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The Intimacy of the Blues

The Intimacy of the Blues
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Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released 1986
Recorded March 15, 1967 and January 7 & June 15, 1970
Genre Jazz
Length 42:00
Label Fantasy
Producer Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington chronology
Orchestral Works
(1970)
The Intimacy of the Blues
(1967-70)
The Intimate Ellington
(1969-71)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars

The Intimacy of the Blues is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1967 and 1970, and released on the Fantasy label in 1986.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and states "Duke Ellington did a remarkable number of private recordings with small groups taken from his orchestra and the selections included on this CD reissue are some of the best... Excellent music".


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