Billy Byers - Impressions Of Duke Ellington
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Singer: | Billy Byers |
| Title: | Impressions Of Duke Ellington |
| Short-info: | Label:
Mercury – PPS-6028
Series: Perfect Presence Sound Series – PPS-6028 Type: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Gatefold Country: US Date of released: 1961 Category: Jazz Style: Big Band |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1682 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1462 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Take The "A" TrainWritten-By – Billy Strayhorn |
2:13 |
| A2 | Sophisticated LadyWritten-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 BridgeWritten-By – Billy Strayhorn |
3:05 |
| A5 | CaravanWritten-By – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol |
5:15 |
| B1 | Mood IndigoWritten-By – Albany Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills |
4:40 |
| B2 | I'm Beginning To See The LightWritten-By – Don George, Duke Ellington, Harry James , John Hodges* |
3:02 |
| B3 | SolitudeWritten-By – Duke Ellington, Eddie De Lange*, Irving Mills |
3:35 |
| B4 | Don't Get Around Much AnymoreWritten-By – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington |
3:10 |
| B5 | All Too SoonWritten-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-FInformationThis 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.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): PPS-6028A-RFR1 FF
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): PPS-6028B-RFR1 FF
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PPS-2028 | Billy Byers | Impressions Of Duke Ellington (LP, Mono, Gat) | Mercury | PPS-2028 | US | 1961 |
| 222 006 MWY | Billy Byers' Big Band | Take The Duke's Train (LP, Album, RE) | Mercury | 222 006 MWY | Netherlands | 1962 |







