Ellington Uptown (CD) | Near Mint (NM or M-) Near Mint (NM or M-)

*PHOTOS NOT ACTUAL*

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Label:  Columbia – CK 87066, Legacy – CK 87066
Format:  CD, Reissue, Remastered
Country:  US
Released:  2004
Genre:  Jazz
Style:  Post Bop, Swing, Cool Jazz, Vocal
1        Skin Deep
Featuring – Louis Bellson
Written-By – L. Bellson*
6:58
2        The Mooche
Written-By – Ellington*, I. Mills*
6:36
3        Take The "A" Train
Vocals – Betty Roche*
Written-By – Strayhorn*
8:00
4        A Tone Parallel To Harlem (The Harlem Suite)
Written-By – Ellington*
13:47
5        Perdido
Written-By – E. Drake*, Lenk*, Tizol*
8:23
The Controversial Suite    
6        Before My Time    6:08
7        Later    4:23
The Liberian Suite    
8        I Like The Sunrise    4:28
9        The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1    4:50
10        The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2    3:26
11        The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3    3:45
12        The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4    3:05
13        The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5    5:08
Recorded At – Liederkranz Hall, New York
Recorded At – Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno
Recorded At – Columbia 30th Street Studio
Glass Mastered At – Sony Music, Pitman – DIDP-111208
Co-producer – Mercer Ellington (tracks: 1)
Drums – Louis Bellson
Piano – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
Producer – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1), George Avakian (tracks: 2 to 13)
Recorded By – Bert Porter (tracks: 1)
Saxophone – Harry Carney, Hilton Jefferson, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gansalves*, Russell Procope
Trombone – Britt Woodman, Juan Tizol, Quentin Jackson
Trumpet – William Anderson*, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Willie Cook
"Skin Deep" was originally produced by Duke & Mercer Ellington.
All other selections originally produced by George Avakian.

Recording dates:
Track 1 February 29, 1952 at Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno California
Tracks 2 & 5 July 1, 1952 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Track 3 June 30, 1952 same
Track 4 December 7, 1951 same
Tracks 6 & 7 December 11, 1951 same
Track 8 May 19, 1947 same
Track 9 to 13 December 24, 1947 Liederkranz Hall, New York City

This album was issued on three occasions with shlightly different content.
The original album (ML4639) contained tracks 1 through 5.
"Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown" (CL830) omitted "A Tone Parallel To Harlem" and put "The Controversial Suite" in its place
The third version (CL848) dropped "Perdido" and added "The Liberian Suite".
Barcode (Text): 696998706620
 

• Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
• Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
• Genre: JAZZ