In a Mellow Tone
"In a Mellow Tone",also known as"In a Mellotone",is a 1939jazz standardcomposed byDuke Ellington,with lyrics written byMilt Gabler.[1]The song was based on the 1917 standard "Rose Room"byArt HickmanandHarry Williams,[2]which Ellington himself had recorded in 1932.[3]Howard Sternused a recording of this song (from Ellington'sBlues in Orbitalbum) as the opening theme toThe Howard Stern Showfrom 1987 to 1994.
Notable recordings
[edit]- Red Norvo(1943)
- Erroll Garner–Contrasts(1954)
- Clark Terry–Duke with a Difference(1957)
- Chico HamiltonwithEric Dolphy–The Original Ellington Suite(1958)
- Ella Fitzgerald–Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook(1958)
- Ben Webster(withColeman HawkinsandRoy Eldridge) –Ben Webster and Associates(1959)
- Count Basie–Breakfast Dance and Barbecue(1959)
- Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross–The Hottest New Group in Jazz(1960)
- Billy May–Cha Cha! Billy May(1960)
- Coleman HawkinswithEddie Lockjaw Davis–Night Hawk(1960)
- Louis ArmstrongandDuke Ellington–The Great Summit(1961)
- Harry James–1964 Live! In The Holiday Ballroom Chicago(Jazz Hour Compact Classics JH-1001, 1989)[4]
- Oscar Peterson–Mellow Mood(1968)
- Paul Gonsalves–Humming Bird(1970)
- Buddy Rich– "Very Alive at Ronnie Scotts"(1971)
- Joe Pass–Portraits of Duke Ellington(1975)
- Sonny Stitt–Sonny Stitt with Strings: A Tribute to Duke Ellington(1977)
- The Manhattan Transfer–Pastiche(1978)
- Nick Brignola–L.A. Bound(1979)
- Art PepperandGeorge Cables–Goin’ Home(1982)
- Maynard Ferguson–Live from London(1994)
- Marcus Roberts–Plays Ellington(1995)
- Bob WilberandDick Hyman–A Perfect Match(1997)
- Tony Bennett–Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool(1999)
- Clare Teal–Don't Talk(2004)
- Royce Campbell–A Tribute to Charlie Byrd(2004)
- Bill Wurtz– (2011)
Notes
[edit]- ^Douglas Martin,"Milton Gabler, Storekeeper of the Jazz World, Dies at 90",The New York Times,July 25, 2001.
- ^"In a Mellotone"atjazzstandards.com;retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^Gioia, Ted (2012).The Jazz Standards.New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 193–4.ISBN978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^"Harry James And His Orchestra – Live 1964 In Holiday Ballroom Chicago".Discogs.RetrievedFebruary 4,2017.
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