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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#TitleRatingLength
1Summertime
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:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:30
2Warm Valley
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:
Warm Valley (on 1953-04-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:40
3Sultry Serenade
recording engineer:
Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:
McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
live instrumental recording of:
How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me (a.k.a. Sultry Serenade) (on 1953-04-30)
writer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Tyree Glenn
4:10
4Hy‐ah Sue
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:
Hy’a Sue (on 1953-04-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
8:01
5Sophisticated Lady
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:
Sophisticated Lady (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and 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) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
5:26
6I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart / Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
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 Get Around Much Anymore (on 1953-04-30)
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. and 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) and 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
live recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and 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)
3:59
7Just Squeeze Me (But Don’t Tease 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:
Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
4:14
8Caravan
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:
Caravan (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and 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 and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
4:27
9Perdido
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:
Perdido (original instrumental version) (on 1953-04-30)
composer:
Juan Tizol
5:18
10Without a Song
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:
Without a Song (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., CBS Miller Catalog, Inc., Chappell & Co., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., Johnny Mathis Music, Inc., LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Great Day!
3:53
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