The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1
Studio album by
Sarah Vaughan
Released1979
Recorded1979
GenreJazz, vocal jazz, jazz standards
Length41:04
LabelPablo Today
ProducerNorman Granz
Sarah Vaughan chronology
How Long Has This Been Going On?
(1979) 		The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1
(1979) 		The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2
(1979)
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AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 is an album of Duke Ellington standards performed by Sarah Vaughan. It was recorded in 1979 and released on the Pablo label.

Track listing

  1. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) — 4:22
  2. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Mack David, Ellington) — 4:29
  3. "(In My) Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Ellington, Mills) — 4:25
  4. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) — 3:34
  5. "I Didn't Know About You" (Ellington, Bob Russell — 4:10
  6. "All Too Soon" (Ellington, Carl Sigman) — 3:48
  7. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) — 4:30
  8. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) — 3:20
  9. "Sophisticated Lady" (Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) — 4:05
  10. "Day Dream" (Ellington, John Latouche, Strayhorn) — 5:04

Personnel

References

  1. ^ The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 199. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1444. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.



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