Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington

Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, of songs associated with Duke Ellington released in 1952 on Clef Records. Peterson re-recorded much of the music for his 1959 album Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Songbook. [2]

Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington
Studio album by
Oscar Peterson
Released1952
RecordedDecember 1952
GenreJazz
LabelClef
ProducerNorman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology
The Astaire Story
(1952)		 Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington
(1952)		 Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen
(1954)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
  1. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) – 3:17
  2. "In a Mellow Tone" – 3:09
  3. "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (Lee Gaines, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:45
  4. "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 3:19
  5. "Sophisticated Lady" (Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:01
  6. "Cotton Tail" – 3:53
  7. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Mack Gordon, Mills) – 3:19
  8. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 3:16
  9. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Mills) – 2:56
  10. "Never No Lament (Do Nothin' Til You Hear from Me)" (Bob Russell) – 3:01
  11. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Russell) – 4:00
  12. "John Hardy's Wife" (M. Ellington) – 3:24

All music composed by Duke Ellington, with the exception of "Take the "A" Train", "Things Ain't What They Used to Be", and "John Hardy's Wife", other composers and lyricists indicated.

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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Allmusic entry for Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington
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