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Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque

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Released
  
1958

Label
  
Columbia Records

Release date
  
1958

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 20, 24, 26, 31 & April 1, 1958

Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque (1958)
  
The Cosmic Scene (1958)

Artists
  
Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington's Washingtonians

Similar
  
Duke Ellington albums, Jazz albums

Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1958 and released on the Columbia label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars and stated "the music works quite well for Ellington and his all-star orchestra manage to transform what could be a set of tired revival swing into superior dance music and swinging jazz. While certainly not the most essential Ellington record, At the Bal Masque is a surprise success".

Track listing

  1. "Alice Blue Gown" (Harry Tierney, Joseph McCarthy) - 3:02
  2. "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (Frank Churchill, Ann Ronell) - 2:53
  3. "Got a Date with an Angel" (Jack Waller, Joseph Turnbridge; Sonnie Miller, Clifford Grey) - 2:25
  4. "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) - 3:40
  5. "Satan Takes a Holiday" (Larry Clinton) - 3:15
  6. "The Peanut Vendor" (Moisés Simons, Marion Sunshine, Wolfe Gilbert) - 3:33
  7. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 3:48
  8. "Lady in Red" (Mort Dixon, Allie Wrubel) - 2:49
  9. "Indian Love Call" (Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach) - 3:36
  10. "The Donkey Serenade" (Friml, Stothart, George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 2:14
  11. "Gypsy Love Song" (Victor Herbert, Harry B. Smith) - 3:54
  12. "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" (Ted Fio Rito, Samuel Lewis, Joseph Young) - 3:02
  • Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York on March 20 (tracks 3, 5 & 12), March 24 (tracks 4 & 6), March 26 (track 9), March 31 (tracks 1, 7, 8 & 10) and April 1 (tracks 2 & 11), 1958.

    • Personnel

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry - trumpet
  • Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone
  • John Sanders - valve trombone
  • Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Bill Graham - alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
  • Jimmy Woode - bass
  • Sam Woodyard - drums

    • Songs

    1Alice Blue Gown3:01
    2Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf2:54
    3Got a Date With an Angel2:28

    References

    Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque Wikipedia
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