Released 1972 Release date 1972 Label Universal Music LLC | Length 36:43 | |
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Recorded November 5, 1968 & January 7, 1970 Similar Duke Ellington albums, Jazz albums |
Duke ellington latin american suite
Latin American Suite is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington mainly recorded in 1968, with one track completed in 1970, and released on the Fantasy label in 1972.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars and states "It's a shame that Ellington chose not to keep any of these originals in his repertoire once work was completed on this album".
Track listing
All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated- "Oclupaca" - 4:20
- "Chico Cuadradino" (Ellington, Mercer Ellington) - 5:00
- "Eque" - 3:30
- "Tina" - 4:34
- "The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her" - 7:25
- "Latin American Sunshine" - 6:52
- "Brasilliance" - 5:02
Personnel
Songs
1Oclupaca4:21
2Chico Cuadradino5:03
3Eque3:32
References
Latin American Suite Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA