Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Take The "A" Train Written-By – Strayhorn*
A2	A Portrait Of Bert Williams Written-By – Ellington*
A3	Main Stem Written-By – Ellington*
A4	Just A-Settin' And A-Rockin' Written-By – Strayhorn*, Ellington*
A5	I Got It Bad And That Ain't No Good Written-By – Ellington*, Webster*
A6	Perdido Written-By – Tizol*
A7	Blue Serge Written-By – Mercer Ellington
A8	The Flaming Sword Written-By – Ellington*
B1	In A Mellotone Written-By – Duke Ellington
B2	Cotton Tail Written-By – Duke Ellington
B3	I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I Got Written-By – Duke Ellington
B4	Rumpus In Richmond Written-By – Duke Ellington
B5	All Too Soon Written-By – Sigman*, Ellington*
B6	Sepia Panorama Written-By – Ellington*
B7	Rocks In My Bed Written-By – Ellington*
B8	What Am I Here For? Written-By – Ellington*

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Printed By – Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd.
• Made By – British Celanese Limited
• Published By – France Melodie
• Published By – Campbell Connelly & Co.
• Published By – Robbins Music
• Published By – Francis, Day & Hunter
• Published By – MCPS Ltd.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke*
• Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
• Bass – Jimmy Blanton (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A8, B1, B2, B4 to B6), Jimmy Bryant (tracks: B7), Alvin "Junior" Raglin* (tracks: A3, A6, B3, B8)
• Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Barney Bigard
• Cornet – Rex Stewart
• Drums – Sonny Greer
• Guitar – Fred Guy
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Sleeve Notes – Charles Fox
• Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster
• Trombone – Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown
• Trumpet – Cootie Williams (tracks: A2, A8, B1, B2, B4 to B6), Wallace Jones
• Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: A1, A3 to A7, B3, B7, B8)
• Vocals – Herb Jeffries (tracks: B3), Ivie Anderson (tracks: A5, B7)

Notes

First catalog # on sleeve, 2nd on labels.
Recorded: Hollywood, May 4, 1940 (B2); Chicago, May 28, 1940 (A2); New York City, July 22, 1940 (B4, B5); Chicago, September 5, 1940 (B1, B6); New York City, October 17, 1940 (A8); Chicago, December 28, 1940 (A1, A7); Hollywood, June 5, 1941 (A4); Hollywood, June 26, 1941 (A5); Hollywood, September 26, 1941 (B7); Hollywood, December 2, 1941 (B3); Chicago, January 21, 1942 (A6); New York City, February 26, 1942 (B8); Hollywood, June 26, 1942 (A3).
On rear sleeve: © Decca Records Ltd., London, 1959. Product of The Decca Record Company, Limited, London. Made from master recording of RCA. Printed in England E.J.D. 3/60 ®. Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited.
On labels: Made in Great Britain. Master Recording of Radio Corporation of America.
Comes in laminated front sleeve with flipbacks.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BIEM
• Rights Society: NCB
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix label side A [inverted]): G2JP-6672
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix label side B [inverted]): G2JP-6673
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A stamped): G2JP-6672-1B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B stamped): G2JP-6673-1B
• Other (UK Purchase Tax Code, on label both sides): E/T

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LPM-1364, LPM 1364	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	In A Mellotone ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, Ind)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	LPM-1364, LPM 1364	US	1956
KLVP 184	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	In A Mellotone ‎(LP, Comp)	Vik	KLVP 184	Italy	Unknown
RA-5040	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	In A Mellotone ‎(LP, Comp)	Victor	RA-5040	Japan	Unknown
LPM-1364	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	In A Mellotone ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	RCA Italiana	LPM-1364	Italy	1956
LPM-1364	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	In A Mellotone ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, RE)	RCA Victor	LPM-1364	US	1969