Flamingo

~ Recording by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Flamingo3:25Duke Ellington & His OrchestraFlamingo / The Girl in My Dreams Tries to Look Like You
2.8Flamingo3:24Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Blanton-Webster Band
2.8Flamingo3:24Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Blanton-Webster Band
1.6Flamingo3:26Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraThe Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1940-1941
1.17Flamingo3:24Duke Ellington & His Orchestra1943-47 V-Disc Recordings
  • 1999-04-20 US
11.5Flamingo3:24Duke Ellington & His Famous OrchestraThe Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1927-1973
  • 1999-04-27 US
29.11Flamingo3:24Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Duke
11.5Flamingo3:24Duke EllingtonThe Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927–1973)
1.19Flamingo3:25Duke EllingtonBest of Jazz - The Swing Era: An Introduction to Duke Ellington - His Best Recordings 1927-1941
  • 2000 -
1.18Flamingo3:25Duke EllingtonEbony Rhapsody: The Great Ellington Vocalists
  • 2001 -
2.5Flamingo3:24Duke EllingtonNever No Lament: The Blanton‐Webster Band, 1940–1942
  • 2003-04-01 US
1.4Flamingo3:25Duke Ellington & His OrchestraJazz in the Charts 063 (1941)
1.13Flamingo3:25Duke EllingtonSentimental Journey: The Love Songs of World War II

Relationships

alto saxophone:Otto Hardwick (on 1940-12-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:Johnny Hodges (on 1940-12-28)
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet:Harry Carney (on 1940-12-28)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:Barney Bigard (on 1940-12-28)
cornet:Rex Stewart (on 1940-12-28)
double bass:Jimmy Blanton (on 1940-12-28)
drums (drum set):Sonny Greer (on 1940-12-28)
guitar:Fred Guy (on 1940-12-28)
piano:Billy Strayhorn (on 1940-12-28)
tenor saxophone:Ben Webster (on 1940-12-28)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (on 1940-12-28)
Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1940-12-28)
trumpet:Wallace Jones (on 1940-12-28)
Ray Nance (on 1940-12-28)
valve trombone:Juan Tizol (on 1940-12-28)
vocals:Herb Jeffries (on 1940-12-28)
arranger:Billy Strayhorn (on 1940-12-28)
recording of:Flamingo (on 1940-12-28)

Flamingo

lyricist:Edmund Anderson
composer:Ted Grouya
publisher:Edwin H. Morris & Company
Grouya Publishing Int.