Memories of Duke Released 1980 Recorded March 11, 1980 Studio Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA Genre Jazz Length 42 :37 Label Pablo Today 2312-118 Producer Norman Granz Ain't Misbehavin (1979) Memories of Duke (1980) Yes, the Blues (1981)
Memories of Duke is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry , performing compositions by, or associated with, Duke Ellington , released on the Pablo Today label in 1980.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Reception AllMusic 's Scott Yanow noted: "Terry knows these songs, which include 'Cottontail', 'Come Sunday' and 'Sophisticated Lady', backwards, but he infuses each of his renditions with enthusiasm and melodic creativity. Recommended".[ 4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[ 5] [ 6]
Track listing All compositions by Duke Ellington, except where indicated.
"Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn ) - 4:27 "Happy Go Lucky Local" - 4:28 "Echoes of Harlem" - 4:01 "Sophisticated Lady " (Ellington, Mitchell Parish , Irving Mills ) - 8:27 "Things Ain't What They Used to Be " (Mercer Ellington , Ted Persons) - 5:05 "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart " (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo , John Redmond) - 3:28 "Cotton Tail " - 2:16 "Everything but You " (Ellington, Don George , Harry James ) - 7:51 "Come Sunday " - 2:34
Personnel
References ^ Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography , accessed May 30, 2016 ^ Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Today 2312-100 series , accessed May 30, 2016^ Discography of the Pablo Label , accessed May 30, 2016^ a b Yanow, Scott. Memories of Duke – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 30, 2016. ^ a b Cook, Richard ; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Clark Terry". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1308. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0 .^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List , accessed May 30, 2016
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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