Francis A. & Edward K.

Francis A. & Edward K.
Francis A. & Edward K.
Studio album by Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington
Released	1968
Recorded	December 11 – 12, 1967, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	35:14
Label	Reprise ; FS 1024
Producer	Sonny Burke
Frank Sinatra chronology
Duke Ellington chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Francis A. & Edward K. is an album by Frank Sinatra with Duke Ellington and his big band.

Recording and music[]

The original intention was to record a mix of standards and originals, but only one original, Ellington's "I Like the Sunrise", was used.^[1] The arrangements were written by Billy May.^[2] All of the performances are at a slow tempo except "Come Back to Me".^[1]

Release and reception[]

Francis A. & Edward K. was released by Reprise Records.^[2] The AllMusic reviewer wrote that both Sinatra and the Ellington band gave uneven performances.^[1]

Track listing[]

Side One:

"Follow Me" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 3:56
"Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 4:15
"All I Need Is the Girl" (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) – 5:01
"Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) – 4:14
"I Like the Sunrise" (Duke Ellington) (from Ellington's Liberian Suite (1947)) – 5:02
"Yellow Days" (Álvaro Carrillo, Alan Bernstein) – 5:00
"Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 4:29
"Come Back to Me" (Burton Lane, Lerner) – 3:22

Personnel[]

Frank Sinatra - vocals
Billy May - arranger, conductor
Duke Ellington - Piano
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Cat Anderson - Trumpet
Jimmy Hamilton - Clarinet, tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves - Tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges - Alto saxophone
Russell Procope - Alto saxophone, clarinet
Harry Carney - Baritone saxophone
Lawrence Brown - Trombone
Jeff Castleman - Double Bass
Sam Woodyard - Drums

Among others, non-credited.

Sonny Burke - Producer
Lee Herschberg - Engineer
Ed Thrasher - Art direction

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Frank Sinatra / Duke Ellington: Francis A. & Edward K." AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Morgenstern, Dan (2014). "Ellington in the 1960s and 1970s: Triumph and Tragedy". In Green, Edward (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Duke Ellington. Cambridge University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-521-88119-7.

[AM-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Frank Sinatra / Duke Ellington: Francis A. & Edward K." AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[Green-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Morgenstern, Dan (2014). "Ellington in the 1960s and 1970s: Triumph and Tragedy". In Green, Edward (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Duke Ellington. Cambridge University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-521-88119-7.

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