| Studio Sessions New York, 1968 | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | November 6, 1968 and June 15, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 64:59 | |||
| Label | LMR | |||
| Producer | Duke Ellington | |||
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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]
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]
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:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
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