Premiered by Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded in 1953. The album was originally released as a 10" album and was Ellingon's first release on the Capitol label.[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.
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| Released | 1953 | |||
| Recorded | April 6, 7 & 9, 1953 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
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Track listing
edit- "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:13
- "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 3:45
- "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12
- "Cocktails for Two (Coslow, Johnston) – 2:58
- "Flamingo" (Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 3:42
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 2:29
- "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:11
- "Liza" (George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin) – 3:14
- Recorded Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 6 (track 4), April 7 (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7) and April 9 (tracks 5 & 8), 1953
Personnel
edit- Duke Ellington – piano
- Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet
- Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman – trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Rick Henderson – alto saxophone
- Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Butch Ballard – drums
References
edit- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed May 24, 2010
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2010