Premiered by Ellington

{{Infobox album

| name = Premiered by Ellington

| type = Album

| artist = Duke Ellington

| cover = Premiered by Ellington.jpg

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| released = 1953

| recorded = April 6, 7 & 9, 1953

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| genre = Jazz

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| label = Capitol

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| chronology = Duke Ellington

| prev_title = Ellington Uptown

| prev_year = 1952

| next_title = The Duke Plays Ellington

| next_year = 1953

}}

Premiered by Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded in 1953. The album was originally released as a 10" album and was Ellingon's first release on the Capitol label.[http://www.depanorama.net/index.htm A Duke Ellington Panorama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909014624/http://www.depanorama.net/index.htm |date=2017-09-09 }} accessed May 24, 2010 The album has not been released on CD, but the tracks have appeared on The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington, released by Mosaic Records in 1995.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r138248|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed May 24, 2010

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| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

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Track listing

  1. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:13
  2. "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 3:45
  3. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12
  4. "Cocktails for Two (Coslow, Johnston) – 2:58
  5. "Flamingo" (Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 3:42
  6. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 2:29
  7. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:11
  8. "Liza" (George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin) – 3:14

:*Recorded Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 6 (track 4), April 7 (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7) and April 9 (tracks 5 & 8), 1953

Personnel

References

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Category:Capitol Records albums

Category:Duke Ellington albums

Category:1953 albums