Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1963 but not released on the Atlantic label until 1976.[1] The album features members of Ellington's orchestra performing with Stephane Grappelli and Svend Asmussen. Trumpeter Ray Nance, who was also featured in the Ellington Orchestra as a singer and a violinist, plays violin throughout the session alongside Grappelli. Asmussen, whose primary instrument was violin, plays viola throughout the session. Each of the string players is given a solo feature: Grappelli plays "In a Sentimental Mood," Asmussen plays "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," and Nance plays "Day Dream." For the remainder of the session, all three string players are featured soloing in turn.
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "The soloist and group interplay are gentle, swinging, and utterly and completely graceful and elegant. There is a lighthearted tenderness in this set that borders on sentimentality without ever going there. And the feeling is loose, relaxed, and full of warmth throughout".[2]
^ abJurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2010
^Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN0-394-72643-X.
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duke, ellington, jazz, violin, session, album, american, pianist, composer, bandleader, duke, ellington, recorded, 1963, released, atlantic, label, until, 1976, album, features, members, ellington, orchestra, performing, with, stephane, grappelli, svend, asmus. Duke Ellington s Jazz Violin Session is an album by American pianist composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1963 but not released on the Atlantic label until 1976 1 The album features members of Ellington s orchestra performing with Stephane Grappelli and Svend Asmussen Trumpeter Ray Nance who was also featured in the Ellington Orchestra as a singer and a violinist plays violin throughout the session alongside Grappelli Asmussen whose primary instrument was violin plays viola throughout the session Each of the string players is given a solo feature Grappelli plays In a Sentimental Mood Asmussen plays Don t Get Around Much Anymore and Nance plays Day Dream For the remainder of the session all three string players are featured soloing in turn Duke Ellington s Jazz Violin SessionStudio album by Duke EllingtonReleased1976RecordedFebruary 22 1963Barclay Studios ParisGenreJazzLabelAtlanticDuke Ellington chronologyThe Symphonic Ellington 1963 Duke Ellington s Jazz Violin Session 1976 Serenade to Sweden 1963 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editThe Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars and stated The soloist and group interplay are gentle swinging and utterly and completely graceful and elegant There is a lighthearted tenderness in this set that borders on sentimentality without ever going there And the feeling is loose relaxed and full of warmth throughout 2 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Track listing editAll music is composed by Duke Ellington except as notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Take the A Train Billy Strayhorn4 222 In a Sentimental Mood Ellington Manny Kurtz Irving Mills3 473 Don t Get Around Much Anymore Ellington Bob Russell3 584 Day Dream Ellington Strayhorn John La Touche3 115 Cotton Tail Ellington Jon Hendricks4 396 Pretty Little One Strayhorn4 257 Tricky s Licks 3 188 Blues in C 3 549 String Along With Strings 6 2610 Limbo Jazz 5 2511 The Feeling of Jazz Ellington George T Simon Bobby Troup3 22Personnel editDuke Ellington piano Stephane Grappelli Ray Nance violin Svend Asmussen viola Buster Cooper trombone Russell Procope alto saxophone Paul Gonsalves tenor saxophone Billy Strayhorn piano Ernie Shepard bass Sam Woodyard drumsReferences edit A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 10 2010 a b Jurek T Allmusic Review accessed May 10 2010 Swenson J ed 1985 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide USA Random House Rolling Stone p 69 ISBN 0 394 72643 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duke Ellington 27s Jazz Violin Session amp oldid 1015471186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
