Plays Duke Ellington
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| Plays Duke Ellington | ||
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| Album by World Saxophone Quartet | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Recorded | April 1986 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 69:16 | |
| Label | Elektra/Nonesuch | |
| Producer | Robert Hurwitz | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| World Saxophone Quartet chronology | ||
| Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music (1986) |
Plays Duke Ellington (1986) |
Dances and Ballads (1987) |
Plays Duke Ellington was the seventh 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 covers.
[edit] Track listing
- "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) –1:33
- "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) –6:30
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington–Gordon–Mills} –2:43
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington–Mills–Parish) –4:41
- "I Let a Song Go out of My Heart" (Ellington–Mills–Nemo) –6:02
- "Come Sunday" (Ellington) 7:36
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington–Kurtz–Mills) –5:16
- "Take the 'A' Train" (Strayhorn) –34:55
[edit] Personnel
- Hamiet Bluiett — baritone saxophone
- Julius Hemphill — alto saxophone
- Oliver Lake — alto saxophone
- David Murray — tenor saxophone
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