Midnight in Paris (album)
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | January 30 & 31, June 21 & 26, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 7th Ave, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:26 | |||
| Label | Columbia CL-1907/CS-8707 | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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Midnight in Paris is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1962 for the Columbia label.[1] The album features performances of compositions inspired by or associated with Paris.
Reception
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 1½ stars and stated "One of the odder Duke Ellington collections... Pretty music but far from essential".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Under Paris Skies" (Hubert Giraud) – 2:41
- "I Wish You Love" (Charles Trenet) – 3:50
- "Mademoiselle de Paris" (Paul Durand) – 3:20
- "Comme Çi Comme Ça" (Bruno Coquatrix) – 3:03
- "Speak to Me of Love" (Jean Lenoir) – 2:02
- "A Midnight in Paris" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:33
- "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" (Harold Rome, Jean Marie Blanvillain, Henry Herpin) – 2:03
- "Guitar Amour" (Duke Ellington) – 4:57
- "The Petite Waltz" (Joe Heyne) – 4:14
- "Paris Blues" (Ellington) – 4:21
- "Javapachacha (Apache)" (adapted by Ellington) – 3:56
- "No Regrets" (Charles Dumont) – 2:12
- "The River Seine" (Guy Lafarge) – 2:14
- Recorded at Columbia Studio A, New York on January 30, 1962 (tracks 5, 8 & 10), January 31, 1962 (tracks 4, 9 & 11), February 27, 1962 (track 1), June 21, 1962 (tracks 3 & 6), and June 26, 1962 (tracks 2, 7, 12 & 13).
Personnel
[edit]- Duke Ellington – piano (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 12 & 13)
- Billy Strayhorn - piano (tracks 4, 5 & 8-11)
- Ray Nance - cornet
- Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8-11), Bill Berry (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, & 11-13), Roy Burrowes (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 12 & 13), Howard McGhee (tracks 4, 9 & 11) - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (tracks 1-3, 6, 7, 12 & 13), Lyle Cox (tracks 4, 5 & 8-11) - trombone
- Chuck Connors - bass trombone
- Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
- Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone
- Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
- Aaron Bell - bass
- Sam Woodyard - drums
References
[edit]- ^ A Duke Ellington Panorama Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 16, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 16, 2010
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