1973 studio album by Duke Ellington & Ray Brown
This One's for Blanton! is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington , duetting with Ray Brown , recorded in December 1972 and released on the Pablo label.[ 1] The title refers to early Duke Ellington collaborator and influential yet short-lived double bass player Jimmy Blanton .
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "delightful and often-playful music".[ 2]
All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me " (Ellington, Bob Russell ) - 5:36 "Pitter Panther Patter" - 3:06 "Things Ain't What They Used to Be " (Mercer Ellington ) - 4:00 "Sophisticated Lady " (Ellington, Irving Mills , Mitchell Parish ) - 5:30 "See See Rider " (Traditional) - 3:07 "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: First Movement" (Ray Brown, Ellington) - 4:51 "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Second Movement" (Brown, Ellington) - 5:11 "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Third Movement" (Brown, Ellington) - 3:40 "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Fourth Movement" (Brown, Ellington) - 4:58 Recorded at United Recording Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 5, 1972. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed April 8, 2010 ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 8, 2010 ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X . ^ Christgau, Robert (February 2, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved November 7, 2015 . ^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin . p. 439. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 .
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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