Indigos (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Ellington indigos
Type = Album
Artist = Duke Ellington


Released = 1957
Recorded = March 13, September 9 to October 14, 1957
Genre = Jazz
Length = 44:36 (CBS 463342 2)
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Irving Townsend
Digital Producer = Michael Brooks
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:sa8gtq1zbu4p link]
Last album = ”Happy Reunion”
This album = Ellington indigos
Next album = Newport Jazz Festival (1958)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Ellington indigos (reissue)
Background = pink


Lower caption = A CD reissue cover.

"Ellington indigos" is a 1957 album by Duke Ellington.

The stereo CD reissue released by Columbia (CK 4444) in 1987 contains a track listing and cover art that is drastically different from the original mono LP. A change in song order and two "new" — "Night and day" and "All the things you are" — were added to the CD while "The sky fell down" (Tsfd) was omitted.

LP (Columbia CL1085)

Side one
#Solitude (E. DeLange, I. Mills, D. Ellington) — 4:43 Soloist is Duke Ellington on piano. Recorded on October 14, 1957.
#Where or when (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) — 4:02 Soloist is Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone. Recorded on October 10, 1957.
#Mood indigo (B. Bigard, I. Mills, D. Ellington) — 3:07 Soloist is Shorty Baker on trumpet. Recorded on September 9, 1957.
#Autumn leaves (J. Kosma, J. Prévert, J. Mercer) — 7:10 Vocalist is Ozzie Bailey. Soloist is Ray Nance on violin. Recorded on Oct 1, 1957.
#The sky fell down (D. Ellington) — 4:08 Soloist is Ray Nance on trumpet. Recorded on March 13, 1957.Side two
#Prelude to a kiss (M. Gordon, I. Mills, D. Ellington) — 4:44 Soloist is Johnny Hodges on alto saxophone. Recorded on October 11, 1957.
#Willow weep for me (A. Ronell) — 4:15 Soloist is Shorty Baker on trumpet. Recorded on October 10, 1957.
#Tenderly (W.L. Gross, J. Lawrence) — 5:23 Soloist is Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet. Recorded on September 9, 1957.
#Dancing in the dark (A. Schwartz, H. Dietz) — 4:28 Soloist is Harry Carney on baritone saxophone. Recorded on October 1, 1957.

CD (Columbia COL 4723642)

#Solitude
#Where or when
#Mood indigo
#Night and day (C. Porter) — 2:54 Soloist is Paul Gonsalves on tenor saxophone. Recorded on October 10, 1957.
#Prelude to a kiss
#All the things you are (J. Kern, O. Hammerstein II) — 3:50 Soloist is Duke Ellington on piano. Recorded on October 10, 1957.
#Willow weep for me
#Tenderly
#Dancing in the dark
#Autumn leaves
#The sky fell down

Different versions

The CD (CBS 463342 2) liner note says that "All the things you are" and "Night and day" are previously unreleased versions and that "Autumn leaves" is an alternate take. "Autumn leaves" is not an alternate take. Analyzing the two tracks shows that they are identical — but the LP has Ozzie Bailey's first vocal chorus (a French one) edited out. (There is indeed an alternate version of "Autumn leaves" recorded September 9, 1957 available — but it's on the CD "Duke Ellington & his great vocalists" (Columbia CK 66372).) On the other hand, the stereo versions of "Mood indigo" and "Willow weep for me" are different from their mono counterparts.

There is a multitude of versions of this album in circulation. For instance, there is yet another mono take of "Mood indigo" available on the LP (CBS 88653 side 2, track 6).

Listing

*LP: Columbia CL1085 (mono — 9 tracks — original album)
*LP: Columbia CS 8053 (stereo — 8 tracks — no "Tsfd")
*LP: CBS 88653 (stereo — 8 tracks — no "Tsfd")
*CD: Columbia CK 4444 (stereo — 10 tracks — no "Tsfd")
*CD: CBS 463342 2 (stereo — 10 tracks — no "Tsfd")
*CD: Columbia COL 4723642 (stereo — 11 tracks — French)

Personnel

*Duke Ellington (piano)
*Jimmy Woode (bass)
*Sam Woodyard (drums)
*Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone)
*Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope (clarinet, alto saxophone)
*Harry Carney (baritone saxophone)
*Johnny Hodges, Rick Henderson (alto saxophone)
*John Sanders, (bass trombone)
*Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman (trombone)
*Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (trumpet)
*Ray Nance (trumpet, violin)
*Ozzie Bailey (vocal)

Credits

*Irving Townsend (producer)
*Stanley Dance (liner notes)
*Allen Weinberg (artwork, cover design)
*David Gahr (photography)--
*Michael Brooks (digital producer)
*Larry Keyes (remixing)
*Mike Berniker, Amy Herot (production & Jazz masterpieces series coordinators)