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For the album by David Grisman and Martin Taylor, see <a href="/wiki/I%27m_Beginning_to_See_the_Light_(David_Grisman_and_Martin_Taylor_album)" title="I'm Beginning to See the Light (David Grisman and Martin Taylor album)">I'm Beginning to See the Light (David Grisman and Martin Taylor album)</a>. For the album by Buck Hill, see <a href="/wiki/I%27m_Beginning_to_See_the_Light_(Buck_Hill_album)" title="I'm Beginning to See the Light (Buck Hill album)">I'm Beginning to See the Light (Buck Hill album)</a>. 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font-size: 125%;">"I'm Beginning to See the Light"</th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA;"><a href="/wiki/Song" title="Song">Song</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Published</th><td class="infobox-data">1944 by Grand Music Corp</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_George" title="Don George">Don George</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hodges" title="Johnny Hodges">Johnny Hodges</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Harry_James" title="Harry James">Harry James</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>I'm Beginning to See the Light</b>" is a <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular</a> <a href="/wiki/Song" title="Song">song</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jazz_standard" title="Jazz standard">jazz standard</a>, with music written by <a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hodges" title="Johnny Hodges">Johnny Hodges</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Harry_James" title="Harry James">Harry James</a> and lyrics by <a href="/wiki/Don_George" title="Don George">Don George</a> and published in <a href="/wiki/1944_in_music" title="1944 in music">1944</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1945_recordings">1945 recordings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I%27m_Beginning_to_See_the_Light&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1945 recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a> recorded the song in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> on December 1, 1944. Released as <a href="/wiki/RCA_Victor_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA Victor Records">RCA Victor</a> 20-1618<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in early 1945, the record by Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra, featuring a vocal by <a href="/wiki/Joya_Sherrill" title="Joya Sherrill">Joya Sherrill</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> went to No. 4 on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Harlem Hit Parade</a> chart in <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> and reached No. 6 on the pop chart.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A competing recording by <a href="/wiki/Harry_James" title="Harry James">Harry James</a> and his Orchestra,<sup id="cite_ref-pc1b_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc1b-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with lead vocals by <a href="/wiki/Kitty_Kallen" title="Kitty Kallen">Kitty Kallen</a>, reached No. 1 for two weeks in January 1945. James' version also reached No. 7 on <i>Billboard'</i>s Second Annual High School Survey in 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ink_Spots" title="The Ink Spots">The Ink Spots</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" title="Ella Fitzgerald">Ella Fitzgerald</a> recorded a version for <a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca Records</a>, featuring singer <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kenny_(singer)" title="Bill Kenny (singer)">Bill Kenny</a>, that was on the pop song hits list for six weeks in 1945 and reached No. 5.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Delta_Rhythm_Boys" title="The Delta Rhythm Boys">The Delta Rhythm Boys</a> also recorded a version of the song in 1945.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_notable_recordings">Other notable recordings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I%27m_Beginning_to_See_the_Light&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Other notable recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Alem%C3%A1n" title="Oscar Alemán">Oscar Alemán</a> (1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Mulligan" title="Gerry Mulligan">Gerry Mulligan</a>, on <i>Gerry Mulligan with Chet Baker</i> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Williams_(jazz_singer)" title="Joe Williams (jazz singer)">Joe Williams</a>, on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest!!_Count_Basie_Plays,_Joe_Williams_Sings_Standards" title="The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards">The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Torm%C3%A9" title="Mel Tormé">Mel Tormé</a>, on <i><a href="/wiki/Mel_Torm%C3%A9_at_the_Crescendo_(1957_album)" title="Mel Tormé at the Crescendo (1957 album)">Mel Tormé At The Crescendo</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connie_Francis" title="Connie Francis">Connie Francis</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Lee" title="Peggy Lee">Peggy Lee</a>, on <i><a href="/wiki/Things_Are_Swingin%27" title="Things Are Swingin'">Things Are Swingin'</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Ray" title="Johnnie Ray">Johnnie Ray</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joanie_Sommers" title="Joanie Sommers">Joanie Sommers</a>, on <i>Positively the Most!