Premiered by Ellington explained

Premiered by Ellington
Type:	Album
Artist:	Duke Ellington
Cover:	Premiered by Ellington.jpg
Released:	1953
Recorded:	April 6, 7 & 9, 1953
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Capitol
Chronology:	Duke Ellington
Prev Title:	Ellington Uptown
Prev Year:	1952
Next Title:	The Duke Plays Ellington
Next Year:	1953

Premiered by Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded in 1953. The album was originally released as a 10" album and was Ellingon's first release on the Capitol label.^[1] The album has not been released on CD, but the tracks have appeared on The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington, released by Mosaic Records in 1995.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:13
2. "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 3:45
3. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:12
4. "Cocktails for Two (Coslow, Johnston) – 2:58
5. "Flamingo" (Ed Anderson, Ted Grouya) – 3:42
6. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 2:29
7. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:11
8. "Liza" (George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin) – 3:14

• Recorded Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 6 (track 4), April 7 (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7) and April 9 (tracks 5 & 8), 1953

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet
• Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman – trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Rick Henderson – alto saxophone
• Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Wendell Marshall – bass Butch Ballard – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.depanorama.net/index.htm A Duke Ellington Panorama
2. Allmusic Review