Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington

~ Release by James Spaulding (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Take the "A" Train
producer:
Marty Cann
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
percussion:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
piano:
Cedar Walton (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vibraphone:
Steve Nelson (US vibraphonist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
woodwind:
James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Storyville Records AB
recorded at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
mixed at and engineered at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
4:34
A2In a Sentimental Mood
producer:
Marty Cann
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
percussion:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
piano:
Cedar Walton (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vibraphone:
Steve Nelson (US vibraphonist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
woodwind:
James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Storyville Records AB
recorded at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
mixed at and engineered at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
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
5:56
A3Come Sunday
producer:
Marty Cann
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
percussion:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
piano:
Cedar Walton (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vibraphone:
Steve Nelson (US vibraphonist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
woodwind:
James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vocals:
Avery Brooks (American actor, director, musician, singer, and professor) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Storyville Records AB
recorded at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
mixed at and engineered at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
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)
5:32
A4Caravan
producer:
Marty Cann
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
percussion:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
piano:
Cedar Walton (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vibraphone:
Steve Nelson (US vibraphonist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
woodwind:
James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vocals:
Avery Brooks (American actor, director, musician, singer, and professor) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Storyville Records AB
recorded at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
mixed at and engineered at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Caravan (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
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)
5:30
B1I Love You Madly
producer:
Marty Cann
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
percussion:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
piano:
Cedar Walton (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vibraphone:
Steve Nelson (US vibraphonist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
woodwind:
James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vocals:
Avery Brooks (American actor, director, musician, singer, and professor) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Storyville Records AB
recorded at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
mixed at and engineered at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Love You Madly (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:14
B2Lucky So and So
producer:
Marty Cann
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
percussion:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
piano:
Cedar Walton (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vibraphone:
Steve Nelson (US vibraphonist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
woodwind:
James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vocals:
Avery Brooks (American actor, director, musician, singer, and professor) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Storyville Records AB
recorded at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
mixed at and engineered at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
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)
4:37
B3Sophisticated Lady
producer:
Marty Cann
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
percussion:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
piano:
Cedar Walton (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vibraphone:
Steve Nelson (US vibraphonist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
woodwind:
James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Storyville Records AB
recorded at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
mixed at and engineered at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
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)
6:23
B4It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
producer:
Marty Cann
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
percussion:
James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
piano:
Cedar Walton (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
vibraphone:
Steve Nelson (US vibraphonist) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
woodwind:
James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Storyville Records AB
recorded at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
mixed at and engineered at:
Blank Tape Studios in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “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)
7:03

Credits

Release

photography:Robert Johnson, Jr. (photographer)
James Levin
alto saxophone, bass flute, piccolo and soprano saxophone:James Spaulding (jazz) (from 1976-12-01 until 1976-12-02)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3412036 [info]