This One's for Blanton! explained

This One's for Blanton!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Duke Ellington & Ray Brown
Cover:	This One's for Blanton!.jpg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	December 5, 1972
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:25
Label:	Pablo
Producer:	Norman Granz
Chronology:	Duke Ellington
Prev Title:	The Ellington Suites
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Up in Duke’s Workshop
Next Year:	1969-73

This One's for Blanton! is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, duetting with Ray Brown, recorded in December 1972 and released on the Pablo label.^[1] The title refers to early Duke Ellington collaborator and influential yet short-lived double bass player Jimmy Blanton.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "delightful and often-playful music".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Ellington except as indicated

1. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 5:36
2. "Pitter Panther Patter" - 3:06
3. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) - 4:00
4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:30
5. "See See Rider" (Traditional) - 3:07
6. "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: First Movement" (Ray Brown, Ellington) - 4:51
7. "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Second Movement" (Brown, Ellington) - 5:11
8. "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Third Movement" (Brown, Ellington) - 3:40
9. "Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: Fourth Movement" (Brown, Ellington) - 4:58

• Recorded at United Recording Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 5, 1972.

Personnel

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Ray Brown - bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.depanorama.net/index.htm A Duke Ellington Panorama
2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r138267|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed April 8, 2010