In A Mellotone is a Jazz album by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, originally released in 1956. On Gatefold: 33 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Take The "A" Train
- A2A Portrait Of Bert Williams
- A3Main Stem
- A4Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin'
- A5I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- A6Perdido
- A7Blue Serge
- A8The Flaming Sword
Side B
- B1In A Mellotone
- B2Cotton Tail
- B3I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I Got
- B4Rumpus In Richmond
- B5All Too Soon
- B6Sepia Panorama
- B7Rocks In My Bed
- B8What Am I Here For?
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Big Band & Swing
- warm
- triumphant
- smoky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Serifed "I" stamped in runouts denotes RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis, pressing. Remainder of runouts stamped.
Catalog number LPM-1364 on jacket, LPM 1364 on labels.
Artist on spine: Duke Ellington
Track A5 on label: I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Track A5/B7 details on labels: (from the mus. prod. "Jump for Joy")
Track recording dates on back cover:
A1, A7: February 15, 1941
A2: May 28, 1940
A3: June 26, 1942
A4: June 5, 1941
A5: June 26, 1941
A6: January 21, 1942
A8: October 17, 1940
B1: September 5, 1940
B2: May 4, 1940
B3: December 2, 1941
B4, B5: July 22, 1940
B6: July 24, 1940
B7: September 26, 1941
B8: February 26, 1942
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barney BigardCLARINET CLARINET, TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Ben WebsterTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Cootie WilliamsTRUMPET
- Duke EllingtonPIANO RHYTHM SECTION, PIANO
- Fred GuyGUITAR RHYTHM SECTION, GUITAR
- Harry CarneyBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Jimmy BlantonBASS CONTRABASS RHYTHM SECTION, BASS
- Joe NantonTROMBONE
- Johnny HodgesALTO SAXOPHONE
- Juan TizolTROMBONE
- Lawrence BrownTROMBONE
- Otto HardwickALTO SAXOPHONE
- Rex StewartTRUMPET
- Sonny GreerDRUMS RHYTHM SECTION, DRUMS
- Wallace JonesTRUMPET
- Herb JeffriesLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Ivie AndersonLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Jimmy BryantBASS
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 33 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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