The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "Although this set is not essential, the music is quite enjoyable and it is interesting to hear Duke Ellington playing such tunes as "Laura," "My Funny Valentine," and "Indian Summer."[2]
^ abYanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 21, 2010
January 01, 1970
duke, ellington, presents, album, american, pianist, composer, bandleader, duke, ellington, recorded, bethlehem, label, 1956, studio, album, duke, ellingtonreleased1956recordedfebruary, 1956studiouniversal, recording, corp, chicago, genrejazzlength42, 15labelb. Duke Ellington Presents is an album by American pianist composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Bethlehem label in 1956 1 Duke Ellington Presents Studio album by Duke EllingtonReleased1956RecordedFebruary 7 amp 8 1956StudioUniversal Recording Corp Chicago GenreJazzLength42 15LabelBethlehemDuke Ellington chronologyHistorically Speaking 1956 Duke Ellington Presents 1956 Ellington at Newport 1956 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editThe Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated Although this set is not essential the music is quite enjoyable and it is interesting to hear Duke Ellington playing such tunes as Laura My Funny Valentine and Indian Summer 2 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Track listing editAll compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted Summertime George Gershwin Ira Gershwin Dubose Heyward 2 13 Laura Johnny Mercer David Raksin 4 15 I Can t Get Started Vernon Duke Ira Gershwin 4 25 My Funny Valentine Lorenz Hart Richard Rodgers 4 48 Everything But You Ellington Don George Harry James 2 57 Frustration 3 49 Cotton Tail 2 52 Day Dream Ellington John Latouche Billy Strayhorn 3 39 Deep Purple Peter DeRose Mitchell Parish 3 36 Indian Summer Al Dubin Victor Herbert 3 01 Blues 7 00Personnel editDuke Ellington piano Cat Anderson Willie Cook Ray Nance Clark Terry trumpet Quentin Jackson Britt Woodman trombone John Sanders valve trombone Jimmy Hamilton clarinet tenor saxophone Johnny Hodges alto saxophone Russell Procope alto saxophone clarinet Paul Gonsalves tenor saxophone Harry Carney baritone saxophone Jimmy Woode bass Sam Woodyard drums Ray Nance track 3 Jimmy Grissom track 5 vocal Ray Nance track 3 violinReferences edit A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 21 2010 a b Yanow S Allmusic Review accessed May 21 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duke Ellington Presents amp oldid 1144303267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
