Ellington Uptown

Tracklist

• 1
  Skin Deep
  6:49
• 2
  The Mooche
  6:36
• 3
  Take the 'A' Train
  8:02
• 4
  A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
  13:48
• 5
  Perdido
  8:25
• 6
  The Controversial Suite, Part 1: Before My Time
  6:09
• 7
  The Controversial Suite, Part 2: Later
  4:14
• 8
  The Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
  4:28
• 9
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1
  4:50
• 10
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2
  3:26
• 11
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3
  3:45
• 12
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4
  3:04
• 13
  The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5
  5:08

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The Best of Early Ellington

The Best of Early Ellington 1996

The Intimacy of the Blues

The Intimacy of the Blues 1991

JazzTime

JazzTime 1989

Latin American Suite

Latin American Suite 1972

…and His Mother Called Him Bill

…and His Mother Called Him Bill 1968

Release credits

• Al Hibbler
  vocal [8]
• Al Killian
  trumpet [8-13]
• Al Sears
  tenor saxophone [8-13]
• Bert Porter
  recording [1]
• Betty Roché
  lead vocals [3], performer [3]
• Billy Strayhorn
  piano [1-3, 5]
• Britt Woodman
  trombone [1-3, 5-7]
• Clark Terry
  trumpet [1-3, 5-7]
• Claude Jones
  trombone [8-13]
• Dick Vance
  trumpet [8-13]
• Duke Ellington
  piano [1-3, 5-13], producer [1]
• Francis Williams
  trumpet [6-13]
• Harold “Shorty” Baker
  trumpet [6-13]
• Harry Carney
  baritone saxophone [1-3, 5-13], bass clarinet [1]
• Hilton Jefferson
  alto saxophone [2-3, 5]
• Jimmy Hamilton
  clarinet [1-3, 5-13], tenor saxophone [1-3, 5-13]
• Johnny Hodges
  alto saxophone [3, 8-13]
• Juan Tizol
  valve trombone [1-3, 5-7]
• Junior Raglin
  double bass [8-13]
• Lawrence Brown
  trombone [8-13]
• Louie Bellson
  drums (drum set) [1-3, 5-7]
• Mercer Ellington
  producer [1]
• Oscar Pettiford
  double bass [8-13]
• Paul Gonsalves
  tenor saxophone [1-3, 5-7]
• Quentin Jackson
  trombone [1-3, 5-7]
• Ray Nance
  trumpet [1-3, 5-7], violin [8-13]
• Russell Procope
  alto saxophone [1-3, 5-13], clarinet [1-3, 5-7]
• Shelton "Scad" Hemphill
  trumpet [8-13]
• Sonny Greer
  drums (drum set) [8-13]
• Tyree Glenn
  trombone [8-13], vibraphone [8-13]
• Wendell Marshall
  double bass [1-3, 5-7]
• William “Cat” Anderson
  trumpet [1-3, 5]
• Willie Cook
  trumpet [1-3, 5-7]
• Willie Smith
  alto saxophone [1]
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Issues

• E
  (Combined release view)
• E
  Ellington Uptown

  Unknown format
  1953
• 

  E
  Ellington Uptown

  CD
  1987
• E
  Ellington Uptown

  12" Vinyl
  1987
• 

  U
  Uptown

  CD
  1991
• H
  Hi‐Fi Ellington Uptown

  CD
  21 October 1992
• 

  H
  Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown

  SACD (mono)
  5 July 2000
• E
  Ellington Uptown

  Unknown format
  2001
• 

  E
  Ellington Uptown

  CD
  2004
• E
  Ellington Uptown

  CD
  2004
• 

  E
  Ellington Uptown

  12" Vinyl
  2 September 2008
• H
  Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown

  Unknown format
  28 March 2009