Ellington Is Forever Volume Two

Ellington Is Forever Volume Two is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell featuring compositions associated with Duke Ellington recorded in 1975 and released on the Fantasy Records label.^[3] Originally released as a double album set in 1977 it was rereleased on CD in 1994.

Ellington Is Forever Volume Two
Studio album by Kenny Burrell
Released	1977
Recorded	November & December 1975
Studio	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:18
Label	Fantasy F-79008
Producer	Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell chronology
Ellington Is Forever (1975) Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (1977) Prime: Live at the Downtown Room (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Burrell's initial plan was to release a volume in tribute to Ellington once a year, but this record and the one that preceded it were the only two albums in this proposed series that were ever made. One can only imagine what could have been if Burrell had continued. Alternately, and more positively, one can be glad that the only records that were released were as beautiful and as close to perfection as these two".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Azure" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 1:50
2. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:37
3. "In a Sentimental Mood" – 5:30
4. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 4:17
5. "Satin Doll" – 3:32
6. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" – 5:37
7. "In a Mellow Tone" – 5:47
8. "Solitude" – 3:19
9. "The Jeep Is Jumpin'" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 4:57
10. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" – 6:56
11. "Prelude to a Kiss" – 2:55
12. "Satin Doll (Segue)" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 0:21
13. "Come Sunday" – 3:10
14. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" – 8:01
15. "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" – 7:45
16. "Orson" – 3:36

Personnel

• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Nat Adderley – cornet
• Thad Jones, Snooky Young – trumpet
• Quentin Jackson – trombone, vocals
• Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Roland Hanna, Jimmy Jones – piano
• Jimmy Smith – organ
• Stanley Gilbert, Monk Montgomery, George Mraz – bass
• Philly Joe Jones (tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 15), Jimmie Smith (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 14) – drums
• Ernie Andrews – vocals

References

1. Gioffre, D. Allmusic Review, accessed August 9, 2012
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 33. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. All About Jazz Kenny Burrell discography accessed August 9, 2012