Musicians :
Duke Ellington (piano), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone), Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), Jimmy Woode (bass), Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson (trombone), Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Willie Cooke (trumpet), Sam Woodyard (drums).

Recorded for Bethlehem Records in 1956, Duke Ellington's Historically Speaking is an album of updated arrangements of earlier Duke classics, including "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo", "In a Mellow Tone," and "Creole Love Call". The orchestra, with the recent return of saxophonist Johnny Hodges to the Ellington fold and the modernizing influence of drummer Sam Woodyard on drums, sounds rejuvenated, making this album a strong contender for one of Ellington's finer efforts of the 1950's. Personnel includes: Duke Ellington (conductor, piano); Russell Procope (clarinet, alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (bass saxophone); Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (trumpet); Ray Nance, Britt Woodman, John Saunders, Quentin Jackson (trombone); Jimmy Woode (bass); Sam Woodyard (drums). Remastered on 180 gram vinyl LP.