Ellington '65

Ellington '65 is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1964 and released on the Reprise label in 1965.[1] The album features recordings of popular tunes arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, a formula that was revisited on Ellington '66 (1966).

Ellington '65
Studio album by
Duke Ellington
Released1965
RecordedApril 15, 16 & 27, 1964
GenreJazz
LabelReprise
RS-6122
Duke Ellington chronology
My People
(1963)		 Ellington '65
(1965)		 Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
(1965)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Matt Collar says: "While Ellington '65 isn't a bad recording, it is by no means required listening and will most likely appeal to die-hard Ellington completists".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

Side One:

  1. "Hello, Dolly!" (Jerry Herman) - 2:06
  2. "Call Me Irresponsible" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 3:18
  3. "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" (Bart Howard) - 2:30
  4. "The Peking Theme (So Little Time)" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:03
  5. "Danke Schoen" (Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert) - 2:35
  6. "More (Theme from Mondo Cane)" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero) - 2:55

Side Two:

  1. "The Second Time Around" (Cahn, Van Heusen) - 3:43
  2. "Never On Sunday" (Manos Hadjidakis) - 3:55
  3. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) - 3:02
  4. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) - 2:25
  5. "Stranger on the Shore" (Acker Bilk) - 2:50
  • Recorded at Fine Studios, New York on April 15 (tracks 2, 7, 8 & 11), April 16 (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 10), & April 27 (tracks 1, 5 & 9), 1964.

Personnel

References
  1. A Duke Ellington Panorama, accessed May 10, 2010.
  2. Collar, M. Allmusic Review, accessed May 10, 2010.
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