Such Sweet Thunder

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Such Sweet Thunder
Studio album by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Released	April 1957 or May 1957
Recorded	August 7, 1956 – May 3, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:25
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Producer	Irving Townsend - Original Recording Phil Schaap - Reissue
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Review
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra chronology
A Drum Is a Woman (1956) Such Sweet Thunder (1957) Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)

Such Sweet Thunder is a Duke Ellington album, released in 1957 (see 1957 in music).

[edit] Track listing

1. "Such Sweet Thunder" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:22
2. "Sonnet for Caesar" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:00
3. "Sonnet to Hank Cinq" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 1:24
4. "Lady Mac" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:41
5. "Sonnet in Search of a Moor" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 2:22
6. "The Telecasters" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:05
7. "Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down)" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:09
8. "Sonnet for Sister Kate" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 2:24
9. "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:00
10. "Madness in Great Ones" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 3:26
11. "Half the Fun" (Also known as "Lately") (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:19
12. "Circle of Fourths" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 1:45

[edit] Reissue tracks

13. "The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Also known as "Pretty Girl") (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:15
14. "Circle of Fourths" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 1:47
15. "Suburban Beauty" (Ellington) - 2:56
16. "A-Flat Minor" (Ellington) - 2:33
17. "Café au Lait" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 2:49
18. "Half the Fun" (Alternate take) (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:08
19. "Suburban Beauty" (Alternate take) (Ellington) - 2:56
20. "A-Flat Minor" (Outtake) (Ellington) - 3:49
21. "Café au Lait" (Also known as the "Star-Crossed Lovers") (Outtake) (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 6:21
22. "Pretty Girl" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 8:54

[edit] Production/reissue credits

• Cat Anderson - Trumpet
• Steven Berkowitz - A&R
• Harry Carney - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone
• Willie Cook - Trumpet
• Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
• Paul Gonsalves - Tenor Saxophone
• Jimmy Hamilton - Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
• Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone
• Don Hunstein - Photography
• Quentin Jackson - Trombone
• Randall Martin - Design
• Juliana Myrick - Package Manager
• Ray Nance - Trumpet
• Russell Procope - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
• Darren Salmieri - A&R
• John Sanders - Trombone
• Phil Schaap - Liner Notes, Reissue Producer, Remastering, Research, Restoration
• Billy Strayhorn - Orchestration
• Clark Terry - Trumpet
• Irving Townsend - Liner Notes, Original Recording Producer
• Mark Wilder - Digital Mastering
• Jimmy Woode - Bass
• Britt Woodman - Trombone
• Sam Woodyard - Drums

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