Studio Sessions, New York 1962

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "One of the strongest in The Private Collection... Recommended".[2]

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:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "E.S.P." – 4:44
2. "Blue, Too (The Shepherd)" – 4:08
3. "Tune Up" – 3:25
4. "Take It Slow" (Billy Strayhorn) – 2:57
5. "Telstar" – 2:33
6. "To Know You Is to Love You" – 2:32
7. "Like Late" – 3:41
8. "Major" – 4:06
9. "Minor" – 1:58
10. ""G" for Groove" – 4:17
11. "The Lonely Ones" (Ellington, Don George) – 2:54
12. "Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk) – 2:26
13. "Frere Monk" – 2:24
14. "Cordon Bleu" – 4:19
15. "New Concerto for Cootie" (Ellington, Elwyn Fraser, Cootie Williams) – 2:32
16. "September 12th Blues" – 5:05

• Recorded at A& R Studio, New York on July 25, 1962 (tracks 2–5 & 7–10), September 12, 1962 (tracks 1, 6 & 16), September 13, 1962 (tracks 11–15).

• Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7–16)
• Billy Strayhorn – piano (tracks 4, 5, 7 & 14)
• Ray Nance – cornet (tracks 1, 6 & 11–16)
• Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Roy Burrowes, Cootie Williams – trumpet (tracks 1, 6, & 11–16)
• Lawrence Brown (tracks 1, 6, & 11–16), Buster Cooper, Britt Woodman (tracks 2–5, 7–10), – trombone
• Chuck Connors – bass trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 6, & 11–16)
• Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone (tracks 1–6 & 11–16)
• Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1, 6, & 11–16)
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney – baritone saxophone (tracks 1–6 & 11–15)
• Aaron Bell – bass
• Sam Woodyard – drums
• Milt Grayson – vocals (tracks 6 & 11)