Portraits of Duke Ellington
1975 studio album by Joe Pass
Portraits of Duke Ellington | ||||
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Studio album by Joe Pass | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | June 21, 1974 | |||
Studio | Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Pablo | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Joe Pass chronology | ||||
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Portraits of Duke Ellington is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass that was released in 1975. It peaked at number 37 on the Jazz Albums chart. It is a tribute to jazz musician Duke Ellington and was recorded shortly after his death.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive, and Pass' mastery of the guitar is obvious (he didn't really need the other sidemen). Recommended."[2]
Track listing
All songs composed by Duke Ellington, lyricists indicated.
- "Satin Doll" (Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:46
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 5:32
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:40
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) – 3:41
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Milt Gabler) – 6:20
- "Solitude" (Mills, Eddie DeLange) – 5:06
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Bob Russell) – 6:31
- "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Russell) – 5:53
- "Caravan" (Mills, Tizol) – 6:10
Personnel
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Ray Brown – double bass
- Bobby Durham – drums
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1975 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 37 |
References
- ^ "Joe Pass Unedited," Part III article by Jim Ferguson, accessed April 29, 2009.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Portraits of Duke Ellington > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
- Jazzdisco.org
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- Catch Me!
- For Django
- The Stones Jazz
- A Sign of the Times
- Simplicity
- Guitar Interludes
- Intercontinental
- Virtuoso
- Portraits of Duke Ellington
- Virtuoso No. 2
- Virtuoso No. 3
- Tudo Bem!
- I Remember Charlie Parker
- Ira, George and Joe
- Virtuoso No. 4
- Whitestone
- Sound Project
- Blues for Fred
- One for My Baby
- Summer Nights
- Appassionato
- Six-String Santa
- Songs for Ellen
- Unforgettable
- Virtuoso in New York
- Joy Spring
- Jazz/Concord
- The Trio
- Seven, Come Eleven
- Live at Donte's
- Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
- Montreux '77 – Live
- Digital III at Montreux
- Northsea Nights
- Eximious
- Live at Long Beach City College
- University of Akron Concert
- Virtuoso Live!
- Live at Yoshi's
- My Song
- Nuages (Live at Yoshi's, vol. 2)
- Resonance
- What Is There to Say
- Meditation: Solo Guitar
- The Trio
- The Good Life
- The Giants
- Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel
- The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux
- Porgy and Bess
- The Paris Concert
- Night Child
- Skol
- Face to Face (Oscar Peterson and Freddie Hubbard album)
- A Tribute to My Friends
- If You Could See Me Now
- Oscar Peterson Live!
- Time After Time
- Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- Take Love Easy
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall
- Fine and Mellow
- Ella in London
- Fitzgerald and Pass... Again
- Ella in London
- Ella Abraça Jobim
- The Best Is Yet to Come
- Speak Love
- Easy Living
- Sophisticated Lady
- Jazz/Concord
- Seven, Come Eleven
- Two for the Road
- Joe's Blues
- Sounds of Synanon
- Quadrant
- Chops
- Checkmate
- Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson
- Duets
- Roy Clark & Joe Pass Play Hank Williams