Ella at Duke's Place


Ella at Duke's Place is a 1965 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, accompanied by his Orchestra. While it was the second studio album made by Fitzgerald and Ellington, following the 1957 song book recording, a live double album Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur was recorded in 1966.
Ella at Duke's Place was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 1967 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

For the 1965 Verve LP album, Verve V6-4070; re-issued by PolyGram-Verve on CD in 1996: Verve-PolyGram 529 700-2.
Side One:
  1. "Something to Live For" – 3:35
  2. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" – 5:00
  3. "Passion Flower" – 4:39
  4. "I Like the Sunrise" – 3:26
  5. "Azure" – 6:48
Side Two:
  1. "Imagine My Frustration" – 4:49
  2. "Duke's Place" – 4:13
  3. "Brown-skin Gal " – 5:05
  4. "What Am I Here For?" – 5:35
  5. "Cotton Tail" – 3:41
  • All songs composed by Duke Ellington, with the exception of "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" and "Passion Flower". Lyricists indicated.
  • Recorded October 18–20, 1965, at United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Personnel

Tracks 1–10
Album produced by Norman Granz

Engineering by Val Valentin