Ellington ‘55
Ellington '55 is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Capitol label in 1953 and 1954 and released in 1955.[1] The album features the Ellington Orchestra's performances of popular big band compositions and was reissued on CD with two bonus tracks in 1999.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Bruce Eder awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The tunes represented on this album were precisely what the band was playing at its dance dates... and it was material like this that was keeping the band going, filling those dates. So it is hard to argue with the album's programming, which reflected the taste of the most visible part of Ellington's audience. Additionally, what's here is quite fine in the playing".[2]
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:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Ellington, Harry Carney, Irving Mills) - 4:30
- "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley) - 5:10
- "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) - 5:04
- "In the Mood" (Joe Garland, Razaf) - 5:59
- "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) - 5:12
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Razaf, Fats Waller) - 4:17
- "Happy Go Lucky Local" - 5:33
- "Flying Home" (Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Eddie Delange) - 6:08
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) - 4:47 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" - 10:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
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- Recorded at Capitol Studios, New York on December 21, 1953 (tracks 6 & 8), December 28, 1953 (track 3), December 29, 1953 (track 2) and at Universal Studios, Chicago on January 1, 1954 (track 4), January 2, 1954 (track 5), January 17, 1954 (tracks 1 & 7), June 17, 1954 (track 10) and May 18, 1955 (track 9).
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The Blanton–Webster Band · Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band · Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year · Liberian Suite · Great Times! · Masterpieces by Ellington · Ellington Uptown · The Duke Plays Ellington · Ellington ‘55 · Dance to the Duke! · Ellington Showcase · Historically Speaking · Duke Ellington Presents... · The Complete Porgy and Bess · A Drum Is a Woman · Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 · Such Sweet Thunder · Ellington Indigos · Black, Brown and Beige · Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque · The Cosmic Scene · Happy Reunion · Jazz Party · Back to Back · Side by Side · Anatomy of a Murder · Festival Session · Blues in Orbit · The Nutcracker Suite · Piano in the Background · Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. · Unknown Session · Piano in the Foreground · The Great Summit: The Master Takes · Paris Blues · First Time! The Count Meets the Duke · Duke Ellington & John Coltrane · Featuring Paul Gonsalves · Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 · Midnight in Paris · Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins · Studio Sessions, New York 1962 · Money Jungle · Afro-Bossa · The Symphonic Ellington · Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session · Studio Sessions New York 1963 · My People · Ellington '65 · Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins · Ellington '66 · Concert in the Virgin Islands · The Popular Duke Ellington · The Far East Suite · The Jaywalker · Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York · ...And His Mother Called Him Bill · Second Sacred Concert · Studio Sessions New York, 1968 · Latin American Suite · The Pianist · New Orleans Suite · Orchestral Works · The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 · The Intimacy of the Blues · The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse · Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York · Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 · The Intimate Ellington · The Ellington Suites · This One's for Blanton! · Up in Duke’s Workshop · Duke's Big 4 · Mood Ellington ·
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