Dance Dates, California 1958

Live album by Duke Ellington

Released

1987

Recorded

March 5, 1958

Genre

Jazz

Label

LMR

Duke Ellington chronology

Dance Concerts, California 1958
(1958)

Dance Dates, California 1958
(1958)

Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
(1958)

Dance Dates, California 1958 is the sixth volume of The Private Collection a series documenting recordings made by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington for his personal collection which was first publicly released on the LMR label in 1987 and later on the Saja label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Recordings like this one give one a chance to hear how Ellington rearranged tunes to make them sound fresh year after year and sometimes decade after decade".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

:All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"Such Sweet Thunder" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 2:41
"Blues to Be There" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 6:59
"Juniflip" - 4:05
"The Star-Crossed Lovers" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 4:09
"Together" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 4:11
"Californio Mello" - 3:38
"Suburban Beauty" - 3:43
"C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Ellington) - 6:33
"Blues in Orbit" (Strayhorn) - 5:03
"Mood Indigo" (Bigard, Ellington, Irving Mills) - 8:09
"Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 4:34
"Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 3:37
"Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Juan Tizol) - 7:39
"Wailing Interval" - 3:39

- Recorded at Mather Air Force Base, Sacramento, California on March 5, 1958.

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Shorty Baker, Clark Terry - trumpet
Ray Nance - trumpet, violin, vocals
Quentin Jackson, Britt Woodman - trombone
John Sanders - valve trombone
Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Bill Graham - alto saxophone
Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Jimmy Woode - bass
Sam Woodyard - drums
Ossie Bailey - vocals (tracks 4 & 5)

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 22, 2010
1 2 Allmusic Review accessed June 22, 2010

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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