Prelude to a Kiss

~ Recording by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke Ellington & His OrchestraIndigosDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 8053
1.5Prelude to a Kiss4:42Duke EllingtonEllington IndigosDuke EllingtonAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CJ 44444
1.4Prelude To A Kiss4:44Duke EllingtonGreatest HitsDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)462959 2
1.5Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke EllingtonIndigosDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)VCK-44444
1.5Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke EllingtonIndigosDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
  • US1990-10-25
Sony (logo contains only the SONY® wordmark! do not use if there is a more specific label)
1.6Prelude to a Kiss4:44Duke Ellington & His OrchestraGreatest HitsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsA 21512
1.6Sophisticated Lady3:00Duke Ellington & His OrchestraGreatest HitsDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special ProductsCDSP 3796
1.13Prelude to a Kiss4:44Duke Ellington16 Most Requested SongsDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-05-31
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 57901
1.13Prelude to a Kiss4:44Duke Ellington & His Orchestra16 Most Requested SongsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-05-31
1.4Prelude to a Kiss4:43Duke EllingtonA Portrait of Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)494270 2
2.3Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Best of the 50’s and 60’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)C4K 91247
1.5Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke Ellington & His OrchestraIndigosDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
1.5Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Complete Ellington IndigosDuke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Jazz Beat527
1.5Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Complete Ellington IndigosDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-06-13
  • DE2011-07-08
Phoenix Records (Spanish jazz reissue label)131514
6.6Prelude to a Kiss4:43Duke Ellington and His OrchestraThe Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951–1958Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697938882
1.1Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke Ellington & His OrchestraIndigos (DSD 128fs, Stereo)Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
HDTT (High Definition Tape Transfers)HDTT2510
(unknown)
1.6Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke Ellington & His OrchestraIndigosDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CL 1085
1.5Prelude to a Kiss4:45Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Complete Ellington IndigosDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Jazz Beat

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1957-10-01)
alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (on 1957-10-01)
Russell Procope (on 1957-10-01)
baritone saxophone and bass clarinet:Harry Carney (on 1957-10-01)
bass:Jimmy Woode (on 1957-10-01)
cello:Ozzie Bailey (on 1957-10-01)
Jimmy Grissom (on 1957-10-01)
Ray Nance (on 1957-10-01)
clarinet:Harry Carney (on 1957-10-01)
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1957-10-01)
Russell Procope (on 1957-10-01)
drums (drum set):Sam Woodyard (on 1957-10-01)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1957-10-01)
tenor saxophone:Paul Gonsalves (on 1957-10-01)
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1957-10-01)
trombone:Quentin Jackson (on 1957-10-01)
John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-10-01)
Britt Woodman (on 1957-10-01)
trumpet:William “Cat” Anderson (on 1957-10-01)
Willie Cook (on 1957-10-01)
Harold Baker (on 1957-10-01)
Ray Nance (on 1957-10-01)
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1957-10-01)
recording of:Prelude to a Kiss (on 1957-10-01: instrumental)

Related works

Prelude to a Kiss

lyricist:Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938)
Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Lafleur Music Ltd.
arrangements:Prelude to a Kiss (David Murray/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)