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Anatomy of a Murder (soundtrack)

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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

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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

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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

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Notes

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

References

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  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.
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