Ellington Special
1947 studio album by Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra
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Ellington Special is an album of phonograph records credited to "Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra", released by Columbia in 1947.[1][2]
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| Studio album by Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1947 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Background and critical reception
The album compiled recordings made in the 1930s,[1] all the sides were marked as "previously unissued".[2]
Billboard reviewed the album on July 19, 1947, and described it as following: "The label revives its Hot Jazz Series with this second set of Duke Ellingtons, affording collectors rare and some unreleased sides by the full band and the sextet. The music dates back to the early and middle '30's and gives Ellington with his full flush of outstanding soloists, most of whom have since left the band." The reviewer especially liked the track "Slippery Horn", describing it as the "most stiiring and exciting".[1]
Release
Track listing
Set of four 10-inch 78-rpm records (Columbia C-127)[2]
All the tracks are marked as "fox trot".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "T. T. on Toast" | Ellington–Mills | Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Don't Know Why I Love You So" | Ellington–Mills | Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tough Truckin'" | Ellington–Mills | Duke Ellington's sextet |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Indigo Echoes" | Ellington–Mills | Duke Ellington's sextet |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue Mood" | Mills–Hays | Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Delta Bound" | Hill | Vocal chorus by Ivy Anderson Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Clouds in My Heart" | Mills–Bigard–Ellington | Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slippery Horn" | Ellington | Duke Ellington and his famous orchestra |