Duke with a Difference

Duke with a Difference is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.[1][2]

Duke with a Difference
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1957
RecordedJuly 29 & September 6, 1957
StudioReeves Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:09
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Clark Terry chronology
Serenade to a Bus Seat
(1957)
Duke with a Difference
(1957)
In Orbit
(1958)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating:

Clark Terry and some of the top Ellington sidemen of the period perform eight songs associated with Duke, but with fresh arrangements. There is plenty of solo space for Terry, Gonsalves, and Hodges, and the arrangements by Terry and Mercer Ellington cast a new light on some of the warhorses.[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

  1. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) – 3:06
  2. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) – 2:58
  3. "Cotton Tail" – 6:56
  4. "Just Squeeze Me" – 6:17
  5. "Mood Indigo" (Bigard, Ellington) – 6:57
  6. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:31
  7. "In a Mellow Tone" – 5:09
  8. "Come Sunday" – 3:34
  • Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on July 29 (tracks 2 & 8) and September 6 (tracks 1 & 3–7), 1957

Musicians

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Production personnel

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  • Producer and liner notes – Orrin Keepnews
  • Engineer – Jack Higgins (tracks 2 & 8)
  • Engineer – Jack Matthewes (tracks 1, 3–7)
  • Cover photo – Paul Weller
  • Cover design – Paul Bacon

References

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  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed September 13, 2012
  2. ^ Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography, accessed March 9, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 13, 2012
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1391. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.