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- Date Released: January 23, 1956
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally Released 1956 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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Rosemary Clooney may have seemed to be a surprising choice to be featured with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, but this collaboration is extremely successful in spite of the fact that Clooney was unable to join the band in the studio due to complications of a very difficult pregnancy. The solution was for the band to record the music (after Billy Strayhorn made the first of several trips to Los Angeles to consult with her). The results are stunning and not in the least bit canned, due to the professionalism of all parties involved and a stellar engineering of the separately recorded tracks. Clooney swings throughout "Me and You" and "It Don't Mean a Thing" without excess, her wordless vocal on "Blue Rose," and a captivating "Mood Indigo" are among the many highlights. The sound on this Legacy series reissue is greatly improved over the earlier Mobile Fidelity CD, plus there are two tracks added, the obscure but appealing "If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)" and "Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'," that were only issued as a single and omitted from the original release. It's a pity that the collaboration of Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington was only a one-shot deal, as she easily ranks as one of the greatest vocalists to appear on record with the maestro.
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Credits
- Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Main Performer // Rosemary Clooney - Main Performer // Rosemary Clooney - Main Performer // Rosemary Clooney - Main Performer // Cat Anderson - Trumpet // Paul Gonsalves - Reeds // Paul Gonsalves - Reeds // Paul Gonsalves - Reeds // Johnny Hodges - Reeds // Ray Nance - Trumpet // Willie Cook - Trumpet // Henri Renaud - Producer // Jimmy Woode - Bass // Gordon Jackson - Trombone // Russell Procope - Reeds // Britt Woodman - Trombone // Harry Carney - Reeds // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Arranger // Duke Ellington - Arranger // Duke Ellington - Arranger // Duke Ellington - Arranger // Duke Ellington - Arranger // Duke Ellington - Arranger // Jimmy Hamilton - Reeds // John Sanders - Trombone // Billy Strayhorn - Arranger // Irving Townsend - Liner Notes // Sam Woodyard - Drums // Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Performer
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Piano //
- Trombone //
- Trumpet //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums
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