In a Mellow Tone
1939 composition by Duke Ellington
"In a Mellow Tone", also known as "In a Mellotone", is a 1939 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler.[1] The song was based on the 1917 standard "Rose Room" by Art Hickman and Harry Williams,[2] which Ellington himself had recorded in 1932.[3] Howard Stern used a recording of this song (from Ellington's Blues in Orbit album) as the opening theme to The Howard Stern Show from 1987 to 1994.
Notable recordings
- Red Norvo (1943)
- Erroll Garner – Contrasts (1954)
- Clark Terry – Duke with a Difference (1957)
- Chico Hamilton with Eric Dolphy – The Original Ellington Suite (1958)
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958)
- Ben Webster (with Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge) – Ben Webster and Associates (1959)
- Count Basie – Breakfast Dance and Barbecue (1959)
- Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross – The Hottest New Group in Jazz (1960)
- Billy May – Cha Cha! Billy May (1960)
- Coleman Hawkins with Eddie Lockjaw Davis – Night Hawk (1960)
- Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington – The Great Summit (1961)
- Harry James – 1964 Live! In The Holiday Ballroom Chicago (Jazz Hour Compact Classics JH-1001, 1989)[4]
- Oscar Peterson – Mellow Mood (1968)
- Paul Gonsalves – Humming Bird (1970)
- Buddy Rich – "Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts" (1971)
- Joe Pass – Portraits of Duke Ellington (1975)
- Sonny Stitt – Sonny Stitt with Strings: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1977)
- The Manhattan Transfer – Pastiche (1978)
- Nick Brignola – L.A. Bound (1979)
- Art Pepper and George Cables – Goin’ Home (1982)
- Maynard Ferguson – Live from London (1994)
- Marcus Roberts – Plays Ellington (1995)
- Bob Wilber and Dick Hyman – A Perfect Match (1997)
- Tony Bennett – Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
- Clare Teal – Don't Talk (2004)
- Royce Campbell – A Tribute to Charlie Byrd (2004)
- Bill Wurtz – (2011)
Notes
- ^ Douglas Martin, "Milton Gabler, Storekeeper of the Jazz World, Dies at 90", The New York Times, July 25, 2001.
- ^ "In a Mellotone" at jazzstandards.com; retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 193–4. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ "Harry James And His Orchestra – Live 1964 In Holiday Ballroom Chicago". Discogs. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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