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Half the Fun (aka Lately) (Alternate Take)

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Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy Half the Fun (aka Lately) (Alternate Take) · Duke Ellington Such Sweet Thunder ℗ 1982 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 1957-09-03 Drums: Sam Woodyard Composer: Billy Strayhorn Bass: Jimmy Woode Alto Saxophone: Johnny Hodges Alto Saxophone, Clarinet: Russell Procope Tenor Saxophone: Paul Gonsalves Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone: Jimmy Hamilton Baritone Saxophone: Harry Carney Trumpet: Cat Anderson Trumpet: Willie Cook Trumpet: Ray Nance Trumpet: Clark Terry Trombone: Quintin Jackson Trombone: John Sanders Trombone: Britt Woodman Producer: Irving Townsend Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger. His father was Duke Ellington, whose band Mercer led for 20 years after his father's death.

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