Impressions Of Duke Ellington

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A1	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	2:13
A2	Sophisticated Lady Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish	2:27
A3	Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) Written-By – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines	3:12
A4	Chelsea Bridge Written-By – Billy Strayhorn	3:05
A5	Caravan Written-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol	5:15
B1	Mood Indigo Written-By – Albany Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills	4:40
B2	I'm Beginning To See The Light Written-By – Don George, Duke Ellington, Harry James , John Hodges*	3:02
B3	Solitude Written-By – Duke Ellington, Eddie De Lange*, Irving Mills	3:35
B4	Don't Get Around Much Anymore Written-By – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington	3:10
B5	All Too Soon Written-By – Carl Sigman, Duke Ellington	2:58

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion
• Arranged By – Billy Byers
• Baritone Saxophone – Sol Schlinger
• Bass – Milt Hinton
• Bass Clarinet – Sol Schlinger
• Clarinet – Eric Dixon (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1, B3 to B5), Jerry Dodgion, Spencer Sinatra (tracks: A1, A4, B2)
• Conductor – Billy Byers
• Drums – Osie Johnson
• Engineer – Bob Fine*
• Flute – Eric Dixon (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1, B3 to B5), Jerry Dodgion, Spencer Sinatra (tracks: A1, A4, B2)
• French Horn – Don Corrado* (tracks: A3, B1, B3, B5), Jimmy Buffington*, Julius Watkins (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B2, B4), Ray Alonge, Bob Northern*
• Percussion – Eddie Shaughnessy*, Eddie Costa
• Piano – Patti Bown
• Supervised By – Quincy Jones
• Tenor Saxophone – Eric Dixon (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1, B3 to B5), Spencer Sinatra (tracks: A1, A4, B2)
• Trombone – Jack Rains* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B2, B4), Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Tony Studd, Wayne Andre (tracks: A3, B1, B3, B5)
• Trumpet – Al De Risi (tracks: A2, A5, B4), Clark Terry, Doctor Christian (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1 to B3, B5), Ernie Royal, Joe Newman
• Tuba – Harvey Phillips

Notes

HI-FInformation
This album was recorded both monaurally and stereophonically at Fine Recording (Bayside) with Bob Fine at the engineering controls. Instruments and mikes were: (Left) Celeste--Telefunken U-47; Woodwinds--Telefunken U-47; Percussion (vibes & bell)--Telefunken U-47;Percussion (bongo & traps)--AKG; French Honrs--Telefunken U-47; (Rights) Trumpets--RCA 77DX; Trombones--RCA 77DX; Bass--AKG; Drum--AKG; Tuba--RCA 77DX. The session was recorded on 35mm magnetic film at a a speed of 90 feet per minute.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PPS-6028	Billy Byers	Impressions Of Duke Ellington ‎(LP, Gat)	Mercury	PPS-6028	US	1961
SRW 16397	Billy Byers	Impressions Of Duke Ellington ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Mercury Wing	SRW 16397	US	1969
MDY 135 375	Billy Byers	Impressions Of Duke Ellington ‎(LP, Gat)	Mercury	MDY 135 375	Netherlands	Unknown
PPS-6028(E)	Billy Byers	Impressions Of Duke Ellington ‎(LP, Gat)	Mercury	PPS-6028(E)	Canada	1961
222 006 MWY	Billy Byers' Big Band	Take The Duke's Train ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Mercury	222 006 MWY	Netherlands	1962