Dance Dates, California 1958


Dance Dates, California 1958 is the sixth volume of The Private Collection a series documenting recordings made by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington for his personal collection which was first publicly released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Recordings like this one give one a chance to hear how Ellington rearranged tunes to make them sound fresh year after year and sometimes decade after decade".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  1. "Such Sweet Thunder" – 2:41
  2. "Blues to Be There" – 6:59
  3. "Juniflip" – 4:05
  4. "The Star-Crossed Lovers" – 4:09
  5. "Together" – 4:11
  6. "Californio Mello" – 3:38
  7. "Suburban Beauty" – 3:43
  8. "C Jam Blues" – 6:33
  9. "Blues in Orbit" – 5:03
  10. "Mood Indigo" – 8:09
  11. "Honeysuckle Rose" – 4:34
  12. "Willow Weep for Me" – 3:37
  13. "Caravan" – 7:39
  14. "Wailing Interval" – 3:39
Recorded at Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, California, on March 5, 1958.

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