The Jaywalker

For other uses, see Jaywalker (disambiguation).

The Jaywalker

Studio album by Duke Ellington

Released

2004

Recorded

March 29 & August 18, 1966 and March 23, April 24 & June 23, 1967

Duke Ellington chronology

Berlin '65 - Paris '67
(1965-7)

The Jaywalker
(1966-67)

The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World
(1967)

The Jaywalker is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring tracks recorded in 1966 and 1967 and released on the Storyville label in 2004.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3½ stars and states "some tracks are obviously not as polished as his later (and better-known) studio or live recordings. But it is always fascinating to hear works in progress by Ellington... Serious collectors of Ellington will enjoy this compilation".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

"The Shepherd" - 6:29
"Up Jump" - 3:06
"Rue Bleu" - 3:02
"Chromatic Love Affair" - 4:02
"Salomé" (Raymond Fol) - 4:14
"Blood Count" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:50
"El Viti" - 3:27
"Kixx" - 3:55
"Eggo" -5:37
"I'm Hip Too" - 0:36
"Amta" - 2:51
"Warr" - 4:23
"Little Purple Flower" - 4:32
"Traffic Cop" - 3:50
"Untitled Blues" - 4:52
"Polícia" - 1:42
"The B.O. of Traffic" - 0:43
"Mac" - 2:37
"Traffic Extension" - 5:37
"Star" - 0:54
"Cross Climax" - 0:27
"B.O. Man" - 3:11
"Tin Soldier" - 2:24

Recorded at RCA Studio in New York on March 29, 1966 (track 7), August 18, 1966 (track 23), March 23, 1967 (tracks 14-22), April 24, 1967 (tracks 8-13) and June 23, 1967 (tracks 1-6).

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington (tracks 1-7 & 23), 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, clainet, bass clarinet
Jimmy Jones - piano (tracks 1-6)
John Lamb - bass
Chris Columbus (tracks 1-6), Bobby Durham (tracks 8-22), Sam Woodyard (tracks 7 & 23) - drums
Emanuel Abdul-Rahim - congas (tracks 8-22)

References

↑ A Duke Ellington Panorama accessed June 11, 2010
1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed May 7, 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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