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Released on Riverside, also Brilliant Corners (Thelonious Monk), Waltz for Debby (Cannonball Adderley) and Monk’s Mood (Thelonious Monk)
Part of Piano Duets: Great Times!, also Blues for Blanton, Oscalypso and Bang-Up Blues
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Duke Ellington wrote 256 songs on fono
Billy Strayhorn wrote 53 songs on fono
Billy Strayhorn’s most frequent co-writer is Duke Ellington (32 songs together)
Duke Ellington first appears on fono in 1931, 58 years before this song
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington
- Performed by
- Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington and Joe Shulman
- Part of
- Piano Duets: Great Times!
- Released on
- Riverside
- Written by
- Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington
- Performed by
- Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington and Joe Shulman
- Part of
- Piano Duets: Great Times!
- Released on
- Riverside
Connected by credits
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Same label: Riverside
Same release: Piano Duets: Great Times!
Same label: Riverside
Same release: Piano Duets: Great Times!
Same label: Riverside
Same release: Piano Duets: Great Times!
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Tonk was performed by Billy Strayhorn
2MusicBrainz Tonk was performed by Duke Ellington
3MusicBrainz Tonk was performed by Joe Shulman
4MusicBrainz Tonk was written by Billy Strayhorn
5MusicBrainz Tonk was written by Duke Ellington
6MusicBrainz Tonk is part of the release Piano Duets: Great Times!
Tonk is part of the release Piano Duets: Great Times!
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Riverside is the label of the song Tonk
8MusicBrainz Tonk was released on 1989