versions of "Mood Indigo" and "Willow Weep for Me" are different from their mono counterparts.
There are a multitude of versions of this album in circulation. For instance, there is another mono take of "Mood Indigo" available on the LP (CBS 88653 side 2, track 6).
Listing
- LP: Columbia CL 1085 (mono — 9 tracks — original album)
- LP: Columbia CS 8053 (stereo — 8 tracks — no "The Sky Fell Down")
- LP: CBS 88653 (stereo — 8 tracks — no "The Sky Fell Down")
- CD: Columbia CK 4444 (stereo — 10 tracks — no "The Sky Fell Down")
- CD: CBS 463342 2 (stereo — 10 tracks — no "The Sky Fell Down")
- CD: Columbia COL 4723642 (stereo — 11 tracks — French)
Personnel
Performance
- Duke Ellington (piano)
- Jimmy Woode (bass)
- Sam Woodyard (drums)
- Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone)
- Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope (clarinet, alto saxophone)
- Harry Carney (baritone saxophone)
- Johnny Hodges, Rick Henderson (alto saxophone)
- John Sanders, (bass trombone)
- Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (trombone)
- Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (trumpet)
- Ray Nance (trumpet, violin)
- Ozzie Bailey (vocal)
Credits
- Irving Townsend (producer)
- Stanley Dance (liner notes)
- Allen Weinberg (artwork, cover design)
- David Gahr (photography)
- Michael Brooks (digital producer)
- Larry Keyes (remixing)
- Mike Berniker, Amy Herot (production & Jazz masterpieces series coordinators)
References
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Ellingtonia, Vol. One
- Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
- Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
- The Blanton–Webster Band
- Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
- Smoke Rings
- Liberian Suite
- Great Times!
- Masterpieces by Ellington
- Ellington Uptown
- The Duke Plays Ellington
- Ellington '55
- Dance to the Duke!
- Ellington Showcase
- Historically Speaking
- Duke Ellington Presents...
- The Complete Porgy and Bess
- A Drum Is a Woman
- Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
- Such Sweet Thunder
- Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
- Ellington Indigos
- Black, Brown and Beige
- Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
- The Cosmic Scene
- Happy Reunion
- Jazz Party
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Festival Session
- Blues in Orbit
- The Nutcracker Suite
- Piano in the Background
- Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
- Unknown Session
- Piano in the Foreground
- Paris Blues
- Featuring Paul Gonsalves
- Midnight in Paris
- Studio Sessions, New York 1962
- Afro-Bossa
- The Symphonic Ellington
- Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
- Studio Sessions New York 1963
- My People
- Ellington '65
- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
- Ellington '66
- Concert in the Virgin Islands
- The Popular Duke Ellington
- Far East Suite
- The Jaywalker
- Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
- ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
- Second Sacred Concert
- Studio Sessions New York, 1968
- Latin American Suite
- The Pianist
- New Orleans Suite
- Orchestral Works
- The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
- The Intimacy of the Blues
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
- The Intimate Ellington
- The Ellington Suites
- This One's for Blanton!
- Up in Duke's Workshop
- Duke's Big 4
- Mood Ellington
- Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
- Black, Brown, and Beige
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
- Ellington at Newport
- Dance Concerts, California 1958
- Dance Dates, California 1958
- Newport 1958
- Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
- Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
- Live at the Blue Note
- Hot Summer Dance
- The Great Paris Concert
- A Concert of Sacred Music
- In the Uncommon Market
- Soul Call
- Yale Concert
- 70th Birthday Concert
- Togo Brava Suite
- Live at the Whitney
- Third Sacred Concert
- Eastbourne Performance
- Blue Rose
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Side by Side
- Back to Back
- The Great Summit
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
- Money Jungle
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
- Serenade to Sweden
- Ella at Duke's Place
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
- Francis A. & Edward K.
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
- "African Flower"
- "All Too Soon"
- "Azure"
- "Black and Tan Fantasy"
- "Black, Brown and Beige"
- "C Jam Blues"
- "Come Sunday"
- "Cotton Tail"
- "Creole Love Call"
- "Day Dream"
- "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
- "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
- "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
- "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"
- "Echoes of Harlem"
- "Everything but You"
- "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
- "I Didn't Know About You"
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
- "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
- "In a Mellow Tone"
- "In a Sentimental Mood"
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
- "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
- "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
- "The Mooche"
- "Mood Indigo"
- " Prelude to a Kiss"
- "Rocks in My Bed"
- "(In My) Solitude"
- "Sophisticated Lady"
- Queenie Pie (unfinished opera)
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by Juan Tizol |
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members
- Hayes Alvis
- Cat Anderson
- Ivie Anderson
- Harold Ashby
- Alice Babs
- Shorty Baker
- Butch Ballard
- Art Baron
- Aaron Bell
- Louie Bellson
- Joe Benjamin
- Barney Bigard
- Lou Blackburn
- Jimmy Blanton
- Wellman Braud
- Lawrence Brown
- Harry Carney
- Johnny Coles
- Willie Cook
- Buster Cooper
- Kay Davis
- Wild Bill Davis
- Wilbur de Paris
- Bobby Durham
- Mercer Ellington
- Rolf Ericson
- Jimmy Forrest
- Victor Gaskin
- Peter Giger
- Tyree Glenn
- Paul Gonsalves
- Sonny Greer
- Fred Guy
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Otto Hardwick
- Shelton Hemphill
- Rick Henderson
- Al Hibbler
- Johnny Hodges
- Major Holley
- Charlie Irvis
- Quentin Jackson
- Hilton Jefferson
- Herb Jeffries
- Freddie Jenkins
- Money Johnson
- Herbie Jones
- Wallace Jones
- Taft Jordan
- Al Killian
- Queen Esther Marrow
- Wendell Marshall
- Murray McEachern
- Louis Metcalf
- James "Bubber" Miley
- Harold "Geezil" Minerve
- Ray Nance
- Tricky Sam Nanton
- Oscar Pettiford
- Eddie Preston
- Russell Procope
- Junior Raglin
- Betty Roché
- Ernie Royal
- Al Sears
- Joya Sherrill
- Willie Smith
- Elmer Snowden
- Rex Stewart
- Billy Strayhorn
- Billy Taylor
- Clark Terry
- Juan Tizol
- Norris Turney
- Ben Webster
- Arthur Whetsel
- Cootie Williams
- Nelson Williams
- Skippy Williams
- Booty Wood
- Jimmy Woode
- Britt Woodman
- Sam Woodyard