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]

Memories of Duke
Studio album by
The Clark Terry Five
Released1980
RecordedMarch 11, 1980
StudioGroup IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length42:37
LabelPablo Today
2312-118
ProducerNorman Granz
Clark Terry chronology
Ain't Misbehavin
(1979)
Memories of Duke
(1980)
Yes, the Blues
(1981)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [5]

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 edit

All compositions by Duke Ellington, except where indicated.

  1. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:27
  2. "Happy Go Lucky Local" - 4:28
  3. "Echoes of Harlem" - 4:01
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills) - 8:27
  5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) - 5:05
  6. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) - 3:28
  7. "Cotton Tail" - 2:16
  8. "Everything but You" (Ellington, Don George, Harry James) - 7:51
  9. "Come Sunday" - 2:34

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography, accessed May 30, 2016
  2. ^ Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Today 2312-100 series, accessed May 30, 2016
  3. ^ Discography of the Pablo Label, accessed May 30, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Memories of Duke – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List, accessed May 30, 2016