Piano In The Background (CD) | Near Mint (NM or M-) Near Mint (NM or M-)

*PHOTOS NOT ACTUAL*

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Label:  Columbia – CK 87107, Legacy – CK 87107
Format:  CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country:  US
Released:  2004
Genre:  Jazz
Style:  Big Band, Swing
1        Happy Go Lucky Local
Written-By – B. Strayhorn*, D. Ellington*
3:00
2        What Am I Here For
Composed By [Composition By] – Duke Ellington
4:07
Medley
Written-By – D. Ellington*, H. Carney*, I. Mills*
(5:11)
3A        Kinda Dukish
Written-By – Duke Ellington
3B        Rockin' In Rhythm
Written-By – D. Ellington*, H. Carney*, I. Mills*
4        Perdido
Arranged By – Gerald Wilson
Written-By – J. Tizol*
6:47
5        I'm Beginning To See The Light
Arranged By – Bill Mathieu
Written-By – D. George*, D. Ellington*, H. James*, J. Hodges*
2:04
6        Mid-Riff
Written-By – B. Strayhorn*
4:27
7        It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Arranged By – Bill Mathieu
Written-By – D. Ellington*, I. Mills*
4:32
8        Main Stem
Composed By [Composition By] – Duke Ellington
4:14
9        Take The "A" Train
Written-By – B. Strayhorn*
5:32
Bonus Tracks    
10        Lullaby Of Birdland
Written-By – G. Shearing*
5:22
11        The Wailer
Written-By, Arranged By – Gerald Wilson
4:25
12        Dreamy Sort Of Thing
Arranged By – Bill Mathieu
Written-By – B. Strayhorn*
3:55
13        Lullaby Of Birdland (Alternate Take)
Written-By – G. Shearing*
5:26
14        Harlem Air Shaft
Composed By [Compositions By] – Duke Ellington
4:03
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Recorded At – Radio Recorders
Remixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Glass Mastered At – Sony Music, Pitman – CTDP-111209
A&R [Legacy A&R] – Steve Berkowitz
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: All except 14)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Russell Procope
Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
Bass – Aaron Bell
Coordinator [A&R] – Stacey Boyle
Design – Randall Martin
Drums – Sam Woodyard
Liner Notes [2004] – Patricia Willard
Photography By – Don Hunstein
Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 5, 7, 12), Duke Ellington
Producer [Original Recordings Produced By], Liner Notes [1960] – Irving Townsend
Project Manager [Project Director] – Seth Rothstein
Recorded By – Alan Emig*, Harold Chapman
Reissue Producer – Michael Brooks (2), Michael Cuscuna
Remix, Mastered By – Mark Wilder
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
Trombone – Booty Wood (tracks: All except 14), Britt Woodman (tracks: All except 14), Lawrence Brown, Matthew Gee (tracks: 14)
Trumpet – Andres Merenghito (Fats Ford)*, Eddie Mullens*, Gerald Wilson (tracks: 1, 11), Ray Nance, Willie Cook
Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8)
#1-13: recorded at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles by Alan Emig:

4, 5 on May 31, 1960.
7 on June 2, 1960.
3, 10, 12, 13 on June 20, 1960.
8 on June 22, 1960.
6, 9 on June 28, 1960.
2 on June 29, 1960.
1, 11 on June 30, 1960.

#14 recorded at Columbia Studios, Los Angeles by Harold Chapman on March 3, 1961.

#1-9 originally issued on Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Piano In The Background (Columbia CS 8346).
#10-13 originally issued on Duke 56/62, Vol. 2 (French CBS 88654).
#14 previously unissued.
Barcode (Text): 6 9699-87107-2 6
Barcode (Scanned): 696998710726
 

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