The Duke Plays Ellington
The Duke Plays Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring trio sessions recorded for the Capitol label in 1953.[1] The album was rereleased with additional tracks on CD as Piano Reflections in 1989
The Duke Plays Ellington | ||||
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Released | 1953 | |||
Recorded | April 13 & 14, and December 3, 1953 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Piano Reflections Cover | ||||
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Ellington sounds modern (especially rhythmically and in his chord voicings) and shows that he could have made a viable career out of just being a pianist".[2]
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Track listing
:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Who Knows?" - 2:37
- "Retrospection" - 3:58
- "B Sharp Blues" - 2:47
- "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:05
- "Dancers in Love" - 1:56
- "Reflections in D" - 3:35
- "Melancholia" - 3:20
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 3:04
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 2:30
- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 2:56
- "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 3:08
- "Janet" - 2:15
- "Kinda Dukish" - 2:32 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Montevideo" - 2:33 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "December Blue" - 2:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 13 (tracks 1-8), April 14 (tracks 9-12), and December 3 (tracks 13-15), 1953.
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Wendell Marshall - bass
- Butch Ballard - drums (tracks 1-12)
- Dave Black - drums (tracks 13-15)
- Ralph Collier - congas (track 14)
References
- A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 21, 2010
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 21, 2010
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