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Produced by Bob Thiele, also What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong), Rave On (Buddy Holly) and In a Sentimental Mood
Engineered by Rudy van Gelder, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Blue Train (John Coltrane)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Africa (John Coltrane)
Released on impulse!, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Africa (John Coltrane) and One Mint Julep (Ray Charles)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Rudy van Gelder engineered 1208 songs on fono, the 7th most of any engineer
1082 other songs on fono were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, by Freddie Hubbard and Grant Green and others
Bob Thiele produced 8 of Duke Ellington’s top 10 songs
Rudy van Gelder engineered 7 of Duke Ellington’s top 10 songs
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- John Coltrane
- Produced by
- Bob Thiele
- Performed by
- Duke Ellington, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and John Coltrane
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- impulse!
- Written by
- John Coltrane
- Produced by
- Bob Thiele
- Performed by
- Duke Ellington, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and John Coltrane
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- impulse!
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Bob Thiele
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same release: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Same producer: Bob Thiele
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same label: impulse!
Same release: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Elsewhere
Sources (11)
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1MusicBrainz Big Nick was performed by Duke Ellington
Big Nick was performed by Duke Ellington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Big Nick was performed by Elvin Jones
3MusicBrainz Big Nick was performed by Jimmy Garrison
Big Nick was performed by Jimmy Garrison
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Big Nick was performed by John Coltrane
5MusicBrainz Big Nick was produced by Bob Thiele
6MusicBrainz Big Nick was written by John Coltrane
7MusicBrainz Big Nick is part of the release Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Big Nick is part of the release Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Big Nick was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Big Nick was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz impulse! is the label of the song Big Nick
impulse! is the label of the song Big Nick
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Big Nick was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
Big Nick was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Big Nick was released on 1963