Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Happy Birthday, Duke!

Label:	LaserLight Digital – 15 965
Format:	5 x CD, Compilation, Mono
Country:	US
Released:	1992
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Big Band

Tracklist

1-1	Lullaby Of Birdland Written-By – B. Y. Forster, George Shearing	2:42
1-2	Time On My Hands (You In My Arms) Written-By – Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon, Vincent Youmans	5:32
1-3	Don't Worry 'Bout Me Written-By – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler	4:11
1-4	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	4:56
1-5	Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) Written-By – George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin	5:51
1-6	Creole Love Call Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:02
1-7	Boodah Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	3:58
1-8	Stomp, Look And Listen Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:05
1-9	Happy-Go-Lucky-Local Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington	5:22
2-1	Summertime Written-By – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin	2:08
2-2	Warm Valley Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:25
2-3	Sultry Serenade Written-By – Duke Ellington, Tyree Glenn	3:42
2-4	Hy-Ah Sue Written-By – Duke Ellington	7:12
2-5	Sophisticated Lady Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish	5:20
2-6	I Let A Song Go Out of My Heart / Don't Get Around Much Anymore Written-By – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills, John Redmond (2)	3:52
2-7	Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) Written-By – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines	3:55
2-8	Caravan Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol	4:07
2-9	Perdido Written-By – Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol	4:55
2-10	Without A Song Written-By – Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans	3:52
3-1	Things Ain't What They Used To Be Written-By – Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons	8:00
3-2	The Hawk Talks Written-By – Louis Bellson	3:08
3-3	C Jam Blues Written-By – Duke Ellington	5:04
3-4	Tenderly Written-By – Jack Lawrence (2), Walter Gross	3:35
3-5	All The Things You Are Written-By – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	4:55
3-6	Solitude Written-By – Duke Ellington, Eddie Delange, Irving Mills	2:17
3-7	She Moved Written-By – Duke Ellington	7:40
3-8	Happy Birthday To You Written-By – M. J. Hill, P. S. Hill	0:22
3-9	Mood Indigo Written-By – Albany "Barney" Bigard*, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills	5:51
3-10	Trumpet No End (Blue Skies) Written-By – Irving Berlin	3:35
3-11	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	1:00
4-1	Coffee & Kisses Written-By – Frederick Hollander*, Ralph Freed	3:05
4-2	Johnny Come Lately Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	2:37
4-3	(Maybe I Should) Change My Ways Written-By – Duke Ellington, John La Touche*	3:20
4-4	Primping At The Prom Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:31
4-5	Band Call Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:30
4-6	Satin Doll Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:10
4-7	Blue Jean Beguine Written-By – William "Cat" Anderson*	3:27
4-8	Tulip Or Turnip (Tell Me, Tell Me, Dream Face) Written-By – Don George, Duke Ellington	2:55
4-9	Honeysuckle Rose Written-By – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller	4:48
4-10	Theme For Trambeam Written-By – Jimmy Hamilton	2:48
4-11	Blue Moon Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rogers*	4:42
5-1	V.I.P.'s Boogie Written-By – Duke Ellington	2:42
5-2	Jam With Sam Written-By – Duke Ellington	3:58
5-3	Bunny Hop Mambo Written-By – Leonard Anletti, Ray Anthony	3:45
5-4	Isle Of Capri Written-By – Jimmy Kennedy, Will Grosz*	3:25
5-5	Take The "A" Train Lead Vocals – Ray Nance Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	3:49
5-6	Take The "A" Train (Instrumental) Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	3:49
5-7	Flamingo Written-By – Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya	2:52
5-8	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good / I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So Written-By – Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington, Mack David, Paul Webster*	3:40
5-9	Ballin' The Blues Written-By – Duke Ellington	9:20
5-10	Satin Doll Written-By – Duke Ellington	0:47

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Rick Henderson, Russell Procope
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
Bass – Wendell Marshall
Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope
Drums – Dave Black
Engineer – Wally Heider
Piano – Duke Ellington
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves
Trombone – Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson
Trumpet – Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Willie Cook
Violin – Ray Nance
Vocals – Jimmy Grissom, Ray Nance (tracks: 2-6, 5-5)

Notes

Recorded at McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, April 29th, probably 1953 (Vol.1-3) and 1954 (Vol. 4-5).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 018111596527
Barcode: 018111578325
Barcode: 018111578424
Barcode: 018111578523
Barcode: 018111578622
Barcode: 018111578721
Other (Cat# cd1): 15 783
Other (Cat# cd2): 15 784
Other (Cat# cd3): 15 785
Other (Cat# cd4): 15 786
Other (Cat# cd5): 15 787

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Birthday Sessions (5×CD, Compilation, Mono)	Delta Leisure Group Plc, Delta Leisure Group Plc, Delta Leisure Group Plc, Delta Leisure Group Plc, Delta Leisure Group Plc, Delta Leisure Group Plc	90524, CD6854, CD6855, CD6856, CD6857, CD6858	Europe	2014