| A Tribute to Duke | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | duketrib.jpg |
| Released: | 1977 |
| Recorded: | 1977 |
| Genre: | Jazz, Vocal jazz |
| Length: | 35:28 |
| Label: | Concord |
| Producer: | Carl Jefferson |
| Prev Title: | Nice to Be Around |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Everything's Coming Up Rosie |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
A Tribute to Duke is a 1977 studio album by various artists, recorded in homage to bandleader and composer Duke Ellington.
The Allmusic review by JT Griffith awarded the album 3 stars stating:
This short, nine-track tribute to the legendary Duke Ellington packs more swing into its 36-minute length than you'd expect. The disc features guest performances from Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, and Woody Herman...The instrumental "Main Stem" is a rollicking number that sadly fades out after five minutes. Crosby's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" features some of his more adventurous vocalizations... A Tribute to Duke plays like a wonderful appetizer, readying your palette for more music. The only weakness of this disc is that it is too short.".[1]
Although he was to still record in the U.K., this marked the last occasion that Bing Crosby recorded in America.
The backing musicians for all performers are the following: