The Intimacy of the Blues

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

1986

Recorded

March 15, 1967 and January 7 & June 15, 1970

Genre

Jazz

Length

42:00

Label

Fantasy

Producer

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington chronology

Orchestral Works
(1970)

The Intimacy of the Blues
(1967-70)

The Intimate Ellington
(1969-71)

The Intimacy of the Blues is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1967 and 1970, and released on the Fantasy label in 1986.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and states "Duke Ellington did a remarkable number of private recordings with small groups taken from his orchestra and the selections included on this CD reissue are some of the best... Excellent music".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"The Intimacy of the Blues" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:01
"Out South" - 2:37
"Tell Me 'Bout My Baby" - 3:19
"Kentucky Avenue" - 4:01
"Near North" - 2:36
"Soul Country" - 2:10
"Noon Mooning" - 6:04
"Rockochet" - 4:22
"Tippy-Toeing Through the Jungle Garden" - 5:55
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin''" (Ellington, Strayhorn, Lee Gaines) - 3:00
"All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 3:51

Recorded at RCA Studio B in New York, NY on March 15, 1967 (tracks 1-6), in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 7, 1970 (tracks 7-9)and at National Recording Studio, New York, NY on July 15, 1970 (tracks 10 & 11).

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Wild Bill Davis - organ (tracks 7, 9, & 10)
Cat Anderson (tracks 1-6 & 11), Willie Cook (tracks 7-9) - trumpet
Lawrence Brown - trombone (tracks 1-9)
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (tracks 1-6)
Harold Ashby (track 11), Paul Gonsalves (tracks 1-10) - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-6)
Norris Turney - flute (track 10)
Joe Benjamin (tracks 10 & 11), Victor Gaskin (tracks 7-9), John Lamb (tracks 1-6), Paul Kondziela (tracks 7-9) - bass
Rufus Jones - drums

References

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