The Popular Duke Ellington | ||||
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Studio album by Duke Ellington | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | March 9, 10 & 11, 1966 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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The Popular Duke Ellington is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring many of the tunes associated with his orchestra rerecorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label in 1967.[1]
Reception[edit]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states "Since the material is all very familiar, and mostly quite concise few surprises occur. But Ellington fans will enjoy this well-played effort".[2]
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Track listing[edit]
- All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:40
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:36
- "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 3:14
- "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) 5:10
- "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley) - 5:12
- "The Twitch" - 3:11
- "Solitude" (Ellington, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 3:36
- "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 1:55
- "The Mooche" (Ellington, Mills) - 5:36
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 3:02
- "Creole Love Call" - 3:56
- "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Tizol) - 5:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) - 1:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" [alternate take] (Ellington, Russell) - 1:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
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- Recorded at RCA Hollywood Recording Studio B in Los Angeles, CA on May 9 (tracks 1, 2, 9, 12 & 14), May 10 (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11) and May 11 (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 13), 1966.
Personnel[edit]
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone
- Chuck Connors - bass trombone
- Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
- John Lamb - bass
- Sam Woodyard - drums
References[edit]
- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 7, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 7, 2010