Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Happy Go Lucky Local Written-By – B.Strayhorn*	3:00
2	What Am I Here For	4:07
Medley Written-By – H.Carney*, I.Mills*	(5:50)
3-1	Kinda Dukish
3-2	Rockin' In Rhythm
4	Perdido Written-By – J.Tizol*	6:45
5	I'm Beginning To See The Light Written-By – D.George*, H.James*, J.Hodges*	2:03
6	Midriff Written-By – B.Strayhorn*	4:20
7	It Don't Mean A Thing Written-By – Mills*	4:26
8	Main Stem	4:09
9	Take The "A" Train Written-By – B.Strayhorn*	5:28
Bonus Tracks
10	Lullaby Of Birdland Written-By – George Shearing	5:22
11	The Wailer Written-By – G.Wilson*	4:25
12	Dreamy Sort Of Thing Written-By – B Strayhorn*	3:55
13	Lullaby Of Birdland (Alternate Take) Written-By – G.Shearing*	5:26
14	Harlem Air Shaft	4:03

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Distributed By – Sony Music
• Remixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
• Remastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City

Credits

• A&R [Coordination] – Stacey Boyle
• A&R [Legacy] – Steve Berkowitz
• Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1 to 13)
• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Russell Procope
• Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
• Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney
• Bass – Aaron Bell
• Composed By – Duke Ellington (tracks: 1 to 9, 14)
• Design – Randall Martin
• Drums – Sam Woodyard
• Guest, Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 5, 7, 11)
• Guest, Trumpet – Gerald Wilson (tracks: 1, 11)
• Guest, Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Photography By [Liner] – Don Hunstein
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Producer [Originals] – Irving Townsend
• Production Manager [Director] – Seth Rothstein
• Recorded By – Allan Emig (tracks: 1 to 13), Harold Chapman (tracks: 14)
• Reissue Producer – Michael Brooks , Michael Cuscuna
• Remix, Mastered By [Using DSD Technology] – Mark Wilder
• Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves
• Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton
• Trombone – Booty Wood (tracks: 1 to 13), Britt Woodman (tracks: 1 to 13), Lawrence Brown, Matthew Gee (tracks: 14)
• Trumpet – Andres Merenghito (Fats Ford)*, Ed Mullens, Ray Nance, Willie Cook

Notes

All compositions by Duke Ellington unless otherwise indicated
Ⓟ Ⓒ 2004 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
"Legacy" and "L" are trasemarks of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

Label/Category variations on release:
- Spine: Columbia/Legacy 512919 2
- Frontcover: Columbia
- Rear Cover & Disc: Columbia/Legacy COL 512919 2/5129192000

- Tracks 1 to 9: originally issued on "Piano In The Background" (Columbia)
- Tracks 10 to 13: originally issued on "Duke 56/62" - Volume 2 (French CBS)
- Track 14: previously unissued

Tracks 10 to 14 Bonus tracks (previously unissued on CD)

Recording Information:
- Tracks 4, 5: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on May 31, 1960
- Track 7: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 2, 1960
- Tracks 3-1, 3-2, 10, 12, 13 Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA June 20, 1960
- Track 8: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 22, 1960
- Tracks 6, 9: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 28, 1960
- Track 2: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 29, 1960
- Tracks 11, 1: Recorded At Radio Recorders, LA on June 30, 1960
- Track 14: Recorded At Columbia Studiods, LA on March 3, 1961

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 5 0997751 291923
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L553
• Matrix / Runout: Sony Music 55129192000-0101 13
• Rights Society: BIEM SACEM / SACD / SCDL / SDRM
• Label Code: LC 00162

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CL 1546	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Piano In The Background ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Columbia	CL 1546	US	1960
CS 8346	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Piano In The Background ‎(LP, RE, 180)	Speakers Corner Records, Columbia Records	CS 8346	Europe	2017
KLLS 1718	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Piano In The Background ‎(LP, Album)	Coronet	KLLS 1718	New Zealand	1962
SONP 50252	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Piano In The Background ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS/Sony	SONP 50252	Japan	1970
CS 8346	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Piano In The Background ‎(LP, RE, 200)	Classic Records, Columbia Records	CS 8346	US	2004

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Kinda Dukish Written-By – Ellington*
A2	Rockin' In Rhythm Written-By – Ellington*, Carney*, Mills*
B1	I'm Beginning To See The Light Written-By – George*, Ellington*, James*, Hodges*
B2	It Don't Mean A Thing Written-By – Ellington*, Mills*

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Philips Phonografische Industrie

Credits

• Bass – Aaron Bell
• Drums – Sam Woodyard
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Saxophone – Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonzalves*, Russell Procope
• Trombone – "Booty" Wood*, Britt Woodman, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown
• Trumpet – Andres Meringuito, Eddy Mullins*, Gerald Wilson, Ray Nance, Willie Cook

Notes

A1,A2 Recorded on June 30, 1960
B1 Recorded on May 31, 1960
B2 Recorded on June 2, 1960

Printed in Holland (cover)
Made in Sweden (label)

Philips Minigroove 45

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: NCB
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 429 901.1E
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 429 901.2E
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side A): 7D AA 429901 1E 1 670 1
• Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side B): 7D AA 429901 2E 1 670 1