The Duke Plays Ellington | ||||
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Studio album by Duke Ellington | ||||
Released | 1953 | |||
Recorded | April 13 & 14, and December 3, 1953 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Piano Reflections Cover | ||||
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Allmusic |
The Duke Plays Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring trio sessions recorded for the Capitol label in 1953. The album was rereleased with additional tracks on CD as Piano Reflections in 1989
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Ellington sounds modern (especially rhythmically and in his chord voicings) and shows that he could have made a viable career out of just being a pianist".
:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated