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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Duke Ellington
Piano
Cootie Williams
Trumpet
Cat Anderson
Trumpet
Mercer Ellington
Trumpet
Herbie Jones
Trumpet
Lawrence Brown
Trombone
Buster Cooper
Trombone
Chuck Conners
Trombone
Jimmy Hamilton
Clarinet
Johnny Hodges
Alto Saxophone
Russell Procope
Alto Saxophone
Paul Gonsalves
Tenor Saxophone
Harry Carney
Baritone Saxophone
John Lamb
Bass
Rufus Jones
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Billy Strayhorn
Composer
Duke Ellington
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brad McCuen
Producer
Ed Begley
Recording Engineer
Ed Michel
Reissue Producer
Ray Hall
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by.
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
The lonely nights
Dreaming of a song
The melody
Haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale
Tells his fairytale
Of paradise, where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's ain.
Writer(s): Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
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