Orchestral Works

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

1970

Recorded

May 28, 1970

Duke Ellington chronology

New Orleans Suite
(1970)

Orchestral Works
(1970)

The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
(1968-70)

Orchestral Works is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel recorded and released on the Decca label in 1970.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and states "fine but one misses his [Ellington's] illustrious orchestra. Interesting but not essential music".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington

Poetic Commentary "A" - 1:43
"New World A-Comin'" - 11:20
Poetic Commentary "B" - 2:36
"Harlem/The Golden Broom and The Green Apple" - 14:14
Poetic Commentary "C" - 1:32
"Stanza 1: The Golden Broom" - 10:18
Poetic Commentary "D" - 1:20
"Stanza 2: The Green Apple" - 4:30
Poetic Commentary "E" - 1:32
"Stanza 3: The Handsome Traffic Policeman" - 5:57

Recorded May 28, 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Erich Kunzel - conductor

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed April 13, 2010
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 13, 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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