All American in Jazz explained

All American in Jazz
Type:	album
Artist:	Duke Ellington
Cover:	All American in Jazz.jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	January 2, 5, 10 and 23, 1962
Studio:	Columbia 30th Street, New York City
Genre:	Jazz show tunes
Length:	29:37
Label:	Columbia CL 1790/CS 8590
Producer:	Teo Macero
Chronology:	Duke Ellington
Prev Title:	The Girl's Suite and The Perfume Suite
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Midnight in Paris
Next Year:	1965

All American in Jazz is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1962 and released on the Columbia label.^[1] The album features recordings of tunes from the 1962 Broadway theatre musical All American arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams.

1. "Back to School" – 2:48
2. "I've Just Seen Her" – 4:32
3. "Which Way?" – 2:20
4. "If I Were You" – 2:56
5. "Once Upon a Time" – 3:20
6. "Nightlife" – 2:18
7. "Our Children" – 3:10
8. "I Couldn't Have Done It Alone" – 2:22
9. "We Speak the Same Language" – 2:51
10. "What a Country!" – 3:00

Personnel

• Duke Ellington (tracks 2-8 & 10), Billy Strayhorn (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 9) – piano
  • Ray Nance – cornet Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens - trumpet
• Lawrence Brown, Lyle Cox - 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
  • Aaron Bell - bass Sam Woodyard - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.depanorama.net/index.htm A Duke Ellington Panorama
2. http://castalbums.org/recordings/All-American-in-Jazz-1962-Duke-Ellington-and-his-Orchestra/6583 Cast Albums Database