Happy Birthday, Duke!

~ Release by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

5 CDs in jewel cases, in a slipcase box

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-29 13:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Lullaby of Birdland
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
3:05
2Time on My Hands
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
5:35
3Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:18
4Take the “A” Train
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
4:58
5Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
5:55
6Creole Love Call
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Creole Love Call (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:11
7Boo‐Dah
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Boo-Dah (on 1953-04-30)
writer:
Billy Strayhorn
4:03
8Stomp, Look and Listen
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Stomp, Look and Listen (on 1953-04-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:10
9Happy Go Lucky Local
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live recording of:
Happy Go Lucky Local (on 1953-04-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1946) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1946)
5:44
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