Retrospection - The Piano Sessions

Duke Ellington

The great Duke Ellington only rarely recorded in a trio format. This release compiles all of his trio recordings from 1953 to 1957 (Three tunes, in fact, are piano-bass duets on which the bass only accompanies Ellington’s piano).

As a bonus, there is an extended 1966 solo piano version of “New World A-Comin’” and an extremely rare solo piano version of Mood Indigo.


Tracklisting:

01. Who Knows (2:37)
02. Retrospection (3:58)
03. B Sharp Blues (2:47)
04. Passion Flower (3:05)
05. Dancers In Love (1:56)
06. Reflections In D (3:35)
07. Melancholia (3:20)
08. Prelude To A Kiss (3:04)
09. In A Sentimental Mood (2:30)
10. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be (2:56)
11. All Too Soon (3:08)
12. Janet (2:15)
13. Kinda Dukish (2:32)
14. Montevideo (2:33)
15. December Blue (2:40)
16. All The Things You Are [Version 1] (4:00)
17. All The Things You Are [Version 2] (3:51)
18. Piano Improvisation No.1 (9:45)
19. Piano Improvisation No.2 (3:25)
20. Piano Improvisation No.3 (2:48)
21. Piano Improvisation No.4 (1:53)
22. New World A-Comin’ (8:30) (*) Bonus Track
23. Variations On Mood Indigo (2:18) (*) Bonus Track

Total time: 79:23 min.


Personnel:
Tracks #1-12: Duke Ellington (p), Wendell Marshall (b) and Butch Ballard (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, April 13 & 14, 1953.
[Tracks #2, 6 & 7 are piano/bass duets.]

Tracks #13-15: Duke Ellington (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Dave Black (d) and Ralph Colier (conga only on #14). Recorded in New York, on December 3, 1953.

Tracks #16-17: Duke Ellington (p), Jimmy Woode (b) and Sam Woodyard (d). Recorded in New York, on October 17, 1957.

Tracks #18-21: Same personnel as [16-17]. Recorded in New York, on March 20, 1957.


Bonus tracks:

Track #22: Duke Ellington (solo piano).
Recorded at Chateau Goutelas en Forez, France, February 25, 1966.

Track #23: Duke Ellington (solo piano).
Recorded in the “Nat King Cole Radio Show”, Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 6, 1947.

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