All American in Jazz
| All American in Jazz | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | January 2, 5, 10 and 23, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz show tunes | |||
| Length | 29:37 | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 1790/CS 8590 | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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All American in Jazz is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1962 and released on the Columbia label.[1] The album features recordings of tunes from the 1962 Broadway theatre musical All American arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams.
- "Back to School" – 2:48
- "I've Just Seen Her" – 4:32
- "Which Way?" – 2:20
- "If I Were You" – 2:56
- "Once Upon a Time" – 3:20
- "Nightlife" – 2:18
- "Our Children" – 3:10
- "I Couldn't Have Done It Alone" – 2:22
- "We Speak the Same Language" – 2:51
- "What a Country!" – 3:00
Personnel
[edit]- Duke Ellington (tracks 2-8 & 10), Billy Strayhorn (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 9) – piano
- Ray Nance – cornet
- Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown, Lyle Cox - trombone
- Chuck Connors - bass trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
- Aaron Bell - bass
- Sam Woodyard - drums
References
[edit]- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 17, 2016.
- ^ Cast Albums Database, accessed August 17, 2016.