The Intimate Ellington

The Intimate Ellington
The Intimate Ellington
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	1977
Recorded	May 23, July 14 & August 29, 1969, June 15, & December 9, 1970, and February 1, 2, May 5, & June 29, 1971.
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:49
Label	Pablo
Producer	Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington chronology

The Intimate Ellington is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.^[1] It was compiled from sessions recorded in 1969, 1970 and 1971, and released on the Pablo label in 1977.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Even this late in his life, Duke Ellington had a great deal to say musically and his band continued to rank near the top".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"Moon Maiden" – 2:42
"Edward the First" – 3:20
"Symphonette" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:03
"Intimate Interlude" – 5:01
"Some Summer Fun" – 5:18
"Layin' on Mellow" – 2:13
"Eulb" – 2:34
"Tenz" – 2:27
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:30
"Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 4:57
"Edward the Second" – 5:44

Recorded at National Recording Studio, New York, NY on May 23, 1969 (track 2), July 14, 1969 (track 1), August 29, 1969 (track 6), June 15, 1970 (track 5), December 9, 1970 (track 9 & 10), February 1, 1971 (track 11), February 2, 1971 (track 4), May 5, 1971 (track 3), June 29, 1971 (tracks 7 & 8).

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 2–11), celeste & vocals (track 1)
Wild Bill Davis – organ (tracks 6, 9 & 10)
Cat Anderson (tracks 4, 5 & 9–10), Willie Cook (track 6), Mercer Ellington (tracks 3, 5, 7 & 8), Money Johnson (tracks 3, 4, 7–10), Al Rubin (tracks 9, 10), Frank Stone (track 5), Cootie Williams (tracks 3–5, 7–10), Richard Williams (tracks 7 & 8) – trumpet
Lawrence Brown (track 6), Julian Priester (track 5), Malcolm Taylor (tracks 3, 4, 7–10), Booty Wood (tracks 3–5, 7–10) – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone (tracks 3–5, 7–10)
Johnny Hodges (track 6), Buddy Pearson, (track 3, 7 & 8), Norris Turney (tracks 3–5, 7–10) – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 4–10)
Harold Ashby (tracks 3–10), Paul Gonsalves (tracks 3, 4 & 6–8) – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone (tracks 3–10)
Joe Benjamin (track 3–5, 7–11), Paul Kondziela (track 2, 6) – bass
Rufus Jones (track 2–11) – drums

References

^ Epstein, Jules (4 June 1999). "Ellington's century and a century of Duke". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 16E.
^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 11, 2010
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 11, 2010
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Epstein, Jules (4 June 1999). "Ellington's century and a century of Duke". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 16E.

[Panorama-2] A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 11, 2010

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 11, 2010

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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