The Intimacy of the Blues is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded in 1967 and 1970, and released on the Fantasy label in 1986.[1]
| The Intimacy of the Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | March 15, 1967 and January 7 & June 15, 1970 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:00 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Producer | Duke Ellington | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Duke Ellington did a remarkable number of private recordings with small groups taken from his orchestra and the selections included on this CD reissue are some of the best... Excellent music".[2]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "The Intimacy of the Blues" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:01
- "Out South" - 2:37
- "Tell Me 'Bout My Baby" - 3:19
- "Kentucky Avenue" - 4:01
- "Near North" - 2:36
- "Soul Country" - 2:10
- "Noon Mooning" - 6:04
- "Rockochet" - 4:22
- "Tippy-Toeing Through the Jungle Garden" - 5:55
- "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin''" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Lee Gaines) - 3:00
- "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 3:51
- Recorded at RCA Studio B in New York, NY on March 15, 1967 (tracks 1-6), in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 7, 1970 (tracks 7-9)and at National Recording Studio, New York, NY on July 15, 1970 (tracks 10 & 11).
Personnel
edit- Duke Ellington – piano
- Wild Bill Davis - organ (tracks 7, 9, & 10)
- Cat Anderson (tracks 1-6 & 11), Willie Cook (tracks 7-9) - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown - trombone (tracks 1-9)
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-6)
- Harold Ashby (track 11), Paul Gonsalves (tracks 1-10) - tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-6)
- Norris Turney - flute (track 10)
- Joe Benjamin (tracks 10 & 11), Victor Gaskin (tracks 7-9), John Lamb (tracks 1-6), Paul Kondziela (tracks 7-9) - bass
- Rufus Jones - drums
References
edit- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 1, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 1, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 438. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.