The Cosmic Scene

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Released 1958 Artist Duke Ellington Label Columbia Records		Recorded April 2 & 3, 1958 Release date 1958 Genre Jazz

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The Cosmic Scene is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring a nonet credited as "Duke Ellington's Spacemen" recorded and released on the Columbia label in 1958. It was reissued by Mosaic Records in 2007.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Perhaps in many ways a neglected recording in the vast annals of Ellingtonia, fans will certainly welcome this long out of print re-addition to the master's CD discography. It comes highly recommended".

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) - 3:22
"Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) - 4:57
"Bass-Ment" - 3:03
"Early Autumn" (Ralph Burns, Woody Herman) - 3:10
"Jones" (Ellington, Clark Terry) - 2:55
"Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 2:49
"St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 5:06
"Spacemen" - 2:32
"Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 3:38
"Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:59
"Body and Soul" [alternate take] (Heyman, Sour, Eyton, green) - 4:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Jones" [alternate take] (Ellington, Terry) - 2:35 Bonus track on CD reissue