Black, Brown & Beige

~ Release by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Work Song
4:38
2Come Sunday
recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
4:31
3The Blues
recording of:
The Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:33
4Three Dances: West Indian Dance / Emancipation Celebration / Sugar Hill Penthouse
recording of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: II. Brown: Emancipation Celebration
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: II. Brown (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
recording of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: II. Brown: West Indian Dance
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: II. Brown (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
recording of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige: Sugar Hill Penthouse
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
4:32
5I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
2:44
6I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:13
7Don't You Know I Care (or Don't You Care to Know)
recording of:
Don’t You Know I Care?
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
3:08
8I Didn't Know About You
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
2:45
9Carnegie Blues
recording of:
Carnegie Blues
composer:
Bennie R. Crawford, Jr
2:47
10Blue Cellophane
2:58
11The Mood to Be Wooed
3:01
12(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings
recording of:
All of a Sudden My Heart Sings
lyricist:
Jean Blanvillain (alias Jamblan)
composer:
Henri Herpin (French songwriter)
translator:
Harold Rome
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp. (ended), Harold Rome Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
is based on:
Ma mie
2:52
13Kissing Bug
recording of:
Kissing Bug
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger), Reginald Stewart (trombone) and Billy Strayhorn
3:05
14Everything but You
recording of:
Everything but You
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1945)
2:54
15(Otto Make That) Riff Staccato
recording of:
(Otto Make That) Riff Staccato
lyricist:
Simon Schwartz
composer:
Milt Orent
3:07
16Prelude to a Kiss
recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
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.
3:02
17Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
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)
2:49
18Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
2:50
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
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)
2:50
2In a Sentimental Mood
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
3:03
3It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
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)
3:02
4Sophisticated Lady
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and 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) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:43
5Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face)
recording of:
Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
2:56
6I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
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)
3:08
7Solitude
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:07
8Black Beauty
recording of:
Black Beauty
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:47
9Every Hour on the Hour (I Fall in Love With You)
3:01
10Balcony Serenade
recording of:
Balcony Serenade
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Perfume Suite
3:05
11Strange Feeling
recording of:
Strange Feeling
writer and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Perfume Suite
3:12
12Dancers in Love
recording of:
Dancers in Love
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Perfume Suite
2:17
13Coloratura
3:01
14Things Ain't What They Used to Be
recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
13:07
15Tell Ya What I'm Gonna Do
2:50
16Come to Baby, Do!
recording of:
Come to Baby, Do
writer:
Inez James and Sidney Miller (songwriter, director and actor)
2:48
17I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So
recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
3:13
18Long, Strong and Consecutive
2:58
19The Wonder of You
2:45
20Rockabye River (Hop, Skip, Jump)
recording of:
Rockabye River
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:02
21Suddenly It Jumped
2:48
3▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Transblucency (A Blue Fog That You Can Almost See Through)
3:00
2Just Squeeze Me (but Don't Tease Me)
recording of:
Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
3:24
3A Gathering in a Clearing
3:14
4You Don't Love Me No More
3:24
5Pretty Woman
2:47
6Hey Baby
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
baritone saxophone and clarinet:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1946-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-07-10)
guitar:
Fred Guy (on 1946-07-10)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1946-07-10)
reeds:
Harry Carney (on 1946-07-10), Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1946-07-10) and Russell Procope (on 1946-07-10)
tenor saxophone:
Al Sears (on 1946-07-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-07-10), Wilbur de Paris (on 1946-07-10), Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1946-07-10)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1946-07-10), Harold “Shorty” Baker (on 1946-07-10), Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (on 1946-07-10), Taft Jordan (on 1946-07-10), Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10) and Francis Williams (trumpeter) (on 1946-07-10)
valve trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1946-07-10)
lead vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
vocals:
Ray Nance (on 1946-07-10)
recording of:
Hey Baby (on 1946-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:50
7(Back Home Again in) Indiana
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:50
8Blue Is the Night
recording of:
Blue Is the Night
lyricist and composer:
Fred Fisher
3:07
9Lover Man
recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:19
10Just You, Just Me
recording of:
Just You, Just Me
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:55
11Beale Street Blues
recording of:
Beale Street Blues (on 1946-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
2:56
12My Honey's Lovin' Arms
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms
writer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Harry Ruby
3:12
13Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:05
14I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
3:03
15St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:02
16Swamp Fire
recording of:
Swamp Fire
composer:
Harold Mooney
2:53
17Royal Garden Blues
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
3:08
18Esquire Swank
recording of:
Esquire Swank
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
3:34
19Midriff
recording of:
Midriff
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
3:14

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