The Capitol Sessions 1953-1955

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
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
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