Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
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Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | February 22, 1963 Barclay Studios, Paris | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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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.
Reception[]
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]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing[]
All music is composed by Duke Ellington except as noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Take the "A" Train" | Billy Strayhorn | 4:22 |
2. | "In a Sentimental Mood" | Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills | 3:47 |
3. | "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" | Ellington, Bob Russell | 3:58 |
4. | "Day Dream" | Ellington, Strayhorn, John La Touche | 3:11 |
5. | "Cotton Tail" | Ellington, Jon Hendricks | 4:39 |
6. | "Pretty Little One" | Strayhorn | 4:25 |
7. | "Tricky's Licks" | 3:18 | |
8. | "Blues in C" | 3:54 | |
9. | "String Along With Strings" | 6:26 | |
10. | "Limbo Jazz" | 5:25 | |
11. | "The Feeling of Jazz" | Ellington, George T. Simon, Bobby Troup | 3:22 |
Personnel[]
- Duke 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 - drums
References[]
- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 10, 2010
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- Atlantic Records albums
- Duke Ellington albums
- 1976 albums