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Produced by Joe Jackson
All arrangements by Joe Jackson
Engineered and mixed by Elliot Schneiner

1  Isfahan
(Ellington/Strayhorn)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony and Music Sales Corp (ASCAP)

Steve Vai – guitar
Kris Ingram Lanzaro – synths and programming
Joe Jackson – keyboards, programming

2  Caravan
(Ellington/Tizol/Mills)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony and Mills Music Inc (ASCAP)

Sussan Deyhim – vocals and Farsi translation
Vinnie Zummo – guitars
Mary Rowell & Cornelius Dufallo – violins
Ralph Farris – viola
Dorothy Lawson – cello
Christian McBride – bass guitar
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson – drums
Sue Hadjopoulos – congas & bongos
Joe Jackson – keyboards, stylophone, drum & percussion programming

3  I'm Beginning To See The Light / Take The 'A' Train / Cotton Tail
(Ellington/George) / (Strayhorn) / (Ellington)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony and Warner Chappell Publishing / Published by Tempo Music Inc / Published by Sony/ATV Harmony (ASCAP)

Joe Jackson – all vocals, keyboards, programming
Regina Carter – violin
Vinnie Zummo – guitar
Christian McBride – acoustic bass
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson – drums
Sue Hadjopoulos – congas

4  Mood Indigo
(Ellington/Mills/Bigard)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony, Indigo Mood Music, and Mills Music Inc (ASCAP)

Joe Jackson – vocal
Regina Carter – violin
Vinnie Zummo – guitars, harmonica
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson – drums
Joe Jackson – synth bass, synth guitar, accordion, programming

5  Rockin' In Rhythm
(Ellington)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony and Mills Music Inc (ASCAP)

Tony Aiello – piccolo
Damon 'Tuba Gooding jr.' Bryson – sousaphone
Vinnie Zummo – guitar
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson – drums
Joe Jackson – keyboards, drum programming, tom tom

6  I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me
(Ellington/George) / (Ellington/Russell)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony, Larry Fontine, Ricki Music, and Music Sales Inc. / Published by Sony/ATV Harmony and Harrison Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Sharon Jones – vocal
'Captain' Kirk Douglas – guitar
Christian McBride – bass guitar
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson – drums
Joe Jackson – keyboards, melodica, vibraphone

7  I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
(Ellington/Webster)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Joe Jackson – vocal
Mary Rowell & Cornelius Dufallo – violins
Ralph Farris – viola
Dorothy Lawson – cello
Vinnie Zummo – harmonica
Sue Hadjopoulos – congas
Joe Jackson – synth bass, drum programming

8  Perdido / Satin Doll
(Tizol/Lenk/Drake) / (Ellington/Mercer/Strayhorn)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony, Tempo Music Inc., and Warner Brothers Music (ASCAP)

Lilian Vieira – vocal and Portuguese translation
Vinnie Zummo – guitars
Stefan Kruger – drums, percussion
Joe Jackson – keyboards, synth bass, programming

9  The Mooche / Black And Tan Fantasy
(Ellington/Miley) / (Ellington)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony and Mills Music Inc (ASCAP)

Steve Vai – lead and solo guitars
Vinnie Zummo – rhythm guitar
Mary Rowell & Cornelius Dufallo – violins
Ralph Farris – viola
Dorothy Lawson – cello
Christian McBride – acoustic bass
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson – drums
Joe Jackson – keyboards, synth bass, drum programming, tom toms

10  It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
(Ellington/Mills)
Published by Sony/ATV Harmony and Mills Music Inc (ASCAP)

Iggy Pop & Joe Jackson – vocals
Lilian Vieira – 'doo wah' vocals
Regina Carter – violin
Vinnie Zummo – guitar
Christian McBride – acoustic bass
Stefan Kruger – drums, percussion, programming
Stefan Schmid – synths, programming
Kris Ingram Lanzaro: programming
Joe Jackson – keyboards, vibraphone, programming
Voice and drum samples: Papa Jo Jones

Recorded and mixed at Avatar, New York City
Assistant engineer: Akihiro Nishimura
Production assistant and tech support (Berlin): Kris Ingram Lanzaro
Additional recording (Zuco 103): Westlab, Amsterdam (engineered by Stefan Schmid and Stefan Kruger)
Additional recording (Iggy Pop): Crescent Moon, Miami (engineered by Alfred Figueroa, assisted by Rene Toledo jr., tech support by Kurt Berge)

Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York City

Management: Mike Maska for Big Hassle
Booking agency North America: Marty Diamond and Larry Webman at Paradigm Agency
RoW: Neil Warnock and Ian Fintak at The Agency Group

Art direction by Ed Sherman and Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson photos by Frank Veronsky
Duke Ellington photos by Maurice Seymour and William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin
Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress

Additional photography: Rinze van Bruge, Seth Glassman, Ayano Hisa, Gloria Tarigo, Beowulf Dheehan

Iggy Pop appears courtesy of Thousand Mile Inc.
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson appears courtesy of Def Jam Recordings



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