The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2

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The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2
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Studio album by
Sarah Vaughan
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreJazz
Length41:04
LabelPablo Today
ProducerNorman Granz
Sarah Vaughan chronology
The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1
(1979) 		The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2
(1979) 		Copacabana
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[2]

The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 is a 1979 album by Sarah Vaughan, focusing on the works of Duke Ellington.

Track listing[]

  1. "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (Duke Ellington, Don George) - 4:36
  2. "Black Butterfly" (Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:03
  3. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:26
  4. "What Am I Here For?" (Ellington, Frankie Laine) - 3:34
  5. "Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face)" (Ellington, Mack Gordon) - 3:59
  6. "Rocks in My Bed" (Ellington) - 5:22
  7. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:31
  8. "Everything But You" (Ellington, George, Harry James) - 5:29
  9. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Mills) - 5:04
  10. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Mills) - 2:29
  11. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) - 5:58

References[]

  1. ^ The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 199. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1444. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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