Duke Elegant

Duke Elegant
Studio album by Dr. John
Released 1999
Recorded 1999
Genre Jazz
Length 66:38
Label Parlophone
Producer Mac Rebennack
Dr. John chronology
Anutha Zone
(1998)		 Duke Elegant
(1999)		 Creole Moon
(2001)

Duke Elegant is a 1999 studio album by Dr. John. The album was produced by Mac Rebennack and features sizable musical support from "The Lower 9-11" (David Barard, Bobby Broom, and Herman Ernest III), Ronnie Cuber, and Cyro Baptista. Duke Elegant is a collection of covers of songs previously performed by Duke Ellington.

Track listing

The year each song was originally written is given with the composers' names.

  1. "On The Wrong Side of the Railroad Tracks" (1947; John Latouche, Duke Ellington) - 5:42
  2. "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" (1959; Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee) - 5:04
  3. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (1932; Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 5:32
  4. "Perdido" (1942; Ervin M. Drake, Hans Longsfolder, Juan Tizol) - 5:50
  5. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (1942; Bob Russell, Duke Ellington) - 2:47
  6. "Solitude" (1934; Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLango, Irving Mills) - 5:06
  7. "Satin Doll" (1953; Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington) - 4:46
  8. "Mood Indigo" (1931; Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Barnard Bigard) - 6:55
  9. "Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me" (1943; Bob Russell, Duke Ellington) - 5:31
  10. "Thing's Ain't What They Used To Be" (1942; Mercer Ellington) - 6:25
  11. "Caravan" (1937; Juan Tizol, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington) - 6:24
  12. "Flaming Sword" (1940; Duke Ellington) - 5:45

Personnel