Unknown Session

Unknown Session
Unknown Session
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	1979
Recorded	July 14, 1960
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:36
Label	Columbia
Duke Ellington chronology

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

: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

^ "Praise for the Duke". The Globe and Mail. 29 Apr 1978. p. P32.
^ Wilson, John S. (20 May 1979). "Discovering Ellington and Tatum Once Again". The New York Times. p. D26.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Lane, George (17 May 1979). "Contemporary Masters Series brings back the best in jazz". Bay State Banner. No. 32. p. 17.

[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.

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 28, 2010

[RSJRG-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.

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