In a Mellow Tone

In a Mellow Tone

"In a Mellow Tone" is a 1939 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903E7DD1F3AF936A15754C0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print Milton Gabler, Storekeeper of the Jazz World, Dies at 90 - New York Times ] ] .

Notable recordings

*Ella Fitzgerald - "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook" (1958)
*Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross - "Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!" (1960)
*Paul Gonsalves - "Humming Bird" (1970)
*The Manhattan Transfer - "Pastiche" (1978)
*Tony Bennett - "" (1999)
*Clare Teal - "Don't Talk" (2004)
*Coleman Hawkins with Eddie Lockjaw Davis

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