''Serenade to Sweden'' is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...
and vocalist
Alice Babs recorded in 1963 and released on the
Reprise
In music, a reprise ( , ; from the verb 'to resume') is the repetition or reiteration of the opening material later in a composition as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though—originally in the 18th century—was simply any repea ...
label in 1966.
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accessed June 14, 2010 The album was released on CD in 2017 by Real gone music.
Track listing
Recorded at Studio Hoche, Paris on February 28 (tracks 5, 9 & 14) and March 1 (tracks 1–4, 6–8 & 10–13), 1963.
Personnel
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Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...
– piano (tracks 1–11, 13 & 14)
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Alice Babs – vocals
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Georges Barboteu – french horn (tracks 5, 9 & 14)
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Billy Strayhorn
William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take ...
– piano (track 12)
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Kenny Clarke (tracks 1–4, 6–8 & 10–13),
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(tracks 5, 9 & 14) –
bass
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Sam Woodyard
Sam Woodyard (January 7, 1925 – September 20, 1988) was an American jazz drummer.
He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Woodyard was largely an autodidact on drums and played locally in the Newark, New Jersey area in the 1940s. ...
– drums
References
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Reprise Records albums
Duke Ellington albums
1966 albums
Alice Babs albums