</i> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Stallings" title="Mary Stallings">Mary Stallings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cal_Tjader" title="Cal Tjader">Cal Tjader</a>, on <i>Cal Tjader Plays, Mary Stallings Sings</i> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Darin" title="Bobby Darin">Bobby Darin</a> (1962); featured in the 1996 feature film <i><a href="/wiki/Swingers_(1996_film)" title="Swingers (1996 film)">Swingers</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> (1962), on "Sinatra And Swingin' Brass"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ella_and_Basie!" title="Ella and Basie!">Ella and Basie!</a></i>, a 1963 <a href="/wiki/Verve_Records" title="Verve Records">Verve Records</a> release with arrangements by <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clare_Fischer" title="Clare Fischer">Clare Fischer</a>, on <i><a href="/wiki/Songs_for_Rainy_Day_Lovers" title="Songs for Rainy Day Lovers">Songs for Rainy Day Lovers</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dorough" title="Bob Dorough">Bob Dorough</a> with Bill Takas, on <i>Beginning to See the Light</i> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Eckstine" title="Billy Eckstine">Billy Eckstine</a> has recorded the song on 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<i>Standards</i> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Foster" title="Sutton Foster">Sutton Foster</a>, on her album <i>Wish</i></li> <li>Chelsea Krombach, on her debut album <i>Look for the Silver Lining</i></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/SuperJazz_Big_Band" class="mw-redirect" title="SuperJazz Big Band">SuperJazz Big Band</a> from Birmingham, Alabama, on <i><a href="/wiki/UAB_SuperJazz,_Featuring_Ellis_Marsalis" title="UAB SuperJazz, Featuring Ellis Marsalis">UAB SuperJazz, Featuring Ellis Marsalis</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9" title="Michael Bublé">Michael Bublé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Jarreau" title="Al Jarreau">Al Jarreau</a>, on "<a href="/wiki/Accentuate_the_Positive_(Al_Jarreau_album)" title="Accentuate the Positive (Al Jarreau album)">Accentuate the Positive</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Rowland" title="Kelly Rowland">Kelly Rowland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Perrelli" title="Charlotte Perrelli">Charlotte Perrelli</a> (2023)</li> 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My Shadow and Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Java_Jive" title="Java Jive">Java Jive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Until_the_Real_Thing_Comes_Along" title="Until the Real Thing Comes Along">Until the Real Thing Comes Along</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Set_the_World_on_Fire" title="I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire">I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Get_Around_Much_Anymore" title="Don't Get Around Much Anymore">Don't Get Around Much Anymore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Stand_Losing_You" title="I Can't Stand Losing You">I Can't Stand Losing You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cow-Cow_Boogie" title="Cow-Cow Boogie">Cow Cow Boogie (Cuma-Ti-Yi-Yi-Ay)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Lovely_Way_to_Spend_an_Evening" title="A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening">A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Get_By_(As_Long_as_I_Have_You)" title="I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)">I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Making_Believe" title="I'm Making Believe">I'm Making Believe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Into_Each_Life_Some_Rain_Must_Fall" title="Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall">Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">I'm Beginning to See the Light</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Gypsy_(song)" title="The Gypsy (song)">The Gypsy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_Love_(Russ_Columbo_song)" title="Prisoner of Love (Russ Columbo song)">Prisoner of Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/To_Each_His_Own_(Jay_Livingston_and_Ray_Evans_song)" title="To Each His Own (Jay Livingston and Ray Evans song)">To Each His Own</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Best_Things_in_Life_Are_Free_(Ray_Henderson_song)" title="The Best Things in Life Are Free (Ray Henderson song)">The Best Things in Life Are Free</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_Breaking_My_Heart" title="You're Breaking My Heart">You're Breaking My Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Echoes_(1950_song)" title="Echoes (1950 song)">Echoes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_(They_Made_Me_a_King)" title="If (They Made Me a King)">If</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Is_No_Secret" title="It Is No Secret">It Is No Secret</a>" <small>(Bill Kenny solo)</small></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Trying_(song)" title="Trying (song)">Trying</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Address_Unknown_(song)" title="Address Unknown (song)">Address Unknown</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><i><a href="/wiki/If_I_Didn%27t_Care_(1979_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="If I Didn't Care (1979 album)">If I Didn't Care</a></i> (1979)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_American_Broadcast" title="The Great American Broadcast">The Great American Broadcast</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pardon_My_Sarong" title="Pardon My Sarong">Pardon My Sarong</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Brown_Dots" title="The Brown Dots">The Brown Dots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Four_Tunes" title="The Four Tunes">The Four