The Popular Duke Ellington

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 Popular Duke Ellington
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	1967
Recorded	May 9, 10 & 11, 1966
Genre	Jazz
Label	RCA
Producer	Brad McCuen
Duke Ellington chronology
The Stockholm Concert, 1966 (1966) The Popular Duke Ellington (1967) In the Uncommon Market (1963-66)

Reception

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:40
2. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:36
3. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 3:14
4. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) 5:10
5. "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley) - 5:12
6. "The Twitch" - 3:11
7. "Solitude" (Ellington, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 3:36
8. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 1:55
9. "The Mooche" (Ellington, Mills) - 5:36
10. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 3:02
11. "Creole Love Call" - 3:56
12. "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Tizol) - 5:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
13. "Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) - 1:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" [alternate take] (Ellington, Russell) - 1:56 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at RCA Hollywood Recording Studio B in Los Angeles, CA on May 9 (tracks 1, 2, 9, 12 & 14), May 10 (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11) and May 11 (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 13), 1966.

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone
• Chuck Connors - bass trombone
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
• John Lamb - bass
• Sam Woodyard - drums

References

1. A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 7, 2010
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 7, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.