Studio Sessions, New York 1962

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "One of the strongest in The Private Collection... Recommended".[2]

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Allmusic	[2]

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "E.S.P." - 4:44
2. "Blue, Too (The Shepherd)" - 4:08
3. "Tune Up" - 3:25
4. "Take It Slow" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:57
5. "Telstar" - 2:33
6. "To Know You Is to Love You" - 2:32
7. "Like Late" - 3:41
8. "Major" - 4:06
9. "Minor" - 1:58
10. ""G" for Groove" - 4:17
11. "The Lonely Ones" (Ellington, Don George) - 2:54
12. "Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk) - 2:26
13. "Frere Monk" - 2:24
14. "Cordon Bleu" - 4:19
15. "New Concerto for Cootie" (Ellington, Elwyn Fraser, Cootie Williams) - 2:32
16. "September 12th Blues" - 5:05

• Recorded at A& R Studio, New York on July 25, 1962 (tracks 2-5 & 7-10), September 12, 1962 (tracks 1, 6 & 16), September 13, 1962 (tracks 11-15).

• Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7-16)
• Billy Strayhorn - piano (tracks 4, 5, 7 & 14)
• Ray Nance - cornet (tracks 1, 6 & 11-16)
• Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Roy Burrowes, Cootie Williams - trumpet (tracks 1, 6, & 11-16)
• Lawrence Brown (tracks 1, 6, & 11-16), Buster Cooper, Britt Woodman (tracks 2-5, 7-10), - trombone
• Chuck Connors - bass trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 6, & 11-16)
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-6 & 11-16)
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1, 6, & 11-16)
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-6 & 11-15)
• Aaron Bell - bass
• Sam Woodyard - drums
• Milt Grayson - vocals (tracks 6 & 11)