''Studio Sessions New York 1963'' is the fourth volume of '' The Private Collection'' a series of recordings made by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington for his personal collection which was first released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label.A Duke Ellington Panorama
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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "filled with previously unknown Ellington compositions, a stockpile of fresh material well worth a full investigation by contemporary musicians. Throughout all but the four full-band tracks, the focus is on cornetist

Ray Nance Ray Willis Nance (December 10, 1913 – January 28, 1976) was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist and singer. He is best remembered for his long association with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. Early years Nance was the leader of his ow ...

, who is the only brass player present on most of this set.

Johnny Hodges Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano ...

Jimmy Hamilton Jimmy Hamilton (May 25, 1917 – September 20, 1994) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, who was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Biography Hamilton was born in Dillon, South Carolina, United States, and grew up in ...

and Paul Gonsalves also receive a good sampling of solo space on this strong entry in ''The Private Collection'' program. ".Yanow, S.

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Track listing

'':All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated'' # "Bad Woman" - 4:36 # "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington,

) - 4:08 # "Stoona" - 4:33 # "Serenade to Sweden" - 2:38 # "Harmony in Harlem" (Ellington, Hodges, Irving Mills) - 4:20 # "Action in Alexandria" - 2:31 # "Tajm" - 3:21 # " Isfahan" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:19 # "Killian's Lick" - 4:30 # "Blousons Noir" - 3:46 # "Elysee" (Strayhorn) - 2:25 # "Butter and Oleo!" - 4:37 # "Got Nobody Now" (Hodges) - 2:36 # "M.G." - 2:54 # "Blue Rose" - 2:47 # "July 18th Blues" - 5:32 :*Recorded at A& R Studio, New York on April 17 (tracks 2, 9, 13 & 14), April 18 (tracks 10-12 & 15), May 15 (tracks 1& 3-5), and July 18, 1963 (tracks 6-8 & 16).

Personnel

* Duke Ellington –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

- cornet * Cat Anderson, Rolf Ericson,

Eddie Preston Eddie Preston (May 9, 1925 – June 22, 2009) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Palm Coast, Florida. Preston began playing in big bands after World War II, and did stints with Lionel Hampton (1955–56), R ...

, Cootie Williams -

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

(tracks 6-8 & 16) * Lawrence Brown,

Buster Cooper George "Buster" Cooper (April 4, 1929 – May 13, 2016) was an American jazz trombonist. Career A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, Cooper played in a territory band with Nat Towles in Texas in the late 1940s and with Lionel Hamp ...

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

(tracks 6-8 & 16) *Chuck Connors - bass trombone (tracks 6-8 & 16) *

Russell Procope Russell Keith Procope (August 11, 1908 – January 21, 1981) was an American clarinetist and alto saxophonist who was a member of the Duke Ellington orchestra. Before Ellington Procope was born in New York City, United States, and grew up in ...

- alto saxophone *

- clarinet,

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

* Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone * Harry Carney - baritone saxophone * Ernie Shepard - bass *

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 1940 ...

- drums

References

{{Authority control Saja Records albums Duke Ellington albums 1987 albums