Sophisticated Lady (RCA)
03/15/1940
Lyrics from Sophisticated Lady (RCA)
All Music Guide Review
This RCA CD reissue contains 19 Duke Ellington recordings from 1940-42 and 1945-46 and serves as a good introduction to Ellington's music of that era although veteran collectors will already have the material. Among the gems are the original version of "Take the 'A' Train," "I Got It Bad," "Perdido," "Caravan," a rendition of "It Don't Mean a Thing" that uses the voices of Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis and Marie Ellington and "St. Louis Blues." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Sophisticated Lady (RCA) Track Listing
Credits of Sophisticated Lady (RCA)
- Joe Tricky Sam Nanton
- Trombone
- Jay Newland
- Engineer
- John Snyder
- Producer, Reissue Producer
- Billy Strayhorn
- Piano, Arranger
- Juan Tizol
- Trombone (Valve)
- Sid Weiss
- Bass
- Wilbur DeParis
- Trombone
- Wallace Jones
- Trumpet
- Chuck Stewart
- Photography
- Alvin Raglin
- Bass
- Joe Lopes
- Engineer
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
- Performer, ?
- J.J. Stelmach
- Art Direction
- Stephanie L. Stein
- Liner Notes
- Steve Gates
- Producer, Series Producer
- Francis Williams
- Trumpet
- Marian Conaty
- Engineer, Reissue Engineer
- Otto Hardwick
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Bass)
- Marie Ellington
- Vocals
- Marian Cox
- Vocals
- Scott Johnson
- Art Direction
- Russell Procope
- Sax (Alto)
- Ivie Anderson
- Vocals
- Jimmy Blanton
- Bass
- Sonny Greer
- Drums
- Steve Backer
- Executive Producer
- Harold Baker
- Trumpet
- Barney Bigard
- Clarinet
- Harry Carney
- Clarinet, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto)
- Kay Davis
- Vocals
- Duke Ellington
- Piano, Arranger, ?, Main Performer
- Fred Guy
- Guitar
- Jimmy Hamilton
- Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Shelton Hemphill
- Trumpet
- Claude Jones
- Trombone
- Al Hibbler
- Vocals
- Cat Anderson
- Trumpet
- Johnny Hodges
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
- Ray Nance
- Trumpet, Violin, Cornet, Vocals
- Oscar Pettiford
- Bass
- Al Sears
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rex Stewart
- Cornet
- Ben Webster
- Sax (Tenor)
- Cootie Williams
- Trumpet
- Lawrence Brown
- Trombone
- Bob Haggart
- Bass
- Herb Jeffries
- Vocals
- Taft Jordan
- Trumpet
- Joya Sherrill
- Vocals












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