The Popular Duke Ellington
# The Popular Duke Ellington

The Popular Duke Ellington is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring many of the tunes associated with his orchestra rerecorded in 1966 and released on the RCA label in 1967.

## Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states "Since the material is all very familiar, and mostly quite concise few surprises occur. But Ellington fans will enjoy this well-played effort".

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

## Track listing

    All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated
* "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:40
* "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:36
* "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 3:14
* "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) 5:10
* "Black and Tan Fantasy" (Ellington, James "Bubber" Miley) - 5:12
* "The Twitch" - 3:11
* "Solitude" (Ellington, Mills, Eddie DeLange) - 3:36
* "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 1:55
* "The Mooche" (Ellington, Mills) - 5:36
* "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 3:02
* "Creole Love Call" - 3:56
* "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Tizol) - 5:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "Wings and Things" (Johnny Hodges) - 1:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" [alternate take] (Ellington, Russell) - 1:56 Bonus track on CD reissue

   * Recorded at RCA Hollywood Recording Studio B in Los Angeles, CA on May 9 (tracks 1, 2, 9, 12 & 14), May 10 (tracks 5, 6, 10 & 11) and May 11 (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 13), 1966.

## Personnel

* Duke Ellington – piano
* Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet
* Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone
* Chuck Connors - bass trombone
* Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
* Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
* Jimmy Hamilton - tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
* Harry Carney - baritone saxophone
* John Lamb - bass
* Sam Woodyard - drums
