In a Mellow Tone

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"In a Mellow Tone" is a 1939 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler^[1].

[edit] Notable recordings

• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958)
• Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross - Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross! (1960)
• Paul Gonsalves - Humming Bird (1970)
• The Manhattan Transfer - Pastiche (1978)
• Tony Bennett - Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
• Clare Teal - Don't Talk (2004)
• Coleman Hawkins with Eddie Lockjaw Davis

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Milton Gabler, Storekeeper of the Jazz World, Dies at 90 - New York Times

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