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Ellington '66

Ellington '66
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Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released 1965
Recorded January 19 & 21, 1965
Genre Jazz
Label Reprise
Duke Ellington chronology
Joya Sherrill Sings Duke
(1965)
Ellington '66
(1965)
Concert in the Virgin Islands
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars

Ellington '66 is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded and released on the Reprise label in 1965. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group in 1966.

The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Ellington '66 is yet another example of how the change in popular music toward an all rock & roll format found jazz musicians attempting crossover material with varying degrees of success... While Ellington '66 isn't a bad recording and actually bests '65 for sheer listening pleasure, it is by no means required listening and will most likely appeal to die-hard Ellington completists".


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