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Latin American Suite
Studio album by
Duke Ellington
Released1972
RecordedNovember 5, 1968 & January 7, 1970
GenreJazz
Length36:43
LabelFantasy
ProducerDuke Ellington
Duke Ellington chronology
70th Birthday Concert
(1969) 		Latin American Suite
(1972) 		The Pianist
(1966-70)

Latin American Suite is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, mainly recorded in 1968, with one track completed in 1970, and released on the Fantasy label in 1972.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states: "It's a shame that Ellington chose not to keep any of these originals in his repertoire once work was completed on this album".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  1. "Oclupaca" - 4:20
  2. "Chico Cuadradino" (Ellington, Mercer Ellington) - 5:00
  3. "Eque" - 3:30
  4. "Tina" - 4:34
  5. "The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her" - 7:25
  6. "Latin American Sunshine" - 6:52
  7. "Brasilliance" - 5:02
  • Recorded at National Recording Studio in New York, NY on November 5, 1968 (tracks 1-3 & 5-7) and January 7, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada (track 4).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 1, 2010
  2. ^ a b Dryden, K. AllMusic Review accessed June 1, 2010
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 438. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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