Composed by Duke Ellington, lyric by Bob Russell, arranged by Dave Wolpe
Here's an example of the Dave Wolpe chart we play from a ejazzlines.com.
Of course, Wolpe's version is an updated take on the classic Duke Ellington 1943 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, itself a vocal update of the 1940 Concerto For Cootie, celebrating the great trumpeter Cootie Williams.
Wallace Jones, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart(t); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol(tb); Barney Bigard(cl,ts); Johnny Hodges(ss,as); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Ben Webster(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Jimmy Blanton(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch)
Here's the 1943 Do Nothin'... featuring vocalist Al Hibbler.
Wallace Jones, Rex Stewart, Dizzy Gillespie,Taft Jordan(t); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton,Juan Tizol(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Johnny Hodges(as); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Skippy Williams(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Wilson Myers(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Al Hibbler(v)
