The Capitol Sessions 1953-1955

~ Release by Duke Ellington (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Satin Doll
recording of:
Satin Doll
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)
3:00
2Without a Song
3:00
3Cocktails for Two
recording of:
Cocktails for Two
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
2:58
4My Old Flame
recording of:
My Old Flame
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:13
5I Can't Give You Anything But Love
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing and EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and 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) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:11
6Ain't Nothin' Nothin' Baby Without You
2:57
7Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
3:12
8Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
2:29
9Three Little Words
recording of:
Three Little Words
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
2:45
10Orson
recording of:
Orson
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Billy Strayhorn
2:52
11Boo-Dah
recording of:
Boo-Dah
writer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:54
12Blossom
2:29
13Ballin' the Blues
3:03
14Warm Valley
recording of:
Warm Valley
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:22
15Flamingo
recording of:
Flamingo
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Grouya Publishing Int.
3:42
16Blue Jean Beguine
2:42
17Liza
3:14
18Who Knows
recording of:
Who Knows?
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
2:37
19Retrospection
recording of:
Retrospection
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
3:58
20B Sharp Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-13)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-13)
recording of:
B Sharp Blues (on 1953-04-13)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
2:47
21Passion Flower
recording of:
Passion Flower
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:07
22Dancers in Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-04-13)
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1953-04-13)
drums (drum set):
Butch Ballard (on 1953-04-13)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1953-04-13)
recording of:
Dancers in Love (on 1953-04-13)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The Perfume Suite
1:56
23Reflections in D
recording of:
Reflections in D
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:35
24Melancholia
recording of:
Melancholia
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:19
25Prelude 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.
3:04
26In 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
2:32
▼ CD 2
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1Things 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)
2:56
2All Too Soon
recording of:
All Too Soon
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
3:08
3Janet
recording of:
Janet
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:14
4Give Me the Right
2:46
5Is It a Sin? My Loving You
2:56
6Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Beale Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music
5:53
7Big Drag
2:51
8Don't Ever Say Goodbye
3:01
9Kinda Dukish
recording of:
Kinda Dukish
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:32
10Montevideo
recording of:
Montevideo
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:33
11December Blue
recording of:
December Blue
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:43
12I'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)
3:02
13It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream
recording of:
It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dream
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) and Johnny Hodges
publisher:
United Music Corp.
3:15
14What More Can I Say?
2:40
15Rockin' in Rhythm
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
4:02
16Ultra Deluxe
2:54
17Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
6:17
18Blue Moon
2:47
19Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
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)
2:44
20Ultra Deluxe
2:48
21Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
6:11
22What More Can I Say?
2:27
23Serious Serenade
3:00
24Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
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)
3:55
▼ CD 3
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1Honeysuckle Rose
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
4:20
2Stompin' at the Savoy
5:06
3Don't Ever Say Goodbye
2:18
4Black and Tan Fantasy
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Bubber Miley
5:13
5Frivolous Banta
2:39
6In the Mood
6:02
7One O'Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
5:13
8Things 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)
6:22
9Happy Go-Lucky Local
recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
5:35
10Rockin' in Rhythm
recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
4:33
11Falling Like a Raindrop
3:02
12All Day Long
recording of:
All Day Long
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:48
13Bunny Hop Mambo
2:32
14Isle of Capri
2:21
15C Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues (on 1959-12-02)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
4:52
16Band Call
recording of:
Band Call
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:33
17Gonna Tan Your Hide
6:13
18Smile
2:39
19Echo Tango
2:36
20If I Give My Heart to You
recording of:
If I Give My Heart to You
writer:
Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs and Milton Gabler
2:39
▼ CD 4
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1Chile Bowl
2:42
2Bakiff
recording of:
Bakiff
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
5:48
3Twelfth Street Rag Mambo
2:36
4September Song
2:52
5Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
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)
4:32
6La Virgen de La Macarena
4:02
7Harlem Air Shaft
recording of:
Harlem Air Shaft
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:54
8Look What I've Got for You
2:46
9Commercial Time
3:56
10Clarinet Melodrama
5:42
11Theme for Trambean
3:26
12Coquette
2:32
13Serious Serenade
2:50
14Body and Soul
recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:50
15Once in a Blue Mood
5:46
16Lady Be Good
4:50
17So Long
2:39
18It Don't Mean a Thing
10:21