Duke Ellington And His Orchestra – Piano In The Background

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Label:	Columbia – COL 512919 2, Columbia – 512919 2, Legacy – 5129192000
Series:	Columbia Jazz
Format:	CD, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	2004
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Big Band

Tracklist

1	Happy Go Lucky Local Written-By – B.Strayhorn*	3:00
2	What Am I Here For	4:07
	Medley Written-By – H.Carney, I.Mills	(5:50)
3-1	Kinda Dukish
3-2	Rockin' In Rhythm
4	Perdido Written-By – J.Tizol*	6:45
5	I'm Beginning To See The Light Written-By – D.George, H.James, J.Hodges*	2:03
6	Midriff Written-By – B.Strayhorn*	4:20
7	It Don't Mean A Thing Written-By – Mills*	4:26
8	Main Stem	4:09
9	Take The "A" Train Written-By – B.Strayhorn*	5:28
	Bonus Tracks
10	Lullaby Of Birdland Written-By – George Shearing	5:22
11	The Wailer Written-By – G.Wilson*	4:25
12	Dreamy Sort Of Thing Written-By – B Strayhorn*	3:55
13	Lullaby Of Birdland (Alternate Take) Written-By – G.Shearing*	5:26
14	Harlem Air Shaft	4:03

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – Sony Music
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Recorded At – Radio Recorders
Recorded At – Columbia Studios, Hollywood
Remixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Remastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City

Credits

A&R [Coordination] – Stacey Boyle
A&R [Legacy] – Steve Berkowitz
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1 to 13)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Russell Procope
Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Aaron Bell
Composed By – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1 to 9, 14)
Design – Randall Martin
Drums – Sam Woodyard
Guest, Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 5, 7, 11)
Guest, Trumpet – Gerald Wilson (tracks: 1, 11)
Guest, Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8)
Photography By [Liner] – Don Hunstein
Piano – Duke Ellington
Producer [Originals] – Irving Townsend
Project Manager [Project Director] – Seth Rothstein
Recorded By – Allan Emig (tracks: 1 to 13), Harold Chapman (tracks: 14)
Reissue Producer – Michael Brooks (2), Michael Cuscuna
Remix, Mastered By [Using DSD Technology] – Mark Wilder
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Booty Wood (tracks: 1 to 13), Britt Woodman (tracks: 1 to 13), Lawrence Brown, Matthew Gee (tracks: 14)
Trumpet – Andres Merenghito (Fats Ford)*, Ed Mullens, Ray Nance, Willie Cook

Notes

All compositions by Duke Ellington unless otherwise indicated
Ⓟ Ⓒ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
"Legacy" and "L" are trasemarks of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

Label/Cat# variations on release:
- Spine: Columbia/Legacy 512919 2
- Frontcover: Columbia
- Rear Cover & Disc: Columbia/Legacy COL 512919 2/5129192000

- Tracks 1 to 9: originally issued on "Piano In The Background" (Columbia)
- Tracks 10 to 13: originally issued on "Duke 56/62" - Volume 2 (French CBS)
- Track 14: previously unissued

Tracks 10 to 14 Bonus tracks (previously unissued on CD)

Recording Information:
- Tracks 4, 5: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on May 31, 1960
- Track 7: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 2, 1960
- Tracks 3-1, 3-2, 10, 12, 13 Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA June 20, 1960
- Track 8: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 22, 1960
- Tracks 6, 9: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 28, 1960
- Track 2: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 29, 1960
- Tracks 11, 1: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 30, 1960
- Track 14: Recorded At Columbia Studios, LA on March 3, 1961

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 5 0997751 291923
Label Code: LC 00162
Rights Society (Logo): SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
Rights Society: BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): Sony Music 55129192000-0101 13
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L553
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): Sony Music S5129192000-0101 13 A0
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L553
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 94K2

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Piano In The Background (LP, Album, Mono, Terre Haute Pressing)	Columbia	CL 1546	US	1960
New Submission	Piano In The Background (LP, Album, Stereo)	Columbia	CS 8346	US	1960
Recently Edited	Piano In The Background (LP, Album, Stereo)	Philips, Philips, Philips	SBBL 611, SBBL.611, 847 087 BY	UK	1960
New Submission	Piano In The Background (LP, Album, Mono)	Columbia	CL 1546	Canada	1960
New Submission	Piano In The Background (LP, Album, Promo, Mono)	Columbia	CL 1546	US	1960