Composed by Billy Strayhorn and Rex Stewart, words by Joya Sherrill, arranged by Bill Holman
Kissing Bug is Bill Holman's take on the Billy Strayhorn/Rex Stewart tune recorded by Duke Ellington in 1945. This new arrangement appeared on Bill Holman's classic In A Jazz Orbit in 1958.
Al Porcino, Conte Candoli (tpt); Carl Fontana, Frank Rosolino, Ray Sims (tbn); Charlie Mariano, Herb Geller (as); Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca, Charlie Kennedy (ts); Bill Hood (bari); Victor Feldman (p); Buddy Clark (b); Mel Lewis (d). Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California from February 11-13, 1958. The soloists are Bill Holman, Frank Rosolino, Charlie Mariano.
Here's the Ellington 1945 original.
Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson (t); Ray Nance (t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones (tb); Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke (cl,as); Johnny Hodges (as); Al Sears (ts); Harry Carney (cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington (p); Fred Guy (g); Junior Raglin (sb); Sonny Greer (d,ch); Joya Sherrill (v). Recorded in New York City, 26 April 1945.
