Unknown Session
Unknown Session is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1960 but not released on the Columbia label until 1979.[1]
| Unknown Session | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | July 14, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "these renditions are quite enjoyable, swing hard and sound fresh. Ellington fans should pick this one up".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Everything But You" (Ellington, Don George, Harry James) - 3:32
- "Black Beauty" - 3:16
- "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 3:12
- "Something to Live For" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:45
- "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:48
- "Creole Blues [Excerpt from Creole Rhapsody]" - 2:30
- "Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)" (Mack David, Ellington) - 2:57
- "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Strayhorn) - 3:12
- "Mighty Like the Blues" (Leonard Feather) - 3:19
- "Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face)" (Ellington, Irving Gordon) - 2:42
- "Dual Highway" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 2:52
- "Blues" - 4:57
- Recorded at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles on July 14, 1960
Personnel
References
- A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 28, 2010
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 28, 2010
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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