Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins

Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1964 and released on the Reprise label in 1965.[1] The album features recordings of tunes from the 1964 musical film Mary Poppins arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.

Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
Studio album by
Duke Ellington
Released1965
RecordedSeptember 6, 8 & 9, 1964
GenreJazz
LabelReprise
Duke Ellington chronology
Ellington '65
(1964)		 Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
(1965)		 Joya Sherrill Sings Duke
(1965)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "This disc is a surprising success. Duke Ellington was somehow persuaded into revising and recording a dozen songs from the score of Walt Disney's Mary Poppins, and the results are actually quite memorable".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing
All compositions by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
  1. "A Spoonful of Sugar" - 3:13
  2. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" - 2:52
  3. "Feed the Birds" - 3:42
  4. "Let's Go Fly a Kite" - 2:31
  5. "Stay Awake" - 2:28
  6. "I Love to Laugh" - 2:29
  7. "Jolly Holiday" - 3:04
  8. "Sister Suffragette" - 3:05
  9. "The Perfect Nanny" - 4:09
  10. "Step in Time" - 2:46
  11. "The Life I Lead" - 3:43
  12. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" - 2:27
    • Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on September 6, 8 & 9, 1964.

Personnel

References
  1. A Duke Ellington Panorama, accessed May 10, 2010.
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed May 10, 2010.
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