Dance to the Duke!

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Dance to the Duke!
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Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released 1954
Recorded April 7 & December 28, 1953, January 1 & 2, April 26, September 1, and October 8, 1954.
Genre Jazz
Label Capitol
Duke Ellington chronology
Ellington ‘55
(1954)		Dance to the Duke!
(1954)		 Ellington Showcase
(1954)

Dance to the Duke! is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Capitol label in 1953. [1] The album has not been released on CD but the tracks have appeared on The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington released by Mosaic Records in 1995.

Duke Ellington American jazz musician, composer and band leader

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than fifty years.

Capitol Records American record label

Capitol Records, Inc. is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. Capitol was acquired by British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary in 1955. EMI was acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 and was merged with the company a year later, making Capitol and the Capitol Music Group both a part of UMG. The label's circular headquarter building in Hollywood is a recognized landmark of California.

Mosaic Records

Mosaic Records is an American jazz record company and label established in 1982 by Michael Cuscuna and Charlie Lourie. It produces limited-edition box sets that are available only by mail.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

  1. "C Jam Blues" - 4:52
  2. "Orson" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:37
  3. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol) - 4:32
  4. "Kinda Dukish" - 2:32
  5. "Bakiff" - 5:48
  6. "Frivolous Banta" (Rick Henderson) - 2:39
  7. "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 6:22
  8. "Night Time" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 2:53

Personnel

Piano musical instrument

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700, in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.

Cat Anderson American jazz trumpeter

William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson was an American jazz trumpeter known for his long period as a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and for his wide range, especially his playing in the higher registers.

Willie Cook was an American jazz trumpeter.

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References

  1. ↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 21, 2010
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2010
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