The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1

{{Infobox album

| name = The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1

| type = studio

| artist = Sarah Vaughan

| cover = Desvaghan.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1979

| recorded = 1979

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz, vocal jazz, jazz standards

| length = 41:04

| label = Pablo Today

| producer = Norman Granz

| prev_title = How Long Has This Been Going On?

| prev_year = 1979

| next_title = The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2

| next_year = 1979

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r149379}}

| noprose = yes

| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book

|editor-last=Swenson

|editor-first=J.

| author-link =

| year = 1985

| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone

| location = USA

| isbn = 0-394-72643-X

| pages = 199

}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1444}}

}}

The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 is an album of Duke Ellington standards, performed by Sarah Vaughan, recorded in 1979 and released on the Pablo label.

Track listing

  1. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) — 4:22
  2. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Mack David, Ellington) — 4:29
  3. "(In My) Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Ellington, Mills) — 4:25
  4. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) — 3:34
  5. "I Didn't Know About You" (Ellington, Bob Russell — 4:10
  6. "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) — 3:48
  7. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) — 4:30
  8. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) — 3:20
  9. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) — 4:05
  10. "Day Dream" (Ellington, John Latouche, Strayhorn) — 5:04

Personnel

References

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Category:1979 albums

Category:Sarah Vaughan albums

Category:Albums produced by Norman Granz

Category:Pablo Records albums

Category:Duke Ellington tribute albums

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