Memories of Duke

{{Infobox album

| name = Memories of Duke

| type = Studio

| artist = The Clark Terry Five

| cover = Memories of Duke.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1980

| recorded = March 11, 1980

| venue =

| studio = Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA

| genre = Jazz

| length = 42:37

| label = Pablo Today
2312-118

| producer = Norman Granz

| chronology = Clark Terry

| prev_title = Ain't Misbehavin

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = Yes, the Blues

| next_year = 1981

}}

Memories of Duke is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry, performing compositions by, or associated with, Duke Ellington, released on the Pablo Today label in 1980.Lord, T., [http://press.clarkterry.com/CT_Discography.pdf Clark Terry Discography], accessed May 30, 2016[http://www.jazzdisco.org/pablo-records/catalog-pablo-today-2312-100-2312-sampler-album-series/#2312-118 Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Today 2312-100 series], accessed May 30, 2016[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/pablo.pdf Discography of the Pablo Label], accessed May 30, 2016

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz

| rev2Score = {{rating|4|4}}

}}

AllMusic's Scott Yanow noted: "Terry knows these songs, which include 'Cottontail', 'Come Sunday' and 'Sophisticated Lady', backwards, but he infuses each of his renditions with enthusiasm and melodic creativity. Recommended".{{AllMusic|last=Yanow|first=Scott |class=album |id=mw0000311648 |title=Memories of Duke – Review |access-date=May 30, 2016}} The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|orig-year = 1992|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0|pages = 1308|chapter = Clark Terry}}[http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/notes/pjazz-core.php Penguin Guide to Jazz: Core Collection List], accessed May 30, 2016

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington, except where indicated.

  1. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:27
  2. "Happy Go Lucky Local" - 4:28
  3. "Echoes of Harlem" - 4:01
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills) - 8:27
  5. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) - 5:05
  6. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) - 3:28
  7. "Cotton Tail" - 2:16
  8. "Everything but You" (Ellington, Don George, Harry James) - 7:51
  9. "Come Sunday" - 2:34

Personnel

References