Studio Sessions, New York 1962

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

1987

Recorded

July 25 and September 12 & 13, 1962.

Genre

Jazz

Label

LMR

Duke Ellington chronology

Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
(1962)

Studio Sessions, New York 1962
(1962)

Money Jungle
(1962)

Studio Sessions, New York 1962 is the third volume of The Private Collection a series of recordings made by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington for his personal collection which was first released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label.^[1]

Reception

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"E.S.P." - 4:44
"Blue, Too (The Shepherd)" - 4:08
"Tune Up" - 3:25
"Take It Slow" (Billy Strayhorn) - 2:57
"Telstar" - 2:33
"To Know You Is to Love You" - 2:32
"Like Late" - 3:41
"Major" - 4:06
"Minor" - 1:58
""G" for Groove" - 4:17
"The Lonely Ones" (Ellington, Don George) - 2:54
"Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk) - 2:26
"Frere Monk" - 2:24
"Cordon Bleu" - 4:19
"New Concerto for Cootie" (Ellington, Elwyn Fraser, Cootie Williams) - 2:32
"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).

Personnel

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)

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 21, 2010
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 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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