Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book

Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book
Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	February 1960
Recorded	July 14 – August 9, 1959
Studio	Universal (Chicago)
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Oscar Peterson chronology

Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book is a 1960 album by pianist Oscar Peterson of compositions written or performed by Duke Ellington. Peterson had recorded many of the pieces for his 1952 album Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington, and had recently performed with Ella Fitzgerald on her 1957 album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song book

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
DownBeat	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"	Bob Russell	Duke Ellington	2:33
2.	"Sophisticated Lady"	Mitchell Parish	Duke Ellington and Irving Mills	2:26
3.	"Rockin' in Rhythm"		Ellington, Carney, Mills	2:15
4.	"Prelude to a Kiss"	Mack Gordon	Duke Ellington and Irving Mills	2:31
5.	"In a Mellow Tone"	Milt Gabler	Duke Ellington	3:43
6.	"Cotton Tail""	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington	2:23
7.	"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"	Lee Gaines	Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn	2:58
8.	"Things Ain't What They Used to Be"	Ted Persons	Mercer Ellington	3:07
9.	"Take the "A" Train"		Strayhorn	3:04
10.	"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"	Paul Francis Webster	Duke Ellington	3:12
11.	"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"	Bob Russell	Duke Ellington	2:15
12.	"John Hardy's Wife"		Mercer Ellington	2:34

^ Swedien, Bruce (2003). Make Mine Music. Norway: MIA Musikk. p. 66. ISBN 82-996756-1-8.
^ Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book at AllMusic
^ DeMichael, Don (18 February 1960). "Oscar Peterson Trio". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 4. p. 36-38.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1151. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.