Tunes</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bill_Kenny_Show" title="The Bill Kenny Show">The Bill Kenny Show</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394678"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-non-vocal" 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_discography" title="Duke Ellington discography">Discography</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Harlem_Jazz,_1930" title="Harlem Jazz, 1930">Harlem Jazz, 1930</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellingtonia,_Vol._One" title="Ellingtonia, Vol. One">Ellingtonia, Vol. One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellingtonia,_Vol._Two" title="Ellingtonia, Vol. Two">Ellingtonia, Vol. Two</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Braggin%27_in_Brass:_The_Immortal_1938_Year" title="Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year">Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Blanton%E2%80%93Webster_Band" title="The Blanton–Webster Band">The Blanton–Webster Band</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Never_No_Lament:_The_Blanton-Webster_Band" title="Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band">Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smoke_Rings_(album)" title="Smoke Rings (album)">Smoke Rings</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Liberian_Suite" title="Liberian Suite">Liberian Suite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Great_Times!" title="Great Times!">Great Times!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Masterpieces_by_Ellington" title="Masterpieces by Ellington">Masterpieces by Ellington</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellington_Uptown" title="Ellington Uptown">Ellington Uptown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Duke_Plays_Ellington" title="The Duke Plays Ellington">The Duke Plays Ellington</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellington_%2755" title="Ellington '55">Ellington '55</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_to_the_Duke!" title="Dance to the Duke!">Dance to the Duke!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellington_Showcase" title="Ellington Showcase">Ellington Showcase</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Historically_Speaking_(Duke_Ellington_album)" title="Historically Speaking (Duke Ellington album)">Historically Speaking</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_Presents..." title="Duke Ellington Presents...">Duke Ellington Presents...</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Porgy_and_Bess" title="The Complete Porgy and Bess">The Complete Porgy and Bess</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Drum_Is_a_Woman" title="A Drum Is a Woman">A Drum Is a Woman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Studio_Sessions,_Chicago_1956" title="Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956">Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Such_Sweet_Thunder" title="Such Sweet Thunder">Such Sweet Thunder</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Studio_Sessions_1957_%26_1962" title="Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962">Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellington_Indigos" title="Ellington Indigos">Ellington Indigos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black,_Brown_and_Beige_(1958_album)" title="Black, Brown and Beige (1958 album)">Black, Brown and Beige</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_at_the_Bal_Masque" title="Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque">Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosmic_Scene" title="The Cosmic Scene">The Cosmic Scene</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Happy_Reunion" title="Happy Reunion">Happy Reunion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jazz_Party" title="Jazz Party">Jazz Party</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anatomy_of_a_Murder#Soundtrack" title="Anatomy of a Murder">Anatomy of a Murder</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Festival_Session" title="Festival Session">Festival Session</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blues_in_Orbit" title="Blues in Orbit">Blues in Orbit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nutcracker_Suite_(Duke_Ellington_album)" title="The Nutcracker Suite (Duke Ellington album)">The Nutcracker Suite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Piano_in_the_Background" title="Piano in the Background">Piano in the Background</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Swinging_Suites_by_Edward_E._and_Edward_G." title="Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.">Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unknown_Session" title="Unknown Session">Unknown Session</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Piano_in_the_Foreground" title="Piano in the Foreground">Piano in the Foreground</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paris_Blues#Soundtrack" title="Paris Blues">Paris Blues</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Featuring_Paul_Gonsalves" title="Featuring Paul Gonsalves">Featuring Paul Gonsalves</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_in_Paris_(album)" title="Midnight in Paris (album)">Midnight in Paris</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Studio_Sessions,_New_York_1962" title="Studio Sessions, New York 1962">Studio Sessions, New York 1962</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Afro-Bossa" title="Afro-Bossa">Afro-Bossa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Symphonic_Ellington" title="The Symphonic Ellington">The Symphonic