Anatomy of a Murder (soundtrack)

Anatomy of a Murder
Soundtrack album by
Duke Ellington
Released1959
RecordedMay 29 and June 1–2, 1959
StudioRadio Recorders, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
CS 8166 (stereo) / CL 1360 (mono)
Duke Ellington chronology
Side by Side
(1959) 		Anatomy of a Murder
(1959) 		Live at the Blue Note
(1959)

Anatomy of a Murder (Music by Duke Ellington) is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, except as indicated

Original release
No.TitleLength
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
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ P.I. Five consists of Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, and James Johnson

References

  1. ^ Eder, B. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.