Studio Sessions New York, 1968

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Even after 30 years of playing some of these standards, Ellington found new ways to re-arrange... Lots of surprises on this fine CD".[2]

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Allmusic	[2]

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 4:27
2. "Waiting for You" - 4:10
3. "Knuf" - 2:32
4. "Gigl" - 5:01
5. "Meditation" - 2:34
6. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 2:53
7. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 4:14
8. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Mills) - 4:43
9. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Mills) - 2:52
10. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) - 4:02
11. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:02
12. "Reva" - 4:14
13. "Ortseam" - 2:04
14. "Cool and Groovy" (Ellington, Cootie Williams) 2:29
15. "Elos" - 5:39
16. "C Jam Blues" (Bigard, Ellington) - 9:03

• Recorded at National Recording Studio, New York on November 23, 1968 (track 1), November 29, 1968 (tracks 2-12), and December 3, 1968 (tracks 13-16).

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Money Johnson, Cootie Williams - trumpet (tracks 2-16)
• Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone (tracks 2-16)
• Chuck Connors - bass trombone (tracks 2-16)
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 2-16)
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 2-16)
• Harold Ashby - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (tracks 2-16)
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 2-16)
• Jeff Castleman - bass, electric bass on track 3
• Rufus Jones - drums