Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 is the first 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]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Each of the sets has its interesting moments, offering previously unknown compositions and performances".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated.
- "March 19th Blues" (Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:27
- "Feet Bone" – 2:42
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Mills) – 3:05
- "Discontented" – 3:02
- "Jump for Joy" (Ellington, Sid Kuller, Paul Francis Webster) – 1:52
- "Just Scratchin' the Surface" – 3:05
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Mills) – 3:29
- "Miss Lucy" – 3:16
- "Uncontrived" – 5:12
- "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:34
- "Do Not Disturb" – 2:46
- "Love You Madly" – 3:21
- "Short Sheet Cluster" – 2:35
- "Moon Mist" – 3:27
- "Long Time Blues" – 8:39
- Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on January 3, 1956 (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11 & 15); March 18, 1956 (tracks 9 & 13); March 19, 1956 (tracks 1, 7 & 8); late January 1957 (track 3); and February 1957 (tracks 5, 10, 12 & 14).
Personnel
References
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| Studio albums |
- 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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