Studio Sessions New York, 1968

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Studio Sessions New York, 1968
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Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedNovember 6, 1968, and June 15, 1970
Genre Jazz
Length64:59
Label LMR
Producer Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington chronology
Second Sacred Concert
(1968)
Studio Sessions New York, 1968
(1987)
70th Birthday Concert
(1969)

Studio Sessions New York, 1968 is the ninth volume of The Private Collection , a series documenting recordings made by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington for his personal collection which was first released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated: "Even after 30 years of playing some of these standards, Ellington found new ways to re-arrange... Lots of surprises on this fine CD." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

  1. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 4:27
  2. "Waiting for You" – 4:10
  3. "Knuf" – 2:32
  4. "Gigl" – 5:01
  5. "Meditation" – 2:34
  6. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 2:53
  7. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 4:14
  8. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Mills) – 4:43
  9. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Mills) – 2:52
  10. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 4:02
  11. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Mercer Ellington) – 4:02
  12. "Reva" – 4:14
  13. "Ortseam" – 2:04
  14. "Cool and Groovy" (Ellington, Cootie Williams) – 2:29
  15. "Elos" – 5:39
  16. "C Jam Blues" (Bigard, Ellington) – 9:03

Personnel

References

  1. "A Duke Ellington Panorama". Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Studio Sessions New York, 1968 at AllMusic