Medley

~ Recording by Duke Ellington

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.6Medley16:22Duke Ellington70th Birthday ConcertDuke EllingtonAlbum + Live
Blue NoteCDP 7243 8 32746 2 8
2.6Medley16:22Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington's 70th Birthday ConcertDuke EllingtonAlbum + LiveUnited ArtistsSS 19000 X/1-2

Relationships

alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (on 1969-11-26)
double bass:Victor Gaskin (on 1969-11-26)
drums (drum set):Rufus Jones (drums, aka Speedy Jones) (on 1969-11-26)
organ:Wild Bill Davis (on 1969-11-26)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1969-11-26)
tenor saxophone:Harold Ashby (on 1969-11-26)
Paul Gonsalves (on 1969-11-26)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1969-11-26)
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1969-11-26)
trumpet:William “Cat” Anderson (on 1969-11-26)
Mercer Ellington (on 1969-11-26)
Rolf Ericson (on 1969-11-26)
Cootie Williams (on 1969-11-26)
recorded at:Free Trade Hall in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-11-26)
recording of:1. Prelude to a Kiss (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)
2. I’m Just a Lucky So and So (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)
3. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)
4. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)
5. Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me) (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)
6. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)
7. Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)
8. Sophisticated Lady (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)
9. Caravan (on 1969-11-26: live, instrumental, medley)

Caravan

lyricist:Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936)
Juan Tizol (in 1936)
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
Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
referred to in medleys:Caravan – Sophisticated Lady – Satin Doll (order: 1)
Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 1)
Big Band Signatures (order: 6)
Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 6)
Ja‐Da Medley (order: 18)
later translated versions:Caravana
is the basis for:Ellington Mix: Mixed Caravan
arrangements:Caravan (for orchestra, arr. Gould)
Caravan (arr. Baylock)
Caravan (arr. Kahil El’Zabar)

Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me

lyricist:Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1943)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1943)
publisher:Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Sony/ATV Harmony
version of:Concerto for Cootie

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

lyricist:Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher)
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Harrison Music Corp.
Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
referred to in medleys:Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 4)
Sweet Gipsy Rose Medley (order: 8)
version of:Never No Lament
arrangements:Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Tony Bennett dual language arrangement) (translated)

I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

lyricist:Irving Mills (in 1938)
Henry Nemo (in 1938)
John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I) (part of collection)
arrangements:I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Oliver Lake/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)

I’m Just a Lucky So and So

lyricist:Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:Paramount Music Corporation
PolyGram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
referred to in medleys:Lucky Medley

Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me)

lyricist:Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)

Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)

lyricist:Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:Barney Bigard (in 1930)
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:Duke Ellington Music
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Indigo Mood Music
Mills Music, Inc.
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930)
Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher: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)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
referred to in medleys:Duke Elington Medley: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 〜Satin Doll〜Mood Indigo〜Take the “A” Train〜ending〜It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (order: 3)
Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 3)
part of:The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I) (part of collection)
is the basis for:Ellington Mix: Moodmixes Indigo
arrangements:Mood Indigo (arr. Billy Strayhorn)
Mood Indigo (six-brass setting, arr. Gould)

Prelude to a Kiss

lyricist:Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938)
Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Lafleur Music Ltd.
arrangements:Prelude to a Kiss (David Murray/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)

Sophisticated Lady

lyricist:Mitchell Parish
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)
Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
referred to in medleys:Medley: Sophisticated Lady / Rocks in My Bed
Sophisticated Lady/Solitude
Caravan – Sophisticated Lady – Satin Doll (order: 2)
part of:Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I) (part of collection)
is the basis for:Essence of Sophisticated Lady
arrangements:Sophisticated Lady (Hamiet Bluiett/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)
Sophisticated Lady (for string orchestra, arr. Gould)