Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session

Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
Studio album by Duke Ellington
Released	1976
Recorded	February 22, 1963 Barclay Studios, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic
Duke Ellington chronology
The Symphonic Ellington (1963) Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (1963) Serenade To Sweden (1963)

Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1963 but not released on the Atlantic label until 1976.^[1] The album features members of Ellington's orchestra performing with Stephane Grappelli and Svend Asmussen.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "The soloist and group interplay are gentle, swinging, and utterly and completely graceful and elegant. There is a lighthearted tenderness in this set that borders on sentimentality without ever going there. And the feeling is loose, relaxed, and full of warmth throughout".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Duke Ellington except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Take the "A" Train"	Billy Strayhorn
2.	"In a Sentimental Mood"	Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills	3:47
3.	"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"	Ellington, Bob Russell	3:58
4.	"Day Dream"	Ellington, Strayhorn	3:11
5.	"Cotton Tail"		4:39
6.	"Pretty Little One"	Strayhorn	4:25
7.	"Tricky's Licks"		3:18
8.	"Blues in C"		3:54
9.	"String Along With Strings"		6:26
10.	"Limbo Jazz"		5:25
11.	"The Feeling of Jazz"	Ellington, George T. Simon, Bobby Troup	3:22

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Stephane Grappelli, Ray Nance - violin
• Svend Asmussen - viola
• Buster Cooper - trombone
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone
• Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
• Billy Strayhorn - piano
• Ernie Shepard - bass
• Sam Woodyard - drums

References

1. ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed May 10, 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed May 10, 2010