Mood Indigo / When a Black Man's Blue
by Duke Ellington
- Type: Single
- Released: 23 January 1931
- Label: Victor
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 4.04/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Pioneering the 'jungle style' associated with his legendary Cotton Club residency, this recording features a famously unusual inversion of the traditional horn section. The incredibly soft, bittersweet tonal colors introduced a sophisticated moodiness completely new to early jazz orchestration.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic
Tracklist
Credits
- Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra - primary artist
- Harry Carney - alto saxophone [uncredited], baritone saxophone [uncredited], clarinet [uncredited]
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone [uncredited], clarinet [uncredited], soprano saxophone [uncredited]
- Duke Ellington - arranged by [uncredited], piano [uncredited], directed by [uncredited], written-by
- Fred Guy - banjo [uncredited]
- Barney Bigard - clarinet [uncredited], tenor saxophone [uncredited], written-by
- Wellman Braud - double bass [uncredited]
- Sonny Greer - drums [uncredited]