Ellington</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington%27s_Jazz_Violin_Session" title="Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session">Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Studio_Sessions_New_York_1963" title="Studio Sessions New York 1963">Studio Sessions New York 1963</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_People_(Duke_Ellington_album)" title="My People (Duke Ellington album)">My People</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellington_%2765" title="Ellington '65">Ellington '65</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_Plays_Mary_Poppins" title="Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins">Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellington_%2766" title="Ellington '66">Ellington '66</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Concert_in_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Concert in the Virgin Islands">Concert in the Virgin Islands</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Popular_Duke_Ellington" title="The Popular Duke Ellington">The Popular Duke Ellington</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Far_East_Suite" title="Far East Suite">Far East Suite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jaywalker" title="The Jaywalker">The Jaywalker</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Studio_Sessions,_1957,_1965,_1966,_1967,_San_Francisco,_Chicago,_New_York" title="Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York">Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/...And_His_Mother_Called_Him_Bill" title="...And His Mother Called Him Bill">...And His Mother Called Him Bill</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington%27s_Sacred_Concerts#Second_Sacred_Concert" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts">Second Sacred Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Studio_Sessions_New_York,_1968" title="Studio Sessions New York, 1968">Studio Sessions New York, 1968</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Latin_American_Suite" title="Latin American Suite">Latin American Suite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pianist_(album)" title="The Pianist (album)">The Pianist</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Suite" title="New Orleans Suite">New Orleans Suite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Orchestral_Works" title="Orchestral Works">Orchestral Works</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Suites,_New_York_1968_%26_1970" title="The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970">The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Intimacy_of_the_Blues" title="The Intimacy of the Blues">The Intimacy of the Blues</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Afro-Eurasian_Eclipse" title="The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse">The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Studio_Sessions_New_York_%26_Chicago,_1965,_1966_%26_1971" title="Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971">Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Intimate_Ellington" title="The Intimate Ellington">The Intimate Ellington</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ellington_Suites" title="The Ellington Suites">The Ellington Suites</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_One%27s_for_Blanton!" title="This One's for Blanton!">This One's for Blanton!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Up_in_Duke%27s_Workshop" title="Up in Duke's Workshop">Up in Duke's Workshop</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke%27s_Big_4" title="Duke's Big 4">Duke's Big 4</a></i></li> <li><i>Mood Ellington</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_at_Fargo,_1940_Live" title="Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live">Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black,_Brown_and_Beige_(1946_album)" title="Black, Brown and Beige (1946 album)">Black, Brown, and Beige</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Carnegie_Hall_Concerts:_January_1943" title="The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943">The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Carnegie_Hall_Concerts:_December_1944" title="The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944">The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Carnegie_Hall_Concerts:_January_1946" title="The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946">The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Carnegie_Hall_Concerts:_December_1947" title="The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947">The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ellington_at_Newport" title="Ellington at Newport">Ellington at Newport</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_Concerts,_California_1958" title="Dance Concerts, California 1958">Dance Concerts, California 1958</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_Dates,_California_1958" title="Dance Dates, California 1958">Dance Dates, California 1958</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Newport_1958" title="Newport 1958">Newport 1958</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jazz_at_the_Plaza_Vol._II" title="Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II">Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_at_the_Alhambra" title="Duke Ellington at the Alhambra">Duke Ellington at the Alhambra</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Blue_Note_(Duke_Ellington_album)" title="Live at the Blue Note (Duke Ellington album)">Live at the Blue Note</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Summer_Dance" title="Hot Summer Dance">Hot Summer Dance</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Paris_Concert" title="The Great Paris Concert">The Great