Anatomy of a Murder [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Duke Ellington

Overview

This was Duke Ellington's first film score, undertaken at the urging of Anatomy of a Murder's director, Otto Preminger. The full range of the composer's previous work was brought to bear on this 1959 work. Ellington was a natural choice to convey the rich and varied emotional moods of this drama. Tension and release, danger and safety, movement and stillness, darkness and light; the textural palette that was Ellington's signature was always compellingly cinematic. In these orchestral settings, Duke's soloists (Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, and others) shine, as their playing reflects true variations on a theme in a classical sense. That's not to say that this set doesn't swing, too -- "Happy Anatomy" is a short but fully cranked gallop. This is an album of rich variety and evocative writing. ~ Rovi Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2023
Label:	Wax Time
UPC:	8435723700722
Rank:	31815

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Duke Ellington   Primary Artist,Piano
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Guy Lombardo   Primary Artist
Ellington Twins   Primary Artist
Clark Terry   Guest Artist
Harry Carney   Guest Artist
Johnny Hodges   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Steve Lasker   Source Material
Irving Townsend   Original Recording Producer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra   Performer
John Jackson   Production Assistant
Phil Schaap   Research,Liner Notes,Remastering,Restoration,Source Material,Reissue Producer
Darren Salmieri   A&R
Debra Parkinson   Digital Remastering
Wynton Marsalis   Liner Notes
Seth Rothstein   Project Director
Patti Matheny   A&R
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Randall Martin   Reissue Design
Juliana Myrick   Package Manager