Duke Ellington - 1987 - Duke Ellington & Friends

Tracklist: 

01. Take the "A" Train (6:40)

02. Caravan (5:59)

03. Cottontail (3:22)

04. Mood Indigo (6:20)

05. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (2:44)

06. Prelude to a Kiss (4:48)

07. Satin Doll (5:03)

08. Stompy Jones (6:40)

09. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (4:24)

10. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (3:02)

11. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (7:11)

Alto Saxophone – George Dorsey (tracks: 5), Hilton Jefferson (tracks: 5), Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11), Russell Procope (tracks: 1, 10, 11)

Arranged By [Strings] – Ralph Burns (tracks: 6, 9)

Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank (tracks: 6), Harry Carney (tracks: 1, 9 to 11), Haywood Henry (tracks: 5)

Bass – Aaron Bell (tracks: 10), Al Hall (tracks: 8), Jimmy Woode (tracks: 1, 7), John Lamb (tracks: 11), John Williams* (tracks: 4), Lloyd Trotman (2) (tracks: 2, 5), Ray Brown (tracks: 3), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 6, 9)

Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney (tracks: 10)

Bass Trombone – Chuck Connors (tracks: 10)

Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 1, 6, 9), Russell Procope (tracks: 1, 10)

Conductor [Strings] – Ralph Burns (tracks: 6, 9)

Drums – Billy Smith (tracks: 5), J.C. Heard (tracks: 3), Jo Jones (tracks: 8), Louis Bellson (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 9), Sam Woodyard (tracks: 1, 7, 10, 11)

French Horn – Tony Miranda (tracks: 9)

Guitar – Barney Kessel (tracks: 3), Billy Bauer (tracks: 9), Les Spann (tracks: 8)

Orchestra – Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra (tracks: 10), Duke Ellington And His Orchestra (tracks: 1, 11), Leroy Lovett And His Orchestra (tracks: 5)

Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 7), Duke Ellington (tracks: 1, 8, 11), Jimmy Jones (3) (tracks: 10), Leroy Lovett (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 9), Oscar Peterson (tracks: 3), Teddy Wilson (tracks: 6)

Tenor Saxophone – Arthur Clarke (tracks: 4), Ben Webster (tracks: 3, 6), Frank Foster (tracks: 1), Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 1, 10, 11), Paul Gonsalves (tracks: 1, 10, 11), Sam "The Man" Taylor (tracks: 2), Pizza Simon (tracks: 5)

Trombone – Britt Woodman (tracks: 1), Buster Cooper (tracks: 11), Chuck Connors (tracks: 11), George Matthews (2) (tracks: 5), John Sanders (tracks: 1), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 2, 4, 10, 11), Quentin Jackson (tracks: 1, 10), Ted Kelly (tracks: 5)

Trumpet – Bill Berry (tracks: 10), Bob Johnson (tracks: 5), Cat Anderson (tracks: 1, 10, 11), Clark Terry (tracks: 1), Cootie Williams (tracks: 11), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1), Ed Mullens (tracks: 10), Harold "Shorty" Baker* (tracks: 4, 10), Herbie Jones (tracks: 11), Mercer Ellington (tracks: 11), Ray Nance (tracks: 1), Taft Jordan (tracks: 5), Bill Scott (tracks: 5), Willie Cook (tracks: 1)

Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 9)

Vocals – Al Hibbler (tracks: 5), Ella Fitzgerald (tracks: 1, 11)