Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book

1960 studio album by Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book
Studio album by
Oscar Peterson
ReleasedFebruary 1960
RecordedJuly 14 – August 9, 1959
StudioUniversal (Chicago)[1]
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson
(1959) 		Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book
(1960) 		Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook
(1959)
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Allmusic [2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book is a 1960 album by pianist Oscar Peterson of compositions written or performed by Duke Ellington. Peterson had recorded many of the pieces for his 1952 album Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington, and had recently performed with Ella Fitzgerald on her 1957 album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song book

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Don't Get Around Much Anymore"Bob RussellDuke Ellington2:33
2."Sophisticated Lady"Mitchell ParishDuke Ellington and Irving Mills2:26
3."Rockin' in Rhythm" Ellington, Carney, Mills2:15
4."Prelude to a Kiss"Mack GordonDuke Ellington and Irving Mills2:31
5."In a Mellow Tone"Milt GablerDuke Ellington3:43
6."Cotton Tail""Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington2:23
7."Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"Lee GainesDuke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn2:58
8."Things Ain't What They Used to Be"Ted PersonsMercer Ellington3:07
9."Take the "A" Train" Strayhorn3:04
10."I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"Paul Francis WebsterDuke Ellington3:12
11."Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"Bob RussellDuke Ellington2:15
12."John Hardy's Wife" Mercer Ellington2:34

Personnel

Performance

References

  1. ^ Swedien, Bruce (2003). Make Mine Music. Norway: MIA Musikk. p. 66. ISBN 82-996756-1-8.
  2. ^ Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book at AllMusic
  3. ^ DeMichael, Don (18 February 1960). "Oscar Peterson Trio". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 4. p. 36-38.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1151. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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