Paris Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington%27s_Sacred_Concerts#Concert_of_Sacred_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts">A Concert of Sacred Music</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Uncommon_Market" title="In the Uncommon Market">In the Uncommon Market</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Call" title="Soul Call">Soul Call</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yale_Concert" title="Yale Concert">Yale Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/70th_Birthday_Concert_(Duke_Ellington_album)" title="70th Birthday Concert (Duke Ellington album)">70th Birthday Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Togo_Brava_Suite" title="Togo Brava Suite">Togo Brava Suite</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Whitney" title="Live at the Whitney">Live at the Whitney</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington%27s_Sacred_Concerts#Third_Sacred_Concert" class="mw-redirect" title="Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts">Third Sacred Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eastbourne_Performance" title="Eastbourne Performance">Eastbourne Performance</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Collaborations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Rose_(album)" title="Blue Rose (album)">Blue Rose</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald_Sings_the_Duke_Ellington_Song_Book" title="Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book">Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Side_by_Side_(Duke_Ellington_and_Johnny_Hodges_album)" title="Side by Side (Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges album)">Side by Side</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Back:_Duke_Ellington_and_Johnny_Hodges_Play_the_Blues" title="Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues">Back to Back</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Summit" title="The Great Summit">The Great Summit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/First_Time!_The_Count_Meets_the_Duke" title="First Time! The Count Meets the Duke">First Time! The Count Meets the Duke</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_Meets_Coleman_Hawkins" title="Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins">Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Money_Jungle" title="Money Jungle">Money Jungle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_%26_John_Coltrane" title="Duke Ellington & John Coltrane">Duke Ellington & John Coltrane</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Serenade_to_Sweden" title="Serenade to Sweden">Serenade to Sweden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ella_at_Duke%27s_Place" title="Ella at Duke's Place">Ella at Duke's Place</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stockholm_Concert,_1966" title="The Stockholm Concert, 1966">The Stockholm Concert, 1966</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ella_and_Duke_at_the_Cote_D%27Azur" title="Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur">Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Francis_A._%26_Edward_K." title="Francis A. & Edward K.">Francis A. & Edward K.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Don%27t_Mean_a_Thing_If_It_Ain%27t_Got_That_Swing_(album)" title="It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (album)">It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compositions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/African_Flower" title="African Flower">African Flower</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_Too_Soon" title="All Too Soon">All Too Soon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Azure_(song)" title="Azure (song)">Azure</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_and_Tan_Fantasy" title="Black and Tan Fantasy">Black and Tan Fantasy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black,_Brown_and_Beige" title="Black, Brown and Beige">Black, Brown and Beige</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/C_Jam_Blues" title="C Jam Blues">C Jam Blues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Sunday" title="Come Sunday">Come Sunday</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cotton_Tail" title="Cotton Tail">Cotton Tail</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Creole_Love_Call" title="Creole Love Call">Creole Love Call</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Day_Dream" title="Day Dream">Day Dream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Diminuendo_and_Crescendo_in_Blue" title="Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue">Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_Nothing_till_You_Hear_from_Me" title="Do Nothing till You Hear from Me">Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Get_Around_Much_Anymore" title="Don't Get Around Much Anymore">Don't Get Around Much Anymore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Drop_Me_Off_in_Harlem" title="Drop Me Off in Harlem">Drop Me Off in Harlem</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/East_St._Louis_Toodle-Oo" title="East St. Louis Toodle-Oo">East St. Louis Toodle-Oo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Echoes_of_Harlem" title="Echoes of Harlem">Echoes of Harlem</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everything_but_You_(Don_George_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Everything but You (Don George song)">Everything but You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Ain%27t_Got_Nothin%27_but_the_Blues" title="I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues">I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Didn%27t_Know_About_You" title="I