Portraits of Duke Ellington

Portraits of Duke Ellington is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1975. It peaked at number 37 on the Jazz Albums chart. It is a tribute to jazz musician Duke Ellington and was recorded shortly after his death.[1]

Portraits of Duke Ellington
Studio album by
Joe Pass
Released1975
RecordedJune 21, 1974
StudioLos Angeles
GenreJazz
LabelPablo
ProducerNorman Granz
Joe Pass chronology
Seven, Come Eleven
(1974)		 Portraits of Duke Ellington
(1975)		 Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
(1975)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive, and Pass' mastery of the guitar is obvious (he didn't really need the other sidemen). Recommended."[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by Duke Ellington, lyricists indicated.

  1. "Satin Doll" (Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:46
  2. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 5:32
  3. "Sophisticated Lady" (Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:40
  4. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) – 3:41
  5. "In a Mellow Tone" (Milt Gabler) – 6:20
  6. "Solitude" (Mills, Eddie DeLange) – 5:06
  7. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Bob Russell) – 6:31
  8. "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Russell) – 5:53
  9. "Caravan" (Mills, Tizol) – 6:10

Personnel

Chart positions
Year Chart Position
1975 Billboard Jazz Albums 37

References
  1. "Joe Pass Unedited," Part III article by Jim Ferguson, accessed April 29, 2009.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Portraits of Duke Ellington > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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