Serenade to Sweden
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Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | February 28 & March 1, 1963 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
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Serenade to Sweden is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington and vocalist Alice Babs recorded in 1963 and released on the Reprise label in 1966.[1] The album was released on CD in 2017 by Real gone music.
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Duke Ellington except as noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Serenade to Sweden" | 3:10 | |
2. | "The Boy in My Dreams" | 2:30 | |
3. | "Stoona" | 2:53 | |
4. | "La De Doody Doo" | 2:15 | |
5. | "Azure" | 2:50 | |
6. | "Come Sunday" | 4:50 | |
7. | "C Jam Blues" | 2:36 | |
8. | "I Didn't Know About You" | Ellington, Bob Russell | 4:10 |
9. | "Satin Doll" | Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer | 2:55 |
10. | "Take Love Easy" | 3:22 | |
11. | "Babsie" | 2:05 | |
12. | "(I Want) Something to Live For" | 2:48 | |
13. | "I'm Beginning to See the Light" | Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James | 2:38 |
14. | "Untitled Lullaby" | 2:33 |
Recorded at Studio Hoche, Paris on February 28 (tracks 5, 9 & 14) and March 1 (tracks 1-4, 6-8 & 10-13), 1963.
Personnel[]
- Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1-11, 13 & 14)
- Alice Babs - vocals
- Unknown - french horn (tracks 5, 9 & 14)
- Billy Strayhorn - piano (track 12)
- Kenny Clarke (tracks 1-4, 6-8 & 10-13), (tracks 5, 9 & 14) - bass
- Sam Woodyard - drums
References[]
- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 14, 2010
Categories:
- Reprise Records albums
- Duke Ellington albums
- 1966 albums
- Alice Babs albums