| Anatomy of a Murder | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | May 29 and June 1–2, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia CS 8166 (stereo) / CL 1360 (mono) | |||
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Anatomy of a Murder (Music by Duke Ellington) is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder .
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Ellington's score won three Grammy Awards in 1959, for Best Performance by a Dance Band, Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1959 and Best Sound Track Album.
All tracks are written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, except as indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Main Title/Anatomy of a Murder" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Flirtibird" | 2:14 |
| 3. | "Way Early Subtone" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Hero to Zero" | 2:11 |
| 5. | "Low Key Lightly" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Happy Anatomy" (band-movie version) | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Midnight Indigo" | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Almost Cried" (studio) | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Sunswept Sunday" | 1:53 |
| 10. | "Grace Valse" | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Happy Anatomy" (P.I. Five version [a] ) | 1:28 |
| 12. | "Haupe" | 2:36 |
| 13. | "Upper and Outest" | 2:23 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Anatomy of a Murder" (stereo single) | 2:44 |
| 15. | "Merrily Rolling Along (aka Hero to Zero)/Sunswept Sunday" (movie stings & rehearsal) | 3:49 |
| 16. | "Beer Garden" | 1:53 |
| 17. | "Happy Anatomy" (band-studio five version) | 2:43 |
| 18. | "Polly (aka Grace Valse, Haupe, Low Key Lightly, Midnight Indigo)" | 3:35 |
| 19. | "Polly" (movie stings) | 3:54 |
| 20. | "Happy Anatomy" (Dixieland version) | 2:15 |
| 21. | "More Blues" | 2:15 |
| 22. | "Almost Cried (aka Flirtibird)" (P.I. Five/movie version) | 2:13 |
| 23. | "Soundtrack Music: Anatomy of a Murder (Duke Ellington a la Guy Lombardo)" | 2:29 |
| 24. | "Anatomy of a Murder" (mono single in stereo) | 2:36 |
| 25. | "The Grand Finale (Rehearsal/Lines/Interview/Music/Stings/Murder)" | 10:47 |
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Ellington at Newport is a 1956 live jazz album by Duke Ellington and his band of their 1956 concert at the Newport Jazz Festival, a concert which revitalized Ellington's flagging career. Jazz promoter George Wein describes the 1956 concert as "the greatest performance of [Ellington's] career... It stood for everything that jazz had been and could be." It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, which ranks it "one of the most famous... in jazz history". The original release was partly recreated in the studio after the Ellington Orchestra's festival appearance.
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Ellington Indigos is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington.
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Live at the Blue Note is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at The Blue Note nightclub in Chicago for the Roulette label in 1959.
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Ellington '55 is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Capitol label in 1953 and 1954 and released in 1955. The album features the Ellington Orchestra's performances of popular big band compositions and was reissued on CD with two bonus tracks in 1999.
The Nutcracker Suite is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for Columbia Records in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the 1892 ballet "The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky, arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1958 at a party for Columbia Records and released on the label in 1973. The Miles Davis Sextet was also recorded at the same event and released as the first volume of Jazz at the Plaza.
Duke Ellington at the Alhambra is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1958 at the Alhambra Theater, Paris and released on the Pablo label in 2002.
The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944 is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded at Carnegie Hall, in New York City in 1944 and released on the Prestige label in 1977.
Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 is the first volume of The Private Collection a series documenting recordings made by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington for his personal collection which was first released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label.
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