Happy Reunion

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

1964

Recorded

March 1957 & June 24, 1958

Genre

Jazz

Length

33:35

Label

Sony

Producer

Duke Ellington & Bill Putnam

Duke Ellington chronology

The Cosmic Scene
(1958)

Happy Reunion
(1956-8)

Newport 1958
(1958)

Happy Reunion is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1956 and 1958 but not released on the Sony label until 1985.^[1] The album features two small group sessions led by Ellington and recorded in Chicago.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "A particular highlight is hearing Gonsalves play 31 choruses on "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" in this setting".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"Way Back Blues" (Count Basie) - 3:25
"Where's the Music?" - 3:11
"Rubber Bottom" - 2:48
"Play the Blues and Go" - 4:32
"In a Mellow Tone" [Take 1] (Ellington, Milt Gabler) - 3:14
"In a Mellow Tone" [Take 2] (Ellington, Gabler) - 2:58
"Happy Reunion" [Take 1] - 3:26
"Happy Reunion" [Take 2] - 2:42
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue (The Wailing Interval)" - 7:20

Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago on March 19, 1956 (tracks 1-4) and June 24, 1958 (tracks 5-9).

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Clark Terry - trumpet (tracks 1-4)
John Sanders - valve trombone (tracks 1-4)
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet (tracks 1-4)
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-4)
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (tracks 5-9)
Jimmy Woode - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 10, 2010
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2010

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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