Songwriters Hall of FameInducted 1971 | ASCAP Writer

Audio Clips

Sophisticated Lady

Performed by: Rosemary Clooney
From Duke Ellington Plays Standards (Columbia/Legacy CK 65056, 1998)

It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

Performed by: Louis Armstrong
From Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: The Great Summit (Roulette Jazz, 7243 5 24548 2 2, 2000)
Recorded September 19, 1979, Los Angeles

Drop Me Off in Harlem

Performed by: Louis Armstrong
From Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington: The Great Summit (Roulette Jazz, 7243 5 24548 2 2, 2000)
Recorded April 3 and 4, 1961, RCA Studios, New York City

Solitude

Performed by: Billie Holiday
From Ken Burns' Jazz: Billie Holiday (Verve Music Group 314 549 081-2, 2000)
Recorded May 9, 1941
With Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra.

I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)

Performed by: Ella Fitzgerald
From Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Carmen McRae At Newport (Verve Music Group 314 559 809-2, 2000)
Recorded July 4, 1957, Freebody Park, Newport, RI
With Don Abney, Wendell Marshall and Jo Jones.

Prelude to a Kiss

Performed by: Sarah Vaughan
From The Divine Miss V. (Jazz World JWD 102.301, 1999)
Recorded April 2, 1954
With John Malachi, Joe Benjamin, Roy Haynes.

I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So

Performed by: Al Hibbler
From Ebony Rhapsody: The Great Ellington Vocalists (Bluebird Records 09026 63863-2, 2001)
Recorded November 26, 1945, New York
Performed with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown.

Me and You

Performed by: Ivie Anderson
From Ebony Rhapsody: The Great Ellington Vocalists (Bluebird Records 09026 63863-2, 2001)
Recorded March 15, 1940, Chicago
Performed with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Barney Bigard.

Just Squeeze Me (Don’t Tease Me)

Performed by: Ray Nance
From Ebony Rhapsody: The Great Ellington Vocalists (Bluebird Records 09026 63863-2, 2001)
Recorded July 9, 1946, Hollywood
Performed with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Taft Jordan, Johnny Hodges.

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

Performed by: Billie Holiday
From Lady Sings the Blues (Verve Records 314 521 429-2, 1995)
Recorded February 14, 1955, Fine Sound, New York City
With Charlie Shavers, Tony Scott, Budd Johnson, Billy Taylor, Billy Bauer, Leonard Gaskin, Cozy Cole, Leroy Lovett.

Afro-Eurasian Eclipse, Part 1: Chinoiserie

From The Afro Eurasian Eclipse: A Suite in Eight Parts (Fantasy Records OJCCD-645-2, 1975)
Recorded February 17, 1971, NBC Studios, New York City

Afro-Eurasian Eclipse, Part 2: Didjeridoo