Mood Ellington Paul Marinaro

• 1 I'm Beginning to See the Light 03:52
• 2 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing 05:34
• 3 I'm Just a Lucky So and So 04:16
• 4 Love You Madly 03:26
• 5 Sophisticated Lady 04:57
• 6 I Like the Sunrise 05:15
• 7 Just Squeeze Me 04:52
• 8 It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream 04:11
• 9 In a Mellow Tone 03:42
• 10 Mood Indigo 05:42
• 11 Azure 03:53
• 12 Don't You Know I Care (or Don't You Care to Know) 04:52
• 13 I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) 05:02
• 14 (In My) Solitude 06:21
• 15 All Too Soon 04:39
• 16 Lush Life 03:51
• 17 (I Want) Something to Live For 05:10
• 18 Don't Get Around Much Anymore 05:05
• 19 Take Love Easy 03:56
• 20 Day Dream 05:04
• 21 I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues 05:45
• 22 Caravan 04:53
• 23 I Didn't Know About You 04:14
• 24 In a Sentimental Mood 04:37
• 25 Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 05:41
• Total Runtime 01:58:50

Info zu Mood Ellington

Mood Ellington is a lavishly ambitious collection from acclaimed vocalist Paul Marinaro, presenting twenty-five of Duke Ellington's finest vocal compositions, vividly reimagined by thirteen of the world's most celebrated arrangers—including Alan Broadbent, John Clayton, Bill Cunliffe, Chuck Israels, and Chuck Owen—and performed by his Chicago quartet along with horns and a lush string section. Praised for his masterful phrasing, rich tone, and deep emotional connection to a lyric, Marinaro inhabits Ellington's masterpieces with wit and elegance, resulting in a sweeping 21st-century celebration of Ellington's timeless artistry. While flowing as one cohesive whole, the themes of rhapsodizing on love ("I'm Just a Lucky So & So"), somber reflection ("Mood Indigo"), and tunes suggesting a little more of real life ("Don't Get Around Much Anymore"), divide the songs into three distinct thematic story arcs.

"One of the most beautiful vocal instruments in the business today." (Chicago Tribune)

Paul Marinaro, vocals
Tom Vaitsas, piano
Mike Allemana, guitar
John Tate, bass
Neil Hemphill, drums
Rich Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
John Wojciechowski, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Ted Hogarth, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Eric Jacobson, trumpet, flugelhorn
Raphael Crawford, trombone
Eleanor Bartsch, violin
Stephen Boe, violin
Chuck Bontrager, violin
Christina Buciu, violin
Kathleen Carter, violin
Karl Davies, violin
Wendy Evans, violin
Elizabeth Huffman, violin
Carmen Kassinger, violin
Kathryn Siegel, violin
Jeff Yang, violin
Lisa Fako, concert master

Musical Assistants: Mike Allemana, John Kornegay
Recorded & mixed by Mat Lejeune
at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL
Recorded on Aug, Nov, Dec 2022
Mixed at Chicago Recording Co, Chicago, IL
& Lost Boy Sound, Chicago, IL
Mastered by Dave McNair at Dave McNair Mastering
Produced by Paul Marinaro & Jim Gailloreto
Executive Producer: Lois Cory

Paul Marinaro
dubbed as having "one of the most beautiful vocal instruments in the business today" by Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune, has emerged as one of today's most compelling interpreters of song. With a voice described by All About Jazz as "sometimes brash, sometimes tender... an interpretative nuance [that] can speak whole sagas... a true musician," Marinaro is praised for his masterful phrasing, keen jazz-influenced sensibilities and swing, and deep emotional connection to lyric. He brings elegance, wit, and fresh perspective to every performance, making him a favorite with audiences and critics alike.

Since his widely acclaimed 2013 debut Without a Song—a heartfelt album in tribute to his father's unfulfilled dream to be a professional singer—Marinaro has kept Chicago as his home base, enjoying sold-out engagements at the city's most prestigious venues including the Jazz Showcase, The Green Mill, Winter's Jazz Club, and Studio5 Performing Arts Center. Many of his Chicago appearances have been included on various "Best of the Year" lists, including his unforgettable duet with legendary vocalist Sheila Jordan during the 2017 Chicago Jazz Festival at the massive Pritzker Pavilion. Also a featured vocalist with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, their 2019 performance together recreating Sinatra at the Sands at the historic Studebaker Theater also earned a "Best of the Year" distinction from the Chicago Tribune.

In addition to his frequent collaborations with Sheila Jordan, he has also shared the stage with noteworthy vocalists Carol Sloane and Janis Siegel, and in shows with Chicago vocalists Dee Alexander and Alyssa Allgood. His appearances have graced major festivals and stages worldwide, including multiple appearances at NYC's world-famous Birdland, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Rochester Jazz Festival, Copenhagen's famed Jazzhus Montmartre, Premio Penisola Sorrentina in Sorrento, Italy, Konserthuset in Stockholm, Stratford Summer Music Festival, Marion's Room in Bern, Switzerland, the Naniki Music Festival in Barbados, and yearly performances throughout Sicily and Southern Italy—including heartfelt concerts in each of his ancestral hometowns of San Fele, Basilicata, and Sciara, Sicily.

In 2022 and 2023, Marinaro added two large-scale albums to his discography that expanded both his artistic range and critical acclaim. His 2022 release, Not Quite Yet, was a deeply personal journey—a cohesive, narrative-driven statement in which song selection, pacing, and arrangements traced an intimate arc from reflection to renewal. Critics hailed it as "a personal opus" and a masterclass in emotional storytelling through music. The following year, he joined the Metropolitan Jazz Octet for The Bowie Project, a bold, genre-spanning reimagining of David Bowie's music that was praised for its inventive arrangements and Marinaro's chameleonic interpretive skill, further cementing his place among today's most distinctive and fearless vocalists.

Throughout 2025, Marinaro was the featured vocalist for the Oscar Peterson Centennial tribute concerts, which toured throughout Canada and Europe, including memorable stops in Bern, Switzerland, and at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

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