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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
"...And His Mother Called Him Bill"

Album US 1968 on RCA label
Jazz (Big Band, Post-Bop)

Dedicated to the memory of Billy Strayhorn. Tracks A2 and A4 were recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City on August 28th 1967. Tracks B2, B4 and B6 were performed on August 30th 1967 in New York. Tracks A1, A6 and B5 performed in New York City on September 1st 1967 This is the second pressing of this LP.

     
Musicians
PortraitDuke Ellington And His Orchestra ,
album by
PortraitJohnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US
alto saxophone
PortraitRussell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitHarry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US
baritone saxophone, clarinet
PortraitAaron Bell b, 1921-2003 US
bass
PortraitJeff Castleman b, US
bass
PortraitChuck Connors tb, 1930-1994 US
bass trombone
PortraitJimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US
clarinet, tenor saxophone
PortraitSam Woodyard dr, 1935-1988 US
drums
PortraitSteve Little dr, *1935 US
drums
PortraitClark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US
flugelhorn
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
piano
PortraitPaul Gonsalves ts, sax, 1920-1974 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitBuster Cooper tb, *1929 US
trombone
PortraitLawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US
trombone
PortraitCat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US
trumpet
PortraitCootie Williams tr, 1911-1985 US
trumpet
PortraitHerbie Jones tr, 1926-2001 US
trumpet
PortraitMercer Ellington tr, 1919-1996 US
trumpet
PortraitJohn Sanders tb, US
valve trombone
Producers
Ed Begley engineer
Brad McCuen producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1SniborDuke Ellington And His Orchestra4:16
2Boo-DahDuke Ellington And His Orchestra3:25
3Blood CountDuke Ellington And His Orchestra4:16
4U.M.M.G.Duke Ellington And His Orchestra3:09
5CharpoyDuke Ellington And His Orchestra3:05
6After AllDuke Ellington And His Orchestra3:28
7The Intimacy Of The BluesDuke Ellington And His Orchestra2:55
8Rain CheckDuke Ellington And His Orchestra4:34
9Day-DreamDuke Ellington And His Orchestra4:18
10Rock Skippin' (At The Blue Note)Duke Ellington And His Orchestra2:59
11All Day LongDuke Ellington And His Orchestra2:56
12My Little Brown BookDuke Ellington And His Orchestra3:52
13Lotus BlossomDuke Ellington And His Orchestra3:55
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