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
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) — 4:22
- "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Mack David, Ellington) — 4:29
- "(In My) Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Ellington, Mills) — 4:25
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) — 3:34
- "I Didn't Know About You" (Ellington, Bob Russell — 4:10
- "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) — 3:48
- "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) — 4:30
- "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) — 3:20
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) — 4:05
- "Day Dream" (Ellington, John Latouche, Strayhorn) — 5:04
Personnel
- Sarah Vaughan – vocals
- Billy Byers – horn, vibraphone
- Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
- J. J. Johnson – trombone
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
- Waymon Reed – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Andy Simpkins – bass
- Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
- Grady Tate – drums
- Frank Wess – flute, tenor saxophone
- Mike Wofford – piano
References
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