World Saxophone Quartet: Plays Duke Ellington

Plays Duke Ellington
Studio album by World Saxophone Quartet
Released 1986
Recorded April 1986
Genre Jazz
Length 69:16
Label Elektra/Nonesuch
Producer Robert Hurwitz
World Saxophone Quartet chronology
Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music
(1986)Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music1986		 Plays Duke Ellington
(1986)		 Dances and Ballads
(1987)Dances and Ballads1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauA–[2]

Plays Duke Ellington is an album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet, released in 1986.

The album marked a departure for the quartet, in that their first six albums had been of music written by the four musicians themselves; this was their first venture into jazz standards.

Track listing

  1. "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) –1:33
  2. "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) –6:30
  3. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington–Gordon–Mills) –2:43
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington–Mills–Parish) –4:41
  5. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington–Mills–Nemo) –6:02
  6. "Come Sunday" (Ellington) –7:36
  7. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington–Kurtz–Mills) –5:16
  8. "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) –4:55

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Yanow, Scott. World Saxophone Quartet: Plays Duke Ellington at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 31, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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