Premiered by Ellington

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Premiered by Ellington
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Studio album by
Duke Ellington
Released1953
RecordedApril 6, 7 & 9, 1953
Genre Jazz
Label Capitol
Duke Ellington chronology
Ellington Uptown
(1952)		Premiered by Ellington
(1953)		 The Duke Plays Ellington
(1953)

Premiered by Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded in 1953. The album was originally released as a 10" album and was Ellingon's first release on the Capitol label. [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.

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Reception

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

Professional ratings
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Track listing

  1. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:13
  2. "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 3:45
  3. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12
  4. "Cocktails for Two (Coslow, Johnston) – 2:58
  5. "Flamingo" (Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 3:42
  6. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 2:29
  7. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:11
  8. "Liza" (George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin) – 3:14
  • Recorded Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 6 (track 4), April 7 (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7) and April 9 (tracks 5 & 8), 1953

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 24, 2010
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2010
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