Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane released in January 1963 on Impulse! Records.[1][2]
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| Released | January 1963[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | September 26, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder (Englewood Cliffs) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:05 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| DownBeat |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [7] |
It was one of Ellington's many collaborations in the early 1960s with musicians such as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Max Roach, and Charles Mingus, and placed him with a quartet (in this case, saxophone, piano, bass, and drums), rather than a big band.[8] The quartet was filled out by the bassist and drummer from either of their bands. The album featured Ellington standards (e.g., "In a Sentimental Mood"), new Ellington compositions, and a new Coltrane composition ("Big Nick").[9]
Coltrane said:
I was really honored to have the opportunity of working with Duke. It was a wonderful experience. He has set standards I haven't caught up with yet. I would have liked to have worked over all those numbers again, but then I guess the performances wouldn't have had the same spontaneity. And they mightn't have been any better![10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In a Sentimental Mood" | 4:14 | |
| 2. | "Take the Coltrane" | Ellington | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Big Nick" | John Coltrane | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Stevie" | Ellington | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Little Brown Book" | Billy Strayhorn | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Angelica" | Ellington | 6:00 |
| 3. | "The Feeling of Jazz" |
| 5:34 |
Personnel
- Duke Ellington – piano
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone (all but track 3) and soprano saxophone (track 3)
- Jimmy Garrison – bass (tracks 2, 3, and 6)
- Aaron Bell – bass (tracks 1, 4, 5 and 7)
- Elvin Jones – drums (tracks 1–3 and 6)
- Sam Woodyard – drums (tracks 4, 5 and 7)
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 31 |
References
- DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 655. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "13 ABC, 7 Impulse LPs Bow At N.Y. Distrib Meet" (PDF). Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. January 5, 1963. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- AllMusic review
- Milkowski, Bill (June 2013). "Money Jungle: 50 Years After the Summit" (pdf). Down Beat. p. 34. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 69. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- "Duke Ellington: 'Duke Ellington & John Coltrane'". NPR. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- "John Coltrane". WARR. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- Excerpt from the CD booklet
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Duke Ellington & John Coltrane – Duke Ellington & John Coltrane" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 18, 2022.