Didn't Know About You">I Didn't Know About You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Got_It_Bad_(and_That_Ain%27t_Good)" title="I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)">I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Let_a_Song_Go_Out_of_My_Heart" title="I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart">I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">I'm Beginning to See the Light</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Just_a_Lucky_So-and-So" title="I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So">I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_a_Mellow_Tone" title="In a Mellow Tone">In a Mellow Tone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_a_Sentimental_Mood" title="In a Sentimental Mood">In a Sentimental Mood</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Don%27t_Mean_a_Thing_(If_It_Ain%27t_Got_That_Swing)" title="It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)">It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_A-Sittin%27_and_A-Rockin%27" title="Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'">Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_Squeeze_Me_(But_Please_Don%27t_Tease_Me)" title="Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)">Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Mooche" title="The Mooche">The Mooche</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mood_Indigo" title="Mood Indigo">Mood Indigo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Prelude_to_a_Kiss_(song)" title="Prelude to a Kiss (song)"> Prelude to a Kiss</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rocks_in_My_Bed" title="Rocks in My Bed">Rocks in My Bed</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(In_My)_Solitude" title="(In My) Solitude">(In My) Solitude</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sophisticated_Lady" title="Sophisticated Lady">Sophisticated Lady</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queenie_Pie" title="Queenie Pie">Queenie Pie</a></i> (unfinished opera)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks vcard navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">by Billy Strayhorn</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Take_the_%22A%22_Train" title="Take the "A" Train">Take the 'A' Train</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lush_Life_(jazz_song)" title="Lush Life (jazz song)">Lush Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Bridge_(song)" title="Chelsea Bridge (song)">Chelsea Bridge</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Something_to_Live_For_(song)" title="Something to Live For (song)">Something to Live For</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Satin_Doll" title="Satin Doll">Satin Doll</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blood_Count" title="Blood Count">Blood Count</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">by Juan Tizol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Caravan_(Juan_Tizol_and_Duke_Ellington_song)" title="Caravan (Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington song)">Caravan</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Perdido_(song)" title="Perdido (song)">Perdido</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Orchestra<br />members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hayes_Alvis" title="Hayes Alvis">Hayes Alvis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cat_Anderson" title="Cat Anderson">Cat Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivie_Anderson" title="Ivie Anderson">Ivie Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Ashby" title="Harold Ashby">Harold Ashby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Babs" title="Alice Babs">Alice Babs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shorty_Baker" title="Shorty Baker">Shorty Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butch_Ballard" title="Butch Ballard">Butch Ballard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Baron" title="Art Baron">Art Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Bell_(musician)" title="Aaron Bell (musician)">Aaron Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louie_Bellson" title="Louie Bellson">Louie Bellson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Benjamin" title="Joe Benjamin">Joe Benjamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barney_Bigard" title="Barney Bigard">Barney Bigard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Blackburn" title="Lou Blackburn">Lou Blackburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Blanton" title="Jimmy Blanton">Jimmy Blanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellman_Braud" title="Wellman Braud">Wellman Braud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Brown_(jazz_trombonist)" title="Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist)">Lawrence Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carney" title="Harry Carney">Harry Carney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Coles" title="Johnny Coles">Johnny Coles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Cook" title="Willie Cook">Willie Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buster_Cooper" title="Buster Cooper">Buster Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Davis" title="Kay Davis">Kay Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Bill_Davis" title="Wild Bill Davis">Wild Bill Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilbur_de_Paris" title="Wilbur de Paris">Wilbur de Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Durham_(jazz_musician)" title="Bobby Durham (jazz musician)">Bobby Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_Ellington" title="Mercer Ellington">Mercer