- jazz
- 88 min
- 21 tracks
- Verve
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book is a 1957 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, focusing on Ellington's songs.
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Character
Classical in form, character-led, grave and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Disc5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Rockin’ in Rhythm5:17
- 2Drop Me Off in Harlem3:48
- 3Day Dream3:56
- 4Caravan3:51
- 5Take the “A” Train6:37
- 6I Ain’t Got Nothing but the Blues4:39
- 7Clementine2:37
- 8I Didn’t Know About You4:10
- 9I’m Beginning to See the Light3:24
- 10Lost in Meditation3:24
- 11Perdido6:10
- 1Cotton Tail3:23
- 2Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me7:38
- 3Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’3:30
- 4Solitude2:04
- 5Rocks in My Bed3:56
- 6Satin Doll3:26
- 7Sophisticated Lady5:18
- 8Just Squeeze Me4:13
- 9It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)4:12
- 10Azure2:18
21 tracks, 88 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Label
- Verve
- Released
- 1957
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Vinyl
- Country
- US
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