Duke's_Big_4

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Duke's Big 4

1974 studio album by Duke Ellington

Duke's Big 4 is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, featuring a small group session with Joe Pass, Ray Brown and Louie Bellson, recorded in January 1973 and released on the Pablo label in 1974.[1]

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "One of Duke Ellington's finest small group sessions from his final decade was this frequently exciting quartet date... Ellington's percussive style always sounded modern and he comes up with consistently strong solos... Highly recommended".[2]

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Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
  1. "Cotton Tail" – 4:17
  2. "The Blues" – 5:28
  3. "The Hawk Talks" (Louie Bellson) – 5:10
  4. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:43
  5. "Love You Madly" – 6:38
  6. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 6:07
  7. "Everything But You" (Ellington, Don George, Harry James) – 5:19
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, California on January 8, 1973.

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed April 8, 2010
  2. [2]
    Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed April 8, 2010
  3. [3]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. [4]
    Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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