Centennial Collection: The Birthday Sessions

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

Annotation

Each CD has it's own barcode/catno:
CD 1: 018111578325 / 15 783
CD 2: 018111578424 / 15 784
CD 3: 018111578523 / 15 785
CD 4: 018111578622 / 15 786
CD 5: 018111578721 / 15 787

There is a release with the same contents, but different BOX:
https://www.discogs.com/release/6467058

Annotation last modified on 2019-06-17 20:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
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:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
8:16
2The Hawk Talks
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:
The Hawk Talks (on 1953-04-30)
composer:
Louie Bellson
3:28
3C Jam Blues
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:
“C” Jam Blues (on 1953-04-30)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
5:10
4Tenderly
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:
Tenderly (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
3:42
5All the Things You Are
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:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
5:15
6Solitude
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:
(In My) Solitude (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
2:24
7She Moved
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:
Ballin’ the Blues (on 1953-04-30)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony
7:38
8Happy Birthday to You
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 Birthday to You (on 1953-04-30)
writer:
Mildred J. Hill and Patty Hill
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
is based on:
Good Morning to All
0:31
9Mood Indigo
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:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and 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) and 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) 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
5:55
10Trumpet No End (Blue Skies)
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:
Blue Skies (on 1953-04-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:45
11Take 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)
1:06
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