Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
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Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1963 but not released on the Atlantic label until 1976.[1] The album features members of Ellington's orchestra performing with Stephane Grappelli and Svend Asmussen.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "The soloist and group interplay are gentle, swinging, and utterly and completely graceful and elegant. There is a lighthearted tenderness in this set that borders on sentimentality without ever going there. And the feeling is loose, relaxed, and full of warmth throughout".[2]
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Track listing
All music is composed by Duke Ellington except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Take the "A" Train" | Billy Strayhorn | |
| 2. | "In a Sentimental Mood" | Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" | Ellington, Bob Russell | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Day Dream" | Ellington, Strayhorn | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Cotton Tail" | 4:39 | |
| 6. | "Pretty Little One" | Strayhorn | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Tricky's Licks" | 3:18 | |
| 8. | "Blues in C" | 3:54 | |
| 9. | "String Along With Strings" | 6:26 | |
| 10. | "Limbo Jazz" | 5:25 | |
| 11. | "The Feeling of Jazz" | Ellington, George T. Simon, Bobby Troup | 3:22 |
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- Stephane Grappelli, Ray Nance - violin
- Svend Asmussen - viola
- Buster Cooper - trombone
- Russell Procope - alto saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
- Billy Strayhorn - piano
- Ernie Shepard - bass
- Sam Woodyard - drums
References
- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 10, 2010
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2010