Ellington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolf_Ericson" title="Rolf Ericson">Rolf Ericson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Forrest_(musician)" title="Jimmy Forrest (musician)">Jimmy Forrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Gaskin" title="Victor Gaskin">Victor Gaskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Giger" title="Peter Giger">Peter Giger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyree_Glenn" title="Tyree Glenn">Tyree Glenn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gonsalves" title="Paul Gonsalves">Paul Gonsalves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Greer" title="Sonny Greer">Sonny Greer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Guy" title="Fred Guy">Fred Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hamilton" title="Jimmy Hamilton">Jimmy Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Hardwick" title="Otto Hardwick">Otto Hardwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelton_Hemphill" title="Shelton Hemphill">Shelton Hemphill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Henderson" title="Rick Henderson">Rick Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Hibbler" title="Al Hibbler">Al Hibbler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hodges" title="Johnny Hodges">Johnny Hodges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Holley" title="Major Holley">Major Holley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Irvis" title="Charlie Irvis">Charlie Irvis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_Jackson" title="Quentin Jackson">Quentin Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilton_Jefferson" title="Hilton Jefferson">Hilton Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Jeffries" title="Herb Jeffries">Herb Jeffries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Jenkins" title="Freddie Jenkins">Freddie Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Money_Johnson" title="Money Johnson">Money Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbie_Jones" title="Herbie Jones">Herbie Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallace_Jones_(musician)" title="Wallace Jones (musician)">Wallace Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taft_Jordan" title="Taft Jordan">Taft Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Killian" title="Al Killian">Al Killian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Esther_Marrow" title="Queen Esther Marrow">Queen Esther Marrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Marshall" title="Wendell Marshall">Wendell Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_McEachern" title="Murray McEachern">Murray McEachern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Metcalf" title="Louis Metcalf">Louis Metcalf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_%22Bubber%22_Miley" title="James "Bubber" Miley">James "Bubber" Miley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geezil_Minerve" title="Geezil Minerve">Harold "Geezil" Minerve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nance" title="Ray Nance">Ray Nance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tricky_Sam_Nanton" title="Tricky Sam Nanton">Tricky Sam Nanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Pettiford" title="Oscar Pettiford">Oscar Pettiford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Preston" title="Eddie Preston">Eddie Preston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Procope" title="Russell Procope">Russell Procope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Raglin" title="Junior Raglin">Junior Raglin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betty_Roch%C3%A9" title="Betty Roché">Betty Roché</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Royal" title="Ernie Royal">Ernie Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Sears" title="Al Sears">Al Sears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joya_Sherrill" title="Joya Sherrill">Joya Sherrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Smith_(alto_saxophonist)" title="Willie Smith (alto saxophonist)">Willie Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Snowden" title="Elmer Snowden">Elmer Snowden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Stewart" title="Rex Stewart">Rex Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Strayhorn" title="Billy Strayhorn">Billy Strayhorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Taylor_(jazz_bassist)" title="Billy Taylor (jazz bassist)">Billy Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_Terry" title="Clark Terry">Clark Terry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Tizol" title="Juan Tizol">Juan Tizol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norris_Turney" title="Norris Turney">Norris Turney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Webster" title="Ben Webster">Ben Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Whetsel" title="Arthur Whetsel">Arthur Whetsel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cootie_Williams" title="Cootie Williams">Cootie Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Williams_(trumpeter)" title="Nelson Williams (trumpeter)">Nelson Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skippy_Williams" title="Skippy Williams">Skippy Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booty_Wood" title="Booty Wood">Booty Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Woode" title="Jimmy Woode">Jimmy Woode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britt_Woodman" title="Britt Woodman">Britt Woodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Woodyard" title="Sam Woodyard">Sam Woodyard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_Ellington" title="Mercer