Ellington Is Forever Volume Two
1977 studio album by Kenny Burrell
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.
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
"Azure " (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills ) – 1:50
"Take the "A" Train " (Billy Strayhorn ) – 7:37
"In a Sentimental Mood " – 5:30
"I'm Beginning to See the Light " (Ellington, Don George , Johnny Hodges , Harry James ) – 4:17
"Satin Doll " – 3:32
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So " – 5:37
"In a Mellow Tone " – 5:47
"Solitude " – 3:19
"The Jeep Is Jumpin'" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges ) – 4:57
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart " – 6:56
"Prelude to a Kiss " – 2:55
"Satin Doll (Segue) " (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 0:21
"Come Sunday " – 3:10
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me) " – 8:01
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues " – 7:45
"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
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Leader or co-leader
All Night Long (1956)
Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956)
Kenny Burrell (Blue Note album, 1956)
Swingin' (1956–59)
All Day Long (Prestige All-Stars, 1957)
Earthy (1957)
John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (with John Jenkins , 1957)
K. B. Blues (1957)
Kenny Burrell (aka Blue Moods , Prestige, 1957)
2 Guitars (with Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Blue Lights (1958)
Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)
Weaver of Dreams (1960–61)
Bluesin' Around (1961–62)
Bluesy Burrell (with Coleman Hawkins , 1962)
Crash (with Brother Jack McDuff , 1963)
Freedom (1963–64)
Midnight Blue (1963)
Guitar Forms (with Gil Evans , 1964–65)
Soul Call (1964)
Travelin' Light (and Shirley Scott , 1964)
A Generation Ago Today (1966–67)
Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)
The Tender Gender (1966)
Blues – The Common Ground (1967–68)
Ode to 52nd Street (1967)
Night Song (1968–69)
Asphalt Canyon Suite (1969)
God Bless the Child (1971)
'Round Midnight (1972)
Both Feet on the Ground (1973)
Sky Street (1974)
Stormy Monday (1974)
Up the Street, 'Round the Corner, Down the Block (1974)
Ellington Is Forever (1975)
Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (1975)
Tin Tin Deo (1977)
Handcrafted (1978)
When Lights Are Low (1978)
Moon and Sand (1979)
Heritage (1980)
Listen to the Dawn (1980)
Groovin' High (1981)
Togethering (1985)
Sunup to Sundown (1991)
Lotus Blossom (1995)
Live albums WithJohnny Hodges WithMilt Jackson WithJimmy Smith WithStanley Turrentine With others
Just Wailin' (Herbie Mann , Charlie Rouse and Mal Waldron , 1957)
Little Big Horn (Nat Adderley , 1963)
Funky (Gene Ammons , 1957)
Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (1957)
Bad! Bossa Nova (Gene Ammons, 1962)
My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson , 1960)
Chet (Chet Baker , 1958–59)
Baby Breeze (Chet Baker, 1964)
West Side Story Bossa Nova (Bill Barron , 1963)
Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall (Tony Bennett , 1962)
Dear Ella (Dee Dee Bridgewater , 1997)
Please Please Please (James Brown and The Famous Flames , 1959)
Try Me! (James Brown and The Famous Flames, 1959)
Motor City Scene (Donald Byrd , 1960)
A New Perspective (Donald Byrd, 1963)
Up with Donald Byrd (Donald Byrd, 1964)
'Round Midnight (Betty Carter , 1962–63)
Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers , 1956)
Bass on Top (Paul Chambers, 1957)
Sonny Clark Quintets (Sonny Clark , 1958)
Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (Blossom Dearie , 1959)
My Gentleman Friend (Blossomn Dearie, 1959)
'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (Kenny Dorham , 1956)
Quintessence (Bill Evans , 1976)
The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964)
Ph.D. (Art Farmer , 1989)
Beyond the Blue Bird (Tommy Flanagan, 1990)
The Cats (Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane and Idrees Sulieman , 1957)
No 'Count (Frank Foster , 1956)
Yeah!!! (Aretha Franklin , 1965)
Soul '69 (Aretha Franklin, 1968)
Red Garland Revisited! (Red Garland , 1957)
So Long Blues (Red Garland, 1979)
Stepping Out (Red Garland, 1979)
Reflections (Stan Getz , 1963)
Getz Au Go Go (Stan Getz , 1964)
What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Stan Getz, 1968)
Take It from Me (Terry Gibbs , 1964)
Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie , 1951)
Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy (Paul Gonsalves , 1963)
Soul (Coleman Hawkins , 1958)
The Hawk Relaxes (Coleman Hawkins, 1961)
Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (Eddie Harris , 1964)
I Just Dropped by to Say Hello (Johnny Hartman, 1963)
On the Trail (Jimmy Heath , 1964)
Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday , 1956)
Loads of Love (Shirley Horn , 1962)
Stormy Weather (Lena Horne , 1956–57)
Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson , 1962)
The Message (Illinois Jacquet , 1963)
Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet, 1964)
French Cookin' (Budd Johnson , 1963)
Broadway Express (J.J. Johnson , 1965)
Hollar! (Etta Jones , 1960–62)
Love Shout (Etta Jones, 1962–63)
Etta Jones Sings (Etta Jones, 1965)
Porgy and Bess (Hank Jones , 1958)
Here's Love (Hank Jones, 1963)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978)
The Birth of a Band! (Quincy Jones , 1959)
Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Quincy Jones, 1959–65)
Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones , 1956)
After Hours (Thad Jones, 1957)
Piano (Wynton Kelly , 1958)
Comin' in the Back Door (Wynton Kelly, 1963)
It's All Right! (Wynton Kelly, 1964)
Live at the Apollo (B.B. King , 1991)
The Blue Yusef Lateef (1968)
Laws' Cause (Hubert Laws , 1966–68)
Melba Liston and Her 'Bones (1958)
I'm Shooting High (Gildo Mahones , 1963)
The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963)
Steppin' Out ("Brother" Jack McDuff , 1961–66)
Screamin' ("Brother" Jack McDuff, 1962)
Somethin' Slick! ("Brother" Jack McDuff, 1963)
The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Gary McFarland , 1961)
Soft Samba (Gary McFarland, 1964)
The In Sound (Gary McFarland, 1965)
The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff , 1966)
A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell , 1963)
Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963)
Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur , 1976)
Bossa Nova Carnival (Dave Pike , 1962)
Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors (The Prestige All-Stars, 1957)
Soul Samba (Ike Quebec , 1962)
Midnight Oil (Jerome Richardson , 1958)
Down to Earth (Freddie Roach , 1962)
Mo' Greens Please (Freddie Roach, 1963)
Alfie (Sonny Rollins , 1966)
Bossa Nova Bacchanal (Charlie Rouse , 1962–65)
Stable Mates (A.K. Salim , 1957)
Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin , 1965)
Sylvia Is! (Sylvia Syms , 1965)
Out of the Storm (Ed Thigpen , 1966)
Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader , 1964)
Warm Wave (Cal Jjader, 1964)
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! (Dinah Washington , 1959)
Trombone Four-in-Hand (Dicky Wells , 1959)
North, South, East....Wess (Frank Wess , 1956)
Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston , 1960)
Soul Surfin' (Kai Winding , 1963)
Rainy Day (Kai Winding, 1964–65)
More Brass (Kai Winding, 1966)
Baby, Baby, Baby (Jimmy Witherspoon , 1963)
Blue Spoon (Jimmy Witherspoon, 1964)
Suddenly the Blues (Leo Wright , 1962)
Soul Talk (Leo Wright, 1963)
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release .
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