Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "the music works quite well for Ellington and his all-star orchestra manage to transform what could be a set of tired revival swing into superior dance music and swinging jazz. While certainly not the most essential Ellington record, At the Bal Masque is a surprise success".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

1. "Alice Blue Gown" (Harry Tierney, Joseph McCarthy) - 3:02
2. "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (Frank Churchill, Ann Ronell) - 2:53
3. "Got a Date with an Angel" (Jack Waller, Joseph Turnbridge; Sonnie Miller, Clifford Grey) - 2:25
4. "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) - 3:40
5. "Satan Takes a Holiday" (Larry Clinton) - 3:15
6. "The Peanut Vendor" (Moisés Simons, Marion Sunshine, Wolfe Gilbert) - 3:33
7. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 3:48
8. "Lady in Red" (Mort Dixon, Allie Wrubel) - 2:49
9. "Indian Love Call" (Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach) - 3:36
10. "The Donkey Serenade" (Friml, Stothart, George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 2:14
11. "Gypsy Love Song" (Victor Herbert, Harry B. Smith) - 3:54
12. "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" (Ted Fio Rito, Samuel Lewis, Joseph Young) - 3:02

• Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York on March 20 (tracks 3, 5 & 12), March 24 (tracks 4 & 6), March 26 (track 9), March 31 (tracks 1, 7, 8 & 10) and April 1 (tracks 2 & 11), 1958.

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Clark Terry - trumpet
• Ray Nance- trumpet, violin on "Poor Butterfly" and "Gypsy Love Song"
• Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone
• John Sanders - valve trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Bill Graham - alto saxophone
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Sam Woodyard - drums