Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - A Drum Is A Woman

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Part I
1	A Drum Is A Woman Vocals – Margaret Tynes
2	Rhythm Pum Te Dum Chorus – Unknown Artist
3	What Else Can You Do With A Drum - Calypso Vocals – Ozzie Bailey
Part II
4	New Orleans Narrator – Duke Ellington
5	Hey, Buddy Bolden Chorus – Unknown ArtistVocals – Joya Sherrill
6	Carribee Joe Vocals – Joya Sherrill
7	Congo Square Narrator – Duke Ellington
Part III
8	Zajj: A Drum Is A Woman - Part 2 Vocals – Margaret Tynes
9	You Better Know It Vocals – Ozzie Bailey
10	Carribee Joe Vocals – Joya Sherrill
11	Madam Zajj Narrator – Duke Ellington
12	Ballet Of The Flying Saucers
Part IV
13	Zajj's Dream Narrator – Duke EllingtonVocals – Joya Sherrill
14	Rhumbop Vocals – Joya Sherrill
15	Carribee Joe - Part 2 Vocals – Joya Sherrill
16	Finale Vocals – Margaret Tynes, Ozzie Bailey

Credits

• Bass – Jimmy Woode
• Drums – Candido, Sam Woodyard, Terry Snyder
• Harp – Betty Glamann
• Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Reeds – Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Rick Henderson, Russell Procope
• Trombone – Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson
• Trumpet – Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Willie Cook

Notes

Recorded during September, October and December 1956.

Release includes 4-page booklet

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CL 951	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	A Drum Is A Woman ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Columbia	CL 951	US	1957
JT 933	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	A Drum Is A Woman ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Jazz Track	JT 933	Europe	2008
B 07253 L	Duke Ellington E La Sua Orchestra*	A Drum Is A Woman ‎(LP, Album)	Philips	B 07253 L	Italy	Unknown
SOPU-90	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	A Drum Is A Woman ‎(LP, Album)	CBS/Sony	SOPU-90	Japan	1974
CL 951	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	A Drum Is A Woman ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Fir)	Columbia	CL 951	US	1957