Ellington">Mercer Ellington (son)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Concert_(Ellington)" title="Sacred Concert (Ellington)">Sacred Concerts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_Bridge" title="Duke Ellington Bridge">Duke Ellington Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_Circle" title="Duke Ellington Circle">Duke Ellington Circle</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_Memorial" title="Duke Ellington Memorial">Duke Ellington Memorial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_House" title="Duke Ellington House">Duke Ellington House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington_School_of_the_Arts" title="Duke Ellington School of the Arts">Duke Ellington School of the Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Henderson" title="Luther Henderson">Luther Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irving_Mills" title="Irving Mills">Irving Mills</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sophisticated_Ladies" title="Sophisticated Ladies">Sophisticated Ladies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Play_On!" title="Play On!">Play On!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jam_Session_(1942_film)" title="Jam Session (1942 film)">Jam Session</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Ellington" title="Steve Ellington">Steve Ellington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394678"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-non-vocal" aria-labelledby="Harry_James" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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href="/wiki/Sing,_Sing,_Sing_(With_a_Swing)" title="Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)">Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_O%27Clock_Jump" title="One O'Clock Jump">One O'Clock Jump</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_the_Dreamer_in_Me" title="It's the Dreamer in Me">It's the Dreamer in Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boo-Woo" title="Boo-Woo">Boo-Woo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Woo-Woo_(song)" title="Woo-Woo (song)">Woo-Woo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Found_a_New_Baby" title="I've Found a New Baby">I Found a New Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ciribiribin" title="Ciribiribin">Ciribiribin</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Bumblebee" title="Flight of the Bumblebee">The Flight of the Bumblebee</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Made_Me_Love_You_(I_Didn%27t_Want_to_Do_It)" title="You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)">You Made Me Love You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Misirlou" title="Misirlou">Misirlou</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Want_to_Walk_Without_You" title="I Don't Want to Walk Without You">I Don't Want to Walk Without You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Easter_Parade_(song)" title="Easter Parade (song)">Easter Parade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/By_the_Sleepy_Lagoon" title="By the Sleepy Lagoon">Sleepy Lagoon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skylark_(song)" title="Skylark (song)">Skylark</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Remember_You_(1941_song)" title="I Remember You (1941 song)">I Remember You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/But_Not_for_Me_(song)" title="But Not for Me (song)">But Not for Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Cried_for_You" title="I Cried for You">I Cried for You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mr._Five_by_Five" title="Mr. Five by Five">Mr. Five by Five</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Had_the_Craziest_Dream" title="I Had the Craziest Dream">I Had the Craziest Dream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Serenade" title="Manhattan Serenade">Manhattan Serenade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Heard_That_Song_Before" title="I've Heard That Song Before">I've Heard That Song Before</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moonlight_Becomes_You_(song)" title="Moonlight Becomes You (song)">Moonlight Becomes You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_or_Nothing_at_All" title="All or Nothing at All">All or Nothing at All</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Get_By_(As_Long_as_I_Have_You)" title="I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)">I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_a_Little_Street_in_Singapore" title="On a Little Street in Singapore">On a Little Street in Singapore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Memphis_Blues" title="The Memphis Blues">Memphis Blues</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">I'm Beginning to See the Light</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Guess_I%27ll_Hang_My_Tears_Out_to_Dry" title="I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry">Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_More_I_See_You" title="The More I See You">The More I See You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Loved_You" title="If I Loved You">If I Loved You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Been_a_Long,_Long_Time" title="It's Been a Long, Long Time">It's Been a Long, Long Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Begin_to_Tell_You" title="I Can't Begin to Tell You">I Can't Begin to Tell You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Always_Chasing_Rainbows" title="I'm Always Chasing Rainbows">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Sorry_Now%3F_(song)" title="Who's Sorry Now? 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