In a Mellow Tone
"In a Mellow Tone", also known as "In a Mellotone", is a 1939 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler.[1] The song was based on the 1917 standard "Rose Room" by Art Hickman and Harry Williams.[2] Howard Stern used a recording of this song (from Ellington's Blues in Orbit album) as the opening theme to The Howard Stern Show from 1987 to 1994.
Notable recordings
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958)
- Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross - Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross! (1960)
- Billy May - Cha Cha! Billy May (1960)
- Coleman Hawkins with Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Night Hawk (1960)
- Oscar Peterson - Mellow Mood (1968)
- Paul Gonsalves - Humming Bird (1970)
- Joe Pass - Portraits of Duke Ellington (1975)
- The Manhattan Transfer - Pastiche (1978)
- Nick Brignola - L.A. Bound (1979)
- Marcus Roberts - Plays Ellington (1995)
- Tony Bennett - Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
- Clare Teal - Don't Talk (2004)
- Royce Campbell - A Tribute to Charlie Byrd (2004)
Notes
- ^ Milton Gabler, Storekeeper of the Jazz World, Dies at 90 - New York Times
- ^ In a Mellotone at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on 24 May 2009
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