Lyrics and translation Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Hey, Buddy Bolden
Buddy
Bolden
tune
up
Buddy
Bolden
mettait
sa
trompette
au
point
Blowing
horn
was
his
game
Souffler
de
la
trompette
était
son
jeu
Born
with
a
silver
trumpet
in
his
mouth
Né
avec
une
trompette
en
argent
dans
la
bouche
He
played
the
horn
before
he
talked
Il
jouait
de
la
trompette
avant
de
parler
Born
on
the
after
beat
Né
sur
le
rythme
He
patted
his
foot
before
walked
Il
tapait
du
pied
avant
de
marcher
When
Buddy
Bolden
tuned
up,
you
could
hear
him
clean
Quand
Buddy
Bolden
mettait
sa
trompette
au
point,
on
pouvait
l'entendre
clairement
Clean
across
the
river,
clean
across
the
river
Clair
de
l'autre
côté
de
la
rivière,
clair
de
l'autre
côté
de
la
rivière
He
woke
up
the
working
people
and
kept
the
easy
living
Il
réveillait
les
travailleurs
et
gardait
le
calme
Call
on
Buddy
Bolden;
call
him
Buddy
Bolden
Appelez
Buddy
Bolden;
appelez-le
Buddy
Bolden
Watch
it;
he's
calling
his
flock
now
Attention;
il
appelle
son
troupeau
maintenant
He's
calling
his
flock
now;
here
they
come
Il
appelle
son
troupeau
maintenant;
les
voilà
Call
him
Buddy
Bolden;
he's
calling
his
flock
now
Appelez-le
Buddy
Bolden;
il
appelle
son
troupeau
maintenant
Here
they
come,
here
they
come
Les
voilà,
les
voilà
Come
on,
Buddy
Bolden,
here
they
come
Allez,
Buddy
Bolden,
les
voilà
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1
Mood Indigo
2 I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
3 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5
4 Vagabonds
5 Smada
6 Rock-Skippin' at the Blue Note
7 Skin Deep
8 The Mooche
9 Perdido
10 The Controversial Suite: Later
11 The Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
12 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1
13 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2
14 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3
15 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4
16 The Controversial Suite: Before My Time
17 What Else Can You Do With a Drum?
18 Suburban Beauty (master take)
19 Suburban Beauty
20 The Star-Crossed Lovers (a.k.a. Pretty Girl) (stereo LP master)
21 The Star-Crossed Lovers (aka Pretty Girl)
22 Sonnet for Sister Kate
23 Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down) (Puck)
24 The Telecasters
25 Sonnet in Search of a Moor
26 You Better Know It
27 Zajj's Dream
28 Such Sweet Thunder
29 Such Sweet Thunder (Cleo)
30 Sonnet for Caesar
31 Sonnet to Hank Cinq
32 The Tattooed Bride
33 Track 360 (alternate take)
34 Part VI (23rd Psalm)
35 Part V (Come Sunday)
36 Part IV (Come Sunday)
37 The Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love
38 Tenderly
39 Willow Weep for Me
40 The Sky Fell Down
41 Where or When
42 Pretty Girl (a.k.a. The Star-Crossed Lovers) (first recording)
43 Suburban Beauty (alternate take)
44 The Donkey Serenade
45 Satin Doll
46 Part II (alternate take)
47 Part III (Light) (alternate take)
48 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
49 Poor Butterfly
50 Satan Takes a Holiday
51 Rhythm Pum Te Dum
52 A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
53 Hey, Buddy Bolden
54 Circle of Fourths (stereo LP master)
55 Circle of Fourths
56 Half the Fun
57 Half the Fun (a.k.a. Lately)
58 Madness in Great Ones
59 Madness in Great Ones (Hamlet)
60 Lady Mac
61 A Drum Is a Woman, Part 2
62 New Orleans
63 Finale
64 Blues in Orbit (alternate take)
65 Cop Out
66 Night and Day
67 Dancing in the Dark
68 Café au lait (outtakes)
69 A Flat Minor (outtakes)
70 Half the Fun (a.k.a. Lately) (alternate take)
71 Laugh, Clown, Laugh
72 Gypsy Love Song
73 Indian Love Call
74 Lady in Red
75 Café au lait (preferred take)
76 Alice Blue Gown
77 Got a Date With an Angel
78 Come Sunday (a cappella)
79 A Flat Minor (preferred take)
80 A Flat Minor
81 A Drum Is a Woman
82 [silence]
83 Rhumbop / Carribee Joe, Part 2
84 Track 360 (Trains) (alternate take)
85 Part V (Come Sunday Interlude)
86 Part III (Work Song & Come Sunday a.k.a. Light)
87 Part II (Come Sunday)
88 Part I (Work Song)
89 Blues in Orbit (Tender) (alternate take)
90 Part I (1958 alternate take)
91 Part IV (Come Sunday) (alternate take)
92 Part V (Come Sunday) (alternate take)
93 Part VI (23rd Psalm) (alternate take)
94 [studio conversation: Mahalia swears]
95 Part III (Light)
96 Part II
97 Part I
98 Part I (alternate take)
99 Studio Conversation
100 What Else Can You Do With a Drum—Calypso
101 The Star-Crossed Lovers (stereo LP master)
102 Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down)
103 Carribee Joe / Congo Square
104 A Drum Is a Woman, Part two
105 Madam Zajj / Ballet of the Flying Saucers
106 Sonnet for Hank Cinq
107 Rhumbop / Carribee Joe, Part two
108 The Perfume Suite: Coloratura
109 The Perfume Suite: Strange Feelings
110 Autumn Leaves (full version)
111 The Perfume Suite: Under the Balcony
112 Café au lait
113 I'm Checking Out, Go'om Bye
114 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
115 Me and You
116 Sophisticated Lady
2 I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
3 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5
4 Vagabonds
5 Smada
6 Rock-Skippin' at the Blue Note
7 Skin Deep
8 The Mooche
9 Perdido
10 The Controversial Suite: Later
11 The Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
12 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1
13 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2
14 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3
15 The Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4
16 The Controversial Suite: Before My Time
17 What Else Can You Do With a Drum?
18 Suburban Beauty (master take)
19 Suburban Beauty
20 The Star-Crossed Lovers (a.k.a. Pretty Girl) (stereo LP master)
21 The Star-Crossed Lovers (aka Pretty Girl)
22 Sonnet for Sister Kate
23 Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down) (Puck)
24 The Telecasters
25 Sonnet in Search of a Moor
26 You Better Know It
27 Zajj's Dream
28 Such Sweet Thunder
29 Such Sweet Thunder (Cleo)
30 Sonnet for Caesar
31 Sonnet to Hank Cinq
32 The Tattooed Bride
33 Track 360 (alternate take)
34 Part VI (23rd Psalm)
35 Part V (Come Sunday)
36 Part IV (Come Sunday)
37 The Perfume Suite: Dancers in Love
38 Tenderly
39 Willow Weep for Me
40 The Sky Fell Down
41 Where or When
42 Pretty Girl (a.k.a. The Star-Crossed Lovers) (first recording)
43 Suburban Beauty (alternate take)
44 The Donkey Serenade
45 Satin Doll
46 Part II (alternate take)
47 Part III (Light) (alternate take)
48 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
49 Poor Butterfly
50 Satan Takes a Holiday
51 Rhythm Pum Te Dum
52 A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Suite)
53 Hey, Buddy Bolden
54 Circle of Fourths (stereo LP master)
55 Circle of Fourths
56 Half the Fun
57 Half the Fun (a.k.a. Lately)
58 Madness in Great Ones
59 Madness in Great Ones (Hamlet)
60 Lady Mac
61 A Drum Is a Woman, Part 2
62 New Orleans
63 Finale
64 Blues in Orbit (alternate take)
65 Cop Out
66 Night and Day
67 Dancing in the Dark
68 Café au lait (outtakes)
69 A Flat Minor (outtakes)
70 Half the Fun (a.k.a. Lately) (alternate take)
71 Laugh, Clown, Laugh
72 Gypsy Love Song
73 Indian Love Call
74 Lady in Red
75 Café au lait (preferred take)
76 Alice Blue Gown
77 Got a Date With an Angel
78 Come Sunday (a cappella)
79 A Flat Minor (preferred take)
80 A Flat Minor
81 A Drum Is a Woman
82 [silence]
83 Rhumbop / Carribee Joe, Part 2
84 Track 360 (Trains) (alternate take)
85 Part V (Come Sunday Interlude)
86 Part III (Work Song & Come Sunday a.k.a. Light)
87 Part II (Come Sunday)
88 Part I (Work Song)
89 Blues in Orbit (Tender) (alternate take)
90 Part I (1958 alternate take)
91 Part IV (Come Sunday) (alternate take)
92 Part V (Come Sunday) (alternate take)
93 Part VI (23rd Psalm) (alternate take)
94 [studio conversation: Mahalia swears]
95 Part III (Light)
96 Part II
97 Part I
98 Part I (alternate take)
99 Studio Conversation
100 What Else Can You Do With a Drum—Calypso
101 The Star-Crossed Lovers (stereo LP master)
102 Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down)
103 Carribee Joe / Congo Square
104 A Drum Is a Woman, Part two
105 Madam Zajj / Ballet of the Flying Saucers
106 Sonnet for Hank Cinq
107 Rhumbop / Carribee Joe, Part two
108 The Perfume Suite: Coloratura
109 The Perfume Suite: Strange Feelings
110 Autumn Leaves (full version)
111 The Perfume Suite: Under the Balcony
112 Café au lait
113 I'm Checking Out, Go'om Bye
114 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
115 Me and You
116 Sophisticated Lady
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