Piano In The Background

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Album Piano In The Background by Duke Ellington

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Piano In The Background
Disc #-Track #Song
Composer Lyrics Arranger		Musicinas
Additional Musicinas Group Name Soloists		Recording DateRecording LocationAttribution
1-1Happy Go Lucky Local
Music:Billy Strayhorn,Duke Ellington		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/30 1960
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1-2What Am I Here For?
Music:Duke Ellington , Lyrics:Frankie Laine		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/29 1960
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1-3Kinda Dukish~Rockin’ In Rhythm
Music:Duke Ellington		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/20 1960
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1-4Perdido
Music:Juan Tizol , Lyrics:Ervin Drake,Hans Lengsfelder		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 5/31 1960
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  • Big Band
1-5I’m Beginning To See The Light
Music:Duke Ellington,Harry James,Johnny Hodges , Lyrics:Don George		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 5/31 1960
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1-6Mid-Riff
Music:Billy Strayhorn		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/28 1960
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  • Big Band
1-7It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Music:Duke Ellington , Lyrics:Irving Mills		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/2 1960
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1-8Main Stem
Music:Duke Ellington		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/22 1960
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1-9Take The “A” Train
Music:Billy Strayhorn , Lyrics:Billy Strayhorn,Joya Sherrill		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/28 1960
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1-10Lullaby Of Birdland
Music:George Shearing , Lyrics:George David Weiss(B. Y. Forster)		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/20 1960
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1-11The Wailer
Music:Gerald Wilson		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/30 1960
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1-12Dreamy Sort Of Thing
Music:Billy Strayhorn		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/20 1960
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  • Big Band
1-13Lullaby Of Birdland [Alt Take]
Music:George Shearing , Lyrics:George David Weiss(B. Y. Forster)		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 6/20 1960
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1-14Harlem Air Shaft
Music:Duke Ellington		 Duke Ellington(p),Aaron Bell(b),Sam Woodyard(d) & His Orchestra
Johnny Hodges(as),Russell Procope(as,cl),Paul Gonsalves(ts),Jimmy Hamilton(ts,cl),Harry Carney(bs,bcl),Eddie Mullins,Fats Ford,Ray Nance,Willie Cook(tp),Booty Wood,Britt Woodman,Lawrence Brown(tb),Juan Tizol(v-tb)
 3/3 1961
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