Ellington Showcase
Ellington Showcase is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Capitol label at various sessions in 1953–55. The album has not been released on CD but the tracks have appeared on Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington">Capitol Records">Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington released by Mosaic Records in 1995.
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.Track listing
All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated- "Blossom" – 2:29
- "Big Drag" – 2:51
- "Don't Ever Say Goodbye" – 3:01
- "Falling Like a Raindrop" – 3:02
- "Gonna Tan Your Hide" – 6:13
- "Harlem Air Shaft" – 3:54
- "La Virgen De La Macarena" – 4:02
- "Clarinet Melodrama" – 5:42
- "Theme For Trambean" – 3:26
- "Serious Serenade" – 2:50
- Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles on April 9, 1953, at Universal Studios in Chicago on July 1, 1953 December 29, 1953, January 17, 1954, May 17, 1955, and May 18, 1955, and at Capitol Studios in New York on June 17, 1954.
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano, electric piano
- Billy Strayhorn – piano
- Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet
- Quentin Jackson, George Jean, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman – trombone
- John Sanders – valve trombone
- Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Rick Henderson – alto saxophone
- Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Wendell Marshall, Jimmy Woode – bass
- Butch Ballard Dave Black – drums