| The Popular Duke Ellington | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | May 9, 10 & 11, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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The Popular Duke Ellington is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring many of the tunes associated with his orchestra rerecorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label in 1967. [1]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states "Since the material is all very familiar, and mostly quite concise few surprises occur. But Ellington fans will enjoy this well-played effort". [2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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