Ellington Indigos
| Ellington Indigos | ||||
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 Photo: Roy DeCarava | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | March 13, September 9 – October 14, 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Irving Townsend | |||
| Duke Ellington chronology | ||||
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| Ellington Indigos (reissue) | ||||
 A CD reissue cover. | ||||
Ellington Indigos is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington.
The stereo CD reissue released by Columbia (CK 4444) in 1987 contains a track listing and cover art that is drastically different from the original mono LP. A change in song order and two additional songs – "Night and Day" and "All The Things You Are" – were added to the CD, while "The Sky Fell Down" was omitted.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
LP (Columbia CL1085)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solitude" (Soloist: Duke Ellington on piano) | Duke Ellington | October 14, 1957 | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Where or When" (Soloist: Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone) | Richard Rodgers | October 10, 1957 | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Mood Indigo" (Soloist: Shorty Baker on trumpet) | Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard | September 9, 1957 | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Autumn Leaves" (Vocalist: Ozzie Bailey. Soloist: Ray Nance on violin) | Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert/Johnny Mercer (lyrics) | October 1, 1957 | 7:10 |
| Total length: | 19:02 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prelude to a Kiss" (Soloist: Johnny Hodges on alto saxophone) | Duke Ellington | October 1, 1957 | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Willow Weep for Me" (Soloist: Shorty Baker on trumpet) | Ann Ronell | October 10, 1957 | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Tenderly" (Soloist: Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet) | Walter Gross | September 9, 1957 | 5:23 |
| 4. | "Dancing in the Dark" (Soloist: Harry Carney on baritone saxophone) | Arthur Schwartz | October 1, 1957 | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 18:50 37:52 | |||
CD (Columbia COL 4723642)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solitude" | |||
| 2. | "Where or When" | |||
| 3. | "Mood Indigo" | |||
| 4. | "Night and Day" (Soloist: Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone) | Cole Porter | October 10, 1957 | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Prelude to a Kiss" | |||
| 6. | "All the Things You Are" (Soloist: Duke Ellington on piano) | Jerome Kern | October 10, 1957 | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Willow Weep for Me" | |||
| 8. | "Tenderly" | |||
| 9. | "Dancing in the Dark" | |||
| 10. | "Autumn Leaves" | |||
| 11. | "The Sky Fell Down" |
Alternate versions
The original mono (CL 1085) and stereo (CS 8053) LP issues contained some different takes between them on various tracks, "Willow Weep for Me" being one of them.
The CD (CBS 463342 2) liner notes say that "All The Things You Are and "Night and Day" were previously unreleased versions and that "Autumn Leaves" was an alternate take. Analyzing the two versions of "Autumn Leaves" shows that they are identical; however, the LP has Ozzie Bailey's first vocal chorus (a French one) edited out. (There is indeed an alternate version of "Autumn Leaves" recorded September 9, 1957, available on Duke Ellington & His Great Vocalists [Columbia CK 66372]). The stereo versions of "Mood Indigo" and "Willow Weep for Me" are different from their mono counterparts.
There are a multitude of versions of this album in circulation. For instance, there is another mono take of "Mood Indigo" available on the LP (CBS 88653 side 2, track 6).
Listing
- LP: Columbia CL 1085 (mono – 9 tracks – original album)
- LP: Columbia CS 8053 (stereo – 8 tracks – no "The Sky Fell Down")
- LP: CBS 88653 (stereo – 8 tracks – no "The Sky Fell Down")
- CD: Columbia CK 4444 (stereo – 10 tracks – no "The Sky Fell Down")
- CD: CBS 463342 2 (stereo – 10 tracks – no "The Sky Fell Down")
- CD: Columbia COL 4723642 (stereo – 11 tracks – French)
Personnel
Performance
- Johnny Hodges, Rick Henderson – alto saxophone
- Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
- Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Clark Terry – trumpet
- Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
- Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone
- John Sanders – bass trombone
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Jimmy Woode – bass
- Sam Woodyard – drums
- Ozzie Bailey – vocals
Credits
- Irving Townsend – producer
- Stanley Dance – liner notes
- Allen Weinberg – artwork, cover design
- David Gahr – photography
- Michael Brooks – digital producer
- Larry Keyes – remixing
- Mike Berniker, Amy Herot – production, Jazz masterpieces series coordinators
References
- ^ Ellington Indigos at AllMusic.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.