Happy Reunion

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Happy Reunion
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Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedMarch 19, 1956, & June 24, 1958
Studio Universal, Chicago
Genre Jazz
Length33:35
Label Doctor Jazz
Producer Duke Ellington & Bill Putnam
Duke Ellington chronology
The Cosmic Scene
(1958)
Happy Reunion
(1985)
Newport 1958
(1958)

Happy Reunion is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1956 and 1958 but not released until 1985 on the Doctor Jazz label. [1] The album features two small group sessions led by Ellington and recorded in Chicago. [2]

Contents

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "A particular highlight is hearing Gonsalves play 31 choruses on 'Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue' in this setting." [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted

  1. "Way Back Blues" (Count Basie) – 3:25
  2. "Where's the Music?" – 3:11
  3. "Rubber Bottom" – 2:48
  4. "Play the Blues and Go" – 4:32
  5. "In a Mellow Tone" [Take 1] (Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 3:14
  6. "In a Mellow Tone" [Take 2] (Ellington, Gabler) – 2:58
  7. "Happy Reunion" [Take 1] – 3:26
  8. "Happy Reunion" [Take 2] – 2:42
  9. "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue (The Wailing Interval)" – 7:20

Personnel

References

  1. Both Sides Now: Doctor Jazz Label Discography, accessed November 26, 2019
  2. "Duke Ellington Panorama: Discography". Archived from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Happy Reunion at AllMusic