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In a Mellow Tone

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"In a Mellow Tone", also known as "In a Mellotone", is a 1939 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler. The song was based on the 1917 standard "Rose Room" by Art Hickman and Harry Williams. Howard Stern used a recording of this song (from Ellington's Blues in Orbit album) as the opening theme to The Howard Stern Show from 1987 to 1994.

Notable recordings

  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958)
  • Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross - Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross! (1960)
  • Billy May - Cha Cha! Billy May (1960)
  • Coleman Hawkins with Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Night Hawk (1960)
  • Harry James - 1964 Live! In The Holiday Ballroom Chicago (Jazz Hour Compact Classics JH-1001, 1989)
  • Oscar Peterson - Mellow Mood (1968)
  • Paul Gonsalves - Humming Bird (1970)
  • Joe Pass - Portraits of Duke Ellington (1975)
  • The Manhattan Transfer - Pastiche (1978)
  • Nick Brignola - L.A. Bound (1979)
  • Marcus Roberts - Plays Ellington (1995)
  • Tony Bennett - Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
  • Clare Teal - Don't Talk (2004)
  • Royce Campbell - A Tribute to Charlie Byrd (2004)

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