Ellington Indigos is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington.
The stereo CD reissue released by Columbia (CK 4444) in 1987 contains a track listing and cover art that is drastically different from the original mono LP. A change in song order and two additional songs – "Night and Day" and "All The Things You Are" – were added to the CD, while "The Sky Fell Down" was omitted.
LP (Columbia CL1085)
CD (Columbia COL 4723642)
Alternate versions The original mono (CL 1085) and stereo (CS 8053) LP issues contained some different takes between them on various tracks, "Willow Weep for Me" being one of them.
The CD (CBS 463342 2) liner notes say that "All The Things You Are and "Night and Day" were previously unreleased versions and that "Autumn Leaves" was an alternate take. Analyzing the two versions of "Autumn Leaves" shows that they are identical; however, the LP has Ozzie Bailey's first vocal chorus (a French one) edited out. (There is indeed an alternate version of "Autumn Leaves" recorded September 9, 1957, available on Duke Ellington & His Great Vocalists [Columbia CK 66372]). The stereo versions of "Mood Indigo" and "Willow Weep for Me" are different from their mono counterparts.
There are a multitude of versions of this album in circulation. For instance, there is another mono take of "Mood Indigo" available on the LP (CBS 88653 side 2, track 6).
Listing LP: Columbia CL 1085 (mono – 9 tracks – original album) LP: Columbia CS 8053 (stereo – 8 tracks – no "The Sky Fell Down") LP: CBS 88653 (stereo – 8 tracks – no "The Sky Fell Down") CD: Columbia CK 4444 (stereo – 10 tracks – no "The Sky Fell Down") CD: CBS 463342 2 (stereo – 10 tracks – no "The Sky Fell Down") CD: Columbia COL 4723642 (stereo – 11 tracks – French) CD: Columbia Legacy 886979 388826 (stereo - 15 tracks - part of 9xCD box set "The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958")
Personnel
Performance Johnny Hodges, Rick Henderson – alto saxophone Jimmy Hamilton, Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone Harry Carney – baritone saxophone Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Clark Terry – trumpet Ray Nance – trumpet, violin Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman – trombone John Sanders – bass trombone Duke Ellington – piano Jimmy Woode – bass Sam Woodyard – drums Ozzie Bailey – vocals
Credits Irving Townsend – producer Stanley Dance – liner notes Allen Weinberg – artwork, cover design David Gahr – photography Michael Brooks – digital producer Larry Keyes – remixing Mike Berniker, Amy Herot – production, Jazz masterpieces series coordinators
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