Ellington Indigos
by Duke Ellington
- Type: Album
- Released: 1958
- Label: Columbia
- Country: United States
- Length: 58:08
- Community rating: 4.18/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Carly Simon, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, T-Bone Wolk, Rob Mounsey
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Shifting away from sprawling suites, the revered bandleader delivers an intimate collection of ballads and relaxed standards. The emphasis is entirely on the lush harmonic textures of the ensemble and the highly distinct, lyrical voices of his veteran soloists like Johnny Hodges and Paul Gonsalves.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, improvisation, instrumental
Tracklist
- Solitude (4:40)
- Where or When (3:57)
- Mood Indigo (3:03)
- Autumn Leaves - Full Version (7:09)
- The Sky Fell Down (2:57)
- Prelude to a Kiss (4:41)
- Willow Weep for Me (4:13)
- Tenderly (5:20)
- Dancing in the Dark (4:25)
- Night and Day (2:50)
- Cop Out (2:50)
- Under the Balcony (2:55)
- Strange Feeling (3:53)
- Dancers in Love (2:17)
- Coloratura (2:49)
Credits
- Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - primary artist, piano, written-by
- Jimmy Woode - bass
- Sam Woodyard - drums
- Roy DeCarava - photography by
- Harry Carney - saxophone
- Jimmy Hamilton - saxophone
- Johnny Hodges - saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves - saxophone
- Russell Procope - saxophone
- Irving Townsend - sleeve notes
- Britt Woodman - trombone
- John Sanders - trombone
- Quentin Jackson - trombone
- Cat Anderson - trumpet
- Clark Terry - trumpet
- Harold Baker - trumpet
- Ray Nance - trumpet
- Willie Cook - trumpet
- Eddie Delange - written-by
- Irving Mills - written-by
- Rodgers & Hart - written-by
- Barney Bigard - written-by
- Ozzie Bailey - vocals
- Jacques Pr茅vert - written-by
- Johnny Mercer - written-by
- Joseph Kosma - written-by
- Irving Gordon - written-by
- Ann Ronell - written-by
- Jimmy Grissom - vocals
- Jack Lawrence - written-by
- Walter Gross - written-by
- Schwartz & Dietz - written-by