Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Such Sweet Thunder

Tracklist

1	Such Sweet Thunder	3:22
2	Sonnet For Caesar	2:59
3	Sonnet To Hank Cinq	1:23
4	Lady Mac	3:40
5	Sonnet In Search Of A Moor	2:22
6	The Telecasters	3:05
7	Up And Down, Up And Down	3:09
8	Sonnet For Sister Kate	2:23
9	The Star-Crossed Lovers	3:59
10	Madness In Great Ones	3:26
11	Half The Fun	4:19
12	Circle Of Fourths	1:45
13	Suburban Beauty	2:58
14	A Flat Minor	2:35
15	Café Au Lait	2:44
Bonus Tracks
16	Tone Parallel To Harlem (The Harlem Suite)	13:45
17	The Controversial Suite Part 1 (Before My Time)	6:08
18	The Controversial Suite Part 2 (Later)	4:13

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Essential Jazz Classics
• Copyright (c) – Essential Jazz Classics

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1-15), Willie Smith (tracks: 16-18)
• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Russell Procope
• Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
• Bass – Jimmy Wood* (tracks: 1-15), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 16-18)
• Drums – Louie Bellson* (tracks: 16-18), Sam Woodyard (tracks: 1-15)
• Liner Notes – Charles Boldt, Irving Townsend
• Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 16-18)
• Piano, Written-By, Arranged By – Duke Ellington
• Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves (tracks: 16-18), Paul Gonsalves (tracks: 16-18)
• Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
• Trombone – Britt Woodman, John Sanders (tracks: 1-15), Juan Tizol (tracks: 16-18), Quentin Jackson
• Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: 1-15), Clark Terry, Francis Williams (tracks: 16), Harold "Shorty" Baker* (tracks: 17, 18), Ray Nance, Willie Cook
• Violin, Vocals – Ray Nance (tracks: 16-18)
• Written-By, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 1-15)

Notes

Tracks 2, 5, 8 rec. NYC 15/4/1957
Tracks 1, 4, 7 rec. NYC 24/4/1957
Tracks 3, 6, 9, 10, 12 rec. NYC 3/5/1957
Tracks 11, 13, 14 rec. NYC 7/8/1956
Track 15 rec. NYC 12/6/1956
Track 16 rec. NYC 7/12/1951
Tracks 17, 18 rec. NYC 11/12/1951

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 436028 694167
• Matrix / Runout: EJC 55416 WWW.MPO.ES 10-12-07/01 07007456
• Other (SID Mould Code): IFPI 1317

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CL 1033	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Such Sweet Thunder ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Columbia	CL 1033	US	1957
BBL 7203	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Such Sweet Thunder ‎(LP)	Philips	BBL 7203	UK	Unknown
52421, RM 52421	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Such Sweet Thunder ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	CBS, CBS	52421, RM 52421	UK	Unknown
63525, CL 1033	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Such Sweet Thunder ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS, CBS	63525, CL 1033	Netherlands	1969
465146 1	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Such Sweet Thunder ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS	465146 1	Italy	1989