1965 album by Duke Ellington
Ellington '66 is an album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington that was recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1965.[ 1] The album won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group .[ 2]
The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Ellington '66 is yet another example of how the change in popular music toward an all rock & roll format found jazz musicians attempting crossover material with varying degrees of success... While Ellington '66 isn't a bad recording and actually bests '65 for sheer listening pleasure, it is by no means required listening and will most likely appeal to die-hard Ellington completists".[ 3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 3]
"Red Roses for a Blue Lady " (Sid Tepper , Roy C. Bennett ) – 3:40 "Charade" (Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer ) – 2:40 "People " (Jule Styne , Bob Merrill ) – 3:22 "All My Loving " (John Lennon , Paul McCartney ) – 3:26 "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 2:47 "I Want to Hold Your Hand " (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:04 "Days of Wine and Roses " (Mancini, Mercer) – 3:23 "I Can't Stop Loving You " (Don Gibson ) – 3:57 "The Good Life " (Sacha Distel , Jack Reardon) – 3:16 "Satin Doll " (Ellington, Mercer, Billy Strayhorn ) – 2:31 "Moon River " (Mancini, Mercer) – 2:42 "Ellington '66" (Ellington) – 2:34 Duke Ellington – piano Cat Anderson , Herb Jones , Cootie Williams – trumpet Rolf Ericson – trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9) Ray Nance – trumpet (tracks 1, 4–7 & 10–12) Mercer Ellington – trumpet (tracks 4, 7, 10 & 11) Lawrence Brown , Buster Cooper – trombone Chuck Connors – bass trombone Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet Paul Gonsalves , Harry Carney – tenor saxophone Peck Morrison – double bass (tracks 2, 3, 8 & 9) John Lamb – bass (tracks 1, 4–7 & 10–12) Sam Woodyard – drums
Studio albums Harlem Jazz, 1930 Ellingtonia, Vol. One Ellingtonia, Vol. Two Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year The Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays Ellington Ellington '55 Dance to the Duke! Ellington Showcase Historically Speaking Duke Ellington Presents... The Complete Porgy and Bess A Drum Is a Woman Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 Such Sweet Thunder Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 Ellington Indigos Black, Brown and Beige Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque The Cosmic Scene Happy Reunion Jazz Party Anatomy of a Murder Festival Session Blues in Orbit The Nutcracker Suite Piano in the Background Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. Unknown Session Piano in the Foreground Paris Blues Featuring Paul Gonsalves Midnight in Paris Studio Sessions, New York 1962 Afro-Bossa The Symphonic Ellington Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session Studio Sessions New York 1963 My People Ellington '65 Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins Ellington '66 Concert in the Virgin Islands The Popular Duke Ellington Far East Suite The Jaywalker Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York ...And His Mother Called Him Bill Second Sacred Concert Studio Sessions New York, 1968 Latin American Suite The Pianist New Orleans Suite Orchestral Works The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 The Intimacy of the Blues The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 The Intimate Ellington The Ellington Suites This One's for Blanton! Up in Duke's Workshop Duke's Big 4 Mood Ellington Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
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