Trackliste
1 | PerdidoWritten-By – E. Drake, Lenk, Tizol | 8:23 |
2 | I Like The Sunrise | 4:28 |
3 | Take The "A" TrainVocals – Betty RocheWritten-By – Strayhorn | 8:00 |
4 | The Liberian Suite |
5 | The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4 | 3:05 |
6 | The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5 | 5:08 |
7 | The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2 | 3:26 |
8 | Skin DeepFeaturing – Louis BellsonWritten-By – L. Bellson | 6:58 |
9 | Before My Time | 6:08 |
10 | Later | 4:23 |
11 | The MoocheWritten-By – Ellington, I. Mills | 6:36 |
12 | A Tone Parallel To Harlem (The Harlem Suite)Written-By – Ellington | 13:47 |
13 | The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1 | 4:50 |
14 | The Controversial Suite |
15 | The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3 | 3:45 |
Versionen
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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ML 4639 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington Uptown (LP, Album, Mono) | Columbia, Columbia Masterworks | ML 4639 | US | 1951 |
CBS 460830 1 | Duke Ellington | Ellington Uptown (LP, Album, Mono, RE, RM) | CBS | CBS 460830 1 | Europe | 1988 |
ML 4639 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington Uptown (LP, Album, Mono) | Columbia, Columbia Masterworks | ML 4639 | US | 1951 |
20AP 1437 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Ellington Uptown (LP, Album, Mono, RE) | CBS/Sony | 20AP 1437 | Japan | 1979 |
CL 830 | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown (LP, Album, Mono) | Columbia | CL 830 | Canada | 1956 |
Credits
- Co-producer – Mercer Ellington (tracks: 1)
- Drums – Louis Bellson
- Piano – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
- Producer – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1), George Avakian (tracks: 2 to 13)
- Recorded By – Bert Porter (tracks: 1)
- Saxophone – Harry Carney, Hilton Jefferson, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gansalves, Russell Procope
- Trombone – Britt Woodman, Juan Tizol, Quentin Jackson
- Trumpet – William Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Willie Cook
Hinweise
"Skin Deep" was originally produced by Duke & Mercer Ellington.
All other selections originally produced by George Avakian.
Recording dates:
Track 1 February 29, 1952 at Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno California
Tracks 2 & 5 July 1, 1952 at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Track 3 June 30, 1952 same
Track 4 December 7, 1951 same
Tracks 6 & 7 December 11, 1951 same
Track 8 May 19, 1947 same
Track 9 to 13 December 24, 1947 Liederkranz Hall, New York City
This album was issued on three occasions with shlightly different content.
The original album (ML4639) contained tracks 1 through 5.
"Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown" (CL830) omitted "A Tone Parallel To Harlem" and put "The Controversial Suite" in its place
The third version (CL848) dropped "Perdido" and added "The Liberian Suite".Original issue label variation with green and gold labels.
Repressed in 1953 as Ellington Uptown
Barcodes
- Barcode (Text): 696998706620
- Matrix / Runout: DIDP-111208 J3 17 02
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L472
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 6100
Unternehmen
- Recorded At – Liederkranz Hall, New York
- Recorded At – Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno
- Recorded At – Columbia 30th Street Studio