Duke Ellington, Volume 10: Air Conditioned Jungle, Original Recordings 1945

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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Midriff
recording of:
Midriff (on 1945-01-02)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
3:24
2I Didn't Know About You
recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You (in 1945)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
2:43
3I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (in 1945)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:10
4Mood to Be Wooed
4:25
5Blue Cellophane
3:07
6Hit Me With a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce
2:31
7Subtle Slough
2:51
8Frantic Fantasy
4:27
9The Air-Conditioned Jungle
recording of:
Air-Conditioned Jungle (on 1945-01-03)
writer:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer)
4:07
10Tonight I Shall Sleep (with a Smile on My Face)
recording of:
Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face) (on 1945-05-14)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
3:01
11The Minor Goes Muggin'
recording of:
The Minor Goes Muggin’ (on 1945-05-14)
composer:
Sy Oliver
3:03
12I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (in 1945)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
3:18
13Downbeat Shuffle
4:50
14(Otto, Make That) Riff Staccato
recording of:
(Otto Make That) Riff Staccato (in 1945)
lyricist:
Simon Schwartz
composer:
Milt Orent
3:16
15The Kissing Bug
3:10
16Passion Flower
recording of:
Passion Flower (in 1945)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
3:37
17Everything but You
recording of:
Everything but You (in 1945)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1945)
2:45
18Hollywood Hangover
3:44