"In a Mellow Tone" - Paul Marinaro LIVE

Paul Marinaro performs Duke Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone" from the album MOOD ELLINGTON (Origin Records), Live at Studio5 Performing Arts Center, Evanston, IL. 24 Jan 2026 Mood Ellington Album Release Concert Paul Marinaro - vocals Tom Vaitsas - piano Mike Allemana - guitar John Tate - bass Neil Hemphill - drums Rich Moore - alto sax John Wojciechowski - teno sax Ted Hogarth - baritone sax Eric Jacobson - trumpet, flugelhorn Raphael Crawford - trombone "...nothing short of triumphant" ****. Robert Nicosia, Music Man "... highly placed in the Vocal Albums of the Year" - Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here (UK) "Mood Ellington will be the first release of 2025-26 to be listed as a top album, another grand achievement by Paul Marinaro." ****1/2 Jeff Cebulski, Chicago Jazz Magazine "Mood Ellington is one of the year's best jazz vocal albums — impeccably arranged, deeply felt, and sung with a baritone that knows these songs inside out. " Tim Larsen, Jazz Views *(UK) "Marinaro doesn't reinvent the wheel; he polishes it until it gleams" Thierry De Clemmensat, Paris Move Vocalist Paul Marinaro celebrates the release of his landmark, ambitious new album MOOD ELLINGTON, an expansive and deeply felt tribute to the timeless music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Critically acclaimed for its scope, balance of swing, intimacy, and narrative storytelling, Mood Ellington showcases Marinaro’s expressive phrasing and deep connection to the material. Drawing from a widely praised 25-track recording featuring some of today’s most respected jazz arrangers and musicians, Marinaro brings this material to Studio5 Performing Arts Center backed by 9 incredible musicians.