Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington

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Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington
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Compilation album by
Earl Hines
Released1988
RecordedJune 1, 1971, December 10, 1971, November 27, 1972, March 18, 1974 and April 29, 1975
StudioNational Recording Studio, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length120:10
Label New World
80361
Producer Bill Weilbacher

Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington is a compilation double album set featuring solo recordings by pianist Earl Hines performing compositions by Duke Ellington which were originally released as a series of four LPs that Hines recorded for the Master Jazz label in four separate sessions between 1971 and 1975 and rereleased on the New World label on LP in 1988 and on CD in 1992. [1] [2] It was followed by a second volume in 1997.

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Allmusic's Scott Yanow noted "The music is satisfying". [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection. [4] [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Love You Madly" - 5:16
  2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills) - 4:13
  3. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Harry James, Don George) - 4:13
  4. "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, Bubber Miley) - 3:51
  5. "Warm Valley" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 7:25
  6. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Russell) - 3:44
  7. "C Jam Blues" - 4:31
  8. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Ellington, Mills) - 5:57
  9. "Everything but You" (Ellington, James, George) - 4:37
  10. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Mills) - 6:58
  11. "Just Squeeze Me" (Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 5:09
  12. "Come Sunday" - 5:10

Disc two

  1. "Creole Love Call" - 7:10
  2. "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" (Ellington, George) - 6:37
  3. "The Shepherd" - 10:47
  4. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Russell) - 6:59
  5. "Black Butterfly" (Ellington, Mills) - 10:44
  6. "Take Love Easy" (Ellington, John La Touche) - 6:22
  7. "The Jeep Is Jumpin'" (Ellington, Hodges) - 4:53
  8. "Heaven" - 5:49

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Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ New World Records: Album details accessed May 25, 2016
  2. ↑ Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington Liner Notes accessed May 25, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Earl Hines". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 706–707. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
  5. ↑ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 25, 2016
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