Unknown Session is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.[1] It was recorded in 1960 but not released on the Columbia label until 1979.[2]

Unknown Session
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedJuly 14, 1960
GenreJazz
Length38:36
LabelColumbia
Duke Ellington chronology
Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
(1960)
Unknown Session
(1979)
Piano in the Foreground
(1961)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]

The Bay State Banner noted that "most of the material is standards, but to each number Duke brings a subtle nuance a new shift a revised line."[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "these renditions are quite enjoyable, swing hard and sound fresh. Ellington fans should pick this one up".[3]

Track listing

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:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

  1. "Everything But You" (Ellington, Don George, Harry James) - 3:32
  2. "Black Beauty" - 3:16
  3. "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 3:12
  4. "Something to Live For" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:45
  5. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:48
  6. "Creole Blues [Excerpt from Creole Rhapsody]" - 2:30
  7. "Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know)" (Mack David, Ellington) - 2:57
  8. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Strayhorn) - 3:12
  9. "Mighty Like the Blues" (Leonard Feather) - 3:19
  10. "Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face)" (Ellington, Irving Gordon) - 2:42
  11. "Dual Highway" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 2:52
  12. "Blues" - 4:57
  • Recorded at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles on July 14, 1960

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Praise for the Duke". The Globe and Mail. 29 Apr 1978. p. P32.
  2. ^ Wilson, John S. (20 May 1979). "Discovering Ellington and Tatum Once Again". The New York Times. p. D26.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 28, 2010
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Lane, George (17 May 1979). "Contemporary Masters Series brings back the best in jazz". Bay State Banner. No. 32. p. 17.