 Paris Blues is a soundtrack album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded and released on the United Artists label in 1961 and reissued on Rykodisc in 1996 with additional dialogue from the film and the film trailer on CD-ROM.It features performances by Ellington's Orchestra with Louis Armstrong guesting on two tracks.Ellington was nominated for the Oscar for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.