Ellington ‘55
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| Studio album by Duke Ellington | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | Dec 21, 28 & 29 1953 and January 1, 2 & 17, 1954 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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Ellington '55 is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Capitol label in 1953 and 1954 and released in 1955. The album features the Ellington Orchestra's performances of popular big band compositions and was reissued on CD with two bonus tracks in 1999.
The Allmusic review by Bruce Eder awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The tunes represented on this album were precisely what the band was playing at its dance dates... and it was material like this that was keeping the band going, filling those dates. So it is hard to argue with the album's programming, which reflected the taste of the most visible part of Ellington's audience. Additionally, what's here is quite fine in the playing".
:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
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