''The Intimacy of the Blues'' is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded in 1967 and 1970, and released on the

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label in 1986.A Duke Ellington Panorama
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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow states: "Duke Ellington did a remarkable number of private recordings with small groups taken from his orchestra and the selections included on this CD reissue are some of the best... Excellent music".Yanow, S.

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Track listing

:''All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated'' # "The Intimacy of the Blues" ( Billy Strayhorn) - 4:01 # "Out South" - 2:37 # "Tell Me 'Bout My Baby" - 3:19 # "Kentucky Avenue" - 4:01 # "Near North" - 2:36 # "Soul Country" - 2:10 # "Noon Mooning" - 6:04 # "Rockochet" - 4:22 # "Tippy-Toeing Through the Jungle Garden" - 5:55 # "

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'" (Ellington, Strayhorn,

Lee Gaines Otho Lee Gaines (April 21, 1914 – July 15, 1987) was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for " Take the "A" Train" and "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'", two jazz standards by Billy Strayhorn. Lee Gaines was from Buena Vi ...

) - 3:00 # "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 3:51 :*Recorded at RCA Studio B in New York, NY on March 15, 1967 (tracks 1-6), in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 7, 1970 (tracks 7-9)and at National Recording Studio, New York, NY on July 15, 1970 (tracks 10 & 11).

Personnel

* Duke Ellington –

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- organ (tracks 7, 9, & 10) * Cat Anderson (tracks 1-6 & 11),

Willie Cook Willie Cook (November 11, 1923 – September 22, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cook was born in Tangipahoa, Louisiana, on November 11, 1923.Hogan, E"Willie Cook" AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2017. He grew up in Chicago and learned to p ...

(tracks 7-9) -

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 ...

* Lawrence Brown -

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 1-9) *

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 ...

- alto saxophone (tracks 1-6) * Harold Ashby (track 11), Paul Gonsalves (tracks 1-10) -

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 ...

* Harry Carney - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-6) *

Norris Turney Norris Turney (September 8, 1921, Wilmington, Ohio, United States – January 17, 2001, Kettering, Ohio) was an American jazz flautist and saxophonist. Biography Turney began his career in the Midwest, playing in territory bands such as the Jet ...

- flute (track 10) * Joe Benjamin (tracks 10 & 11),

Victor Gaskin Roderick Victor Gaskin (November 23, 1934 – July 14, 2012) was an American jazz bassist. Gaskin was born in The Bronx, New York and moved to Los Angeles in 1962. He started playing with Paul Horn and Red Mitchell and went on to become one of m ...

(tracks 7-9), John Lamb (tracks 1-6), Paul Kondziela (tracks 7-9) - bass *Rufus Jones - drums

References

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