- jazz
- 43 min
- 12 tracks
- RCA
...And His Mother Called Him Bill is a studio album by Duke Ellington recorded in the wake of the death of his long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, in 1967. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1968, Ellington's third consecutive victory in this category, following Ellington '66 and the Far East Suite.
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Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- A1Snibor4:16
- A2Boo-Dah3:25
- A3Blood Count4:16
- A4U.M.M.G.3:09
- A5Charpoy3:05
- A6After All3:28
- B1The Intimacy of the Blues2:55
- B2Rain Check4:34
- B3Day-Dream4:18
- B4Rock Skippin' (At the Blue Note)2:59
- B5All Day Long2:56
- B7Lotus Blossom3:55
12 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- RCA
- Released
- 1968
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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