Duke Ellington

Remastered on 180g Black Vinyl

1956’s ‘Historically Speaking’ was released on the jazz independent Bethlehem, and saw the great Duke Ellington revisiting some of his earliest compositions. Recorded in February 1956 with a crack backing band, it contains some of his loveliest arrangements and melodies, including the beautiful ‘Lonesome Lullaby’.

PERSONNEL:

• Duke Ellington - (piano, composer)
• Cat Anderson - (trumpet)
• Willie Cook - (trumpet)
• Clark Terry - (trumpet)
• Ray Nance - (trumpet)
• Quentin Jackson - (trombone)
• Britt Woodman - (trombone)
• John Sanders - (valve trombone)
• Jimmy Hamilton - (clarinet, tenor saxophone)
• Russell Procope - (alto saxophone, clarinet)
• Paul Gonsalves - (tenor saxophone)
• Johnny Hodges - (alto saxophone, composer)
• Harry Carney - (baritone saxophone)
• Jimmy Woode - (bass)
• Sam Woodyard - (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
• A2 Creole Love Call
• A3 Stompy Jones
• A4 The Jeep Is Jumpin'
• A5 Jack the Bear
• A6 In a Mellow Tone

• SIDE B
• B1 Ko-Ko
• B2 Midriff
• B3 Stop, Look and Listen
• B4 Unbooted Charactor
• B5 Lonesome Lullaby
• B6 Upper Manhattan Medical Group