Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962


Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 is the seventh 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 released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "these sets allow one to hear Duke experimenting with his ensemble. Some selections were essentially works-in-progress that would develop within the next few years; others were quickly discarded originals or rearrangements of older tunes".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington
  1. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" – 3:19
  2. "Something Sexual" – 2:16
  3. "The Riff" – 2:25
  4. "Bluer" – 2:14
  5. "Wailing 'Bout" – 2:48
  6. "I Cover the Waterfront" – 3:27
  7. "Blues a la Willie Cook" – 4:03
  8. "Slow Blues Ensemble" – 3:13
  9. "Circle of Fourths" – 2:12
  10. "Perdido" – 3:12
  11. "Three Trumps" – 2:46
  12. "Deep Blues" – 3:30
  13. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" - 6:51
  14. "Paris Blues" – 2:49
  15. "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" – 3:15
  16. "Circle Blues" – 5:46
  17. "Perdido" – 3:15
  18. "The Sky Fell Down" – 4:30
  19. "Cotton Tail" – 3:04
  20. "Passion Flower" – 4:22

Personnel