Ellington Showcase

Ellington Showcase
Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedApril 9, July 1 & December 29, 1953, January 17, June 17, 1954, May 17 & 18, 1955
GenreJazz
LabelCapitol
Duke Ellington chronology
Dance to the Duke!
(1954)
Ellington Showcase
(1955)
Blue Rose
(1956)

Ellington Showcase is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Capitol label at various sessions in 1953-55.[1] The album has not been released on CD but the tracks have appeared on The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington released by Mosaic Records in 1995.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

  1. "Blossom" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:29
  2. "Big Drag" – 2:51
  3. "Don't Ever Say Goodbye" – 3:01
  4. "Falling Like a Raindrop" – 3:02
  5. "Gonna Tan Your Hide" (Ellington, Strayhorn) – 6:13
  6. "Harlem Air Shaft" – 3:54
  7. "La Virgen De La Macarena" (Bernardo Bautista Monterde) – 4:02
  8. "Clarinet Melodrama" (Jimmy Hamilton) – 5:42
  9. "Theme For Trambean" (Hamilton) – 3:26
  10. "Serious Serenade" – 2:50
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles on April 9, 1953 (track 1), at Universal Studios in Chicago on July 1, 1953 (track 2) December 29, 1953 (track 3), January 17, 1954 (track 4), May 17, 1955 (tracks 6 & 7), and May 18, 1955 (tracks 8–10), and at Capitol Studios in New York on June 17, 1954 (track 5).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 21, 2010
  2. ^ a b Duke Ellington - Dance to the Duke! Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-10-03