Portraits of Duke Ellington

Portraits of Duke Ellington
Studio album by Joe Pass
Released 1974
Recorded June 21, 1974 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz, Bebop
Length 48:39 (Reissue)
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Joe Pass chronology
The Good Life
(1974)		 Portraits of Duke Ellington
(1974)		 The Giants
(1974)

Portraits of Duke Ellington is an album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music). It peaked at number 37 of the Jazz Albums chart. It is a tribute to jazz musician Duke Ellington and was recorded shortly after his death. Portraits was Pass' first session as leader for Pablo.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive, and Pass' mastery of the guitar is obvious (he didn't really need the other sidemen). Recommended."[2]

Track listing

All songs composed by Duke Ellington, lyricists indicated.

  1. "Satin Doll" (Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 5:46
  2. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 5:32
  3. "Sophisticated Lady" (Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 3:40
  4. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) – 3:41
  5. "In a Mellow Tone" (Milt Gabler) – 6:20
  6. "Solitude" (Mills, Eddie DeLange) – 5:06
  7. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Bob Russell) – 6:31
  8. "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (Russell) – 5:53
  9. "Caravan" (Mills, Tizol) – 6:10

Personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1975 Billboard Jazz Albums 37

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Pass Unedited," Part III article by Jim Ferguson, accessed April 29, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Portraits of Duke Ellington > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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