North of the Border in Canada

North of the Border in Canada (also released as Collages) is an album by the Ron Collier Orchestra performing music by Canadian composers,[1] with American pianist Duke Ellington as the featured soloist, which was recorded in Toronto in 1967 and released on Decca label.[2][3]

North of the Border in Canada
Studio album by
Duke Ellington with the Ron Collier Orchestra
Released1969
RecordedJuly 24 and 25, 1967
StudioHallmark Studio, Toronto, Canada
GenreJazz
LabelDecca
DL 75069
ProducerLouis Applebaum
Duke Ellington chronology
Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
(1957-67)
North of the Border in Canada
(1969)
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
(1967)
Collages Cover

Reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "None of the complex suitelike originals are particularly memorable, and the arrangements for the orchestra (two of the pieces utilize a string section) are reasonably colorful, but not too distinctive. Purely for Duke Ellington completists".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ron Collier except where noted:

  1. "Aurora Borealis" – 10:13
  2. "Nameless Hour" (Norman Symonds) – 8:26
  3. "Collage #3" (Gordon Delamont) – 2:47
  4. "Fair Wind" (Symonds) – 3:35
  5. "Silent Night, Lonely Night" – 2:57
  6. "Song and Dance" (Delamont) – 9:27

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Duke Ellington North of The Border in Canada". Oswego Palladium Times, via Newspaper Archives, January 25, 1969 - Page 9.
  2. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 16, 2017
  3. ^ Vail, K. Duke's Diary Part Two: The Life of Duke Ellington 1950-1974. Scarecrow Press, 2002. p. 319-320.
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Duke Ellington: North of the Border in Canada – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2017.