Released 1960 Release date 1960 | ||
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Recorded May 31, June 2, 20, 21, 28, 29 & 30, 1960 Piano in the Background(1960) Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.(1960) Similar Duke Ellington albums, Jazz albums |
Midriff by duke ellington from his piano in the background cd wmv
Piano in the Background is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded and released on the Columbia label in 1960.
Contents
- Midriff by duke ellington from his piano in the background cd wmv
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "designed to showcase a series of new arrangements for the Ellington Orchestra, it also offers the composer and bandleader as a pianist leading the band... In all, this and the two discs that were reissued as companions to this one, Piano in the Foreground and Blues in Orbit, mark a highly creative and productive time in Ellington's long career".
Track listing
:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
- "Happy Go Lucky Local" - 3:02
- "What Am I Here For" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) - 4:08
- "Medley: Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in Rhythm" (Ellington Harry Carney, Irving Mills) - 5:52
- "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 6:49
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 2:06
- "Midriff" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:29
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Mills) - 4:33
- "Main Stem" - 4:15
- "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) - 5:33
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing) - 5:23 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "The Wailer" (Gerald Wilson) - 4:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Dreamy Sort of Thing" (Strayhorn) - 3:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Lullaby of Birdland" [alternate take] (Shearing) - 5:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Harlem Air Shaft" - 4:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
Songs
1Happy Go Lucky LocalDuke Ellington's Washingtonians3:01
2What Am I Here For?Duke Ellington's Washingtonians4:08
3Kinda Dukish/Rockin' in RhythmDuke Ellington's Washingtonians5:51