Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington

Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1953
Recorded	December 1952
Genre	Jazz
Label	Clef
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
The Astaire Story (1952) Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington (1953) Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen (1954)

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Allmusic	[1]

Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, of songs associated with Duke Ellington released in 1953 on Clef Records. Peterson re-recorded much of the music for his 1959 album Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book . ^[2]

Track listing

1. "John Hardy's Wife" (M. Ellington) – 3:24
2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:01
3. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:16
4. "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (Lee Gaines, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:45
5. "In a Mellow Tone" – 3:09
6. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) – 3:17
7. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Mack Gordon, Mills) – 3:19
8. "Cotton Tail" – 3:53
9. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Russell) – 4:00
10. "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 3:19
11. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Mills) – 2:56
12. "Never No Lament (Do Nothin' Til You Hear from Me)" (Bob Russell) – 3:01

All music composed by Duke Ellington, with the exception of "Take the "A" Train", "Things Ain't What They Used to Be", and "John Hardy's Wife", other composers and lyricists indicated.

Personnel

• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Barney Kessel – guitar
• Ray Brown – double bass

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Allmusic entry for Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington

External links

• Jazz Discography entry for Oscar Peterson plays